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The Affective Digital Histories archive comprises open and publicly accessible data, including images, press cuttings, audio and video clips, and creative commissions. The materials have been digitised and catalogued by researchers at the University of Leicester and can be accessed here via the Explorer, or through the University of Leicester's own Special Collections Online.
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An 82 second sound recording of the Critical Mass bike ride in Orton Square, Leicester. Critical Mass Leicester is a fun bike ride which takes place once a month.
83 second recording of the sound made by industrial knitting machines.
Newspaper article describing how Wimbledon House has been taken over by Final Impressions.
Black and white photograph of Wimbledon House and Wimbledon Works.
Colour photograph of Wimbledon House and Wimbledon Works
Colour drawing depicting Wimbledon House and Wimbeldon Works.
The distinctive shape of Curve's exterior begins to show. A colour photograph.
Black and white photograph of the building opposite Odeon Cinema, Rutland Street.
Black and white photograph of the building opposite Odeon Cinema, Rutland Street.
A colour photograph of the empty space where the Curve was eventually built. Urray House has now been demolished.
A video (duration 34 seconds) with the image blanked out , the audio is a man talking about his positive memories of taking part in the play "East" by Stephen Berkoff at Curve, directed by Paul Kerryson, and how the experience influenced his future.
A video (audio only, duration 1 minute and 43 seconds) of a man talking about his memories of the Cultural Quarter in the 1980s, 1990s, he mentions several of the nightclubs and the Leicester United Caribbean Centre.
A video (audio only, duration 2 minutes 1 second) of David Cole talking about his memories of the Leicester Expressive Arts organisation that was based in the Leicester United Caribbean Centre (LUCA) between 1985 and 1990. Audio ends abruptly.
Colour photograph of graffiti style artwork on the wall of Studio 79, a dance studio opposite the Phoenix car park.
Colour photograph of the entrance to Alexandra House.
Colour photograph showing detail of the moulding on Alexandra House. Elephant heads are depicted above a figurine.
Colour photograph of the entrance to Alexandra House.
Colour photograph of Alexandra House.
Colour photograph of a window embossed with a floral design and incorporating the text Faire Brothers & Co., Limited.
Collection of photographs of Alexandra House.
Black and white advertisement for Faire Bros. Ltd, appearing in the Leicester Official Handbook 1956
Colour photograph of the interior of Alexandra House.
Colour photograph showing the detail of the roof of Alexandra House.
Colour photograph showing the detail of the roof of Alexandra House.
Colour photograph of the courtyard area at Alexandra House.
A collection of newspaper cuttings from the Leicester Mercury regarding Faire Brothers Ltd.
11 second sound recording of a toilet flushing.
34 second sound recording of a lift operating, including the sounds of the doors opening and closing, and the audio guide.
A 1 minute 35 second sound recording of a van being loaded at Phoenix Arts.
Black and white photograph of the Pfister and Vogel Warehouse, built in 1923.