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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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A colour photograph of Urray House, disused and dirty. Detail of the front windows.
Colour photograph of graffiti style artwork on a shutter at Studio 79.
Colour photograph of the entrance to Alexandra House.
Colour photograph of Alexandra House.
Colour photograph of a door with the letter F depicted above.
Colour photograph of a window embossed with a floral design and incorporating the text Faire Brothers & Co., Limited.
Colour photograph of the interior of Alexandra House.
Colour photograph of the interior of Alexandra House.
Colour photograph showing the detail of the roof of Alexandra House.
Colour photograph of a door to the Wimbledon Building, Wimbledon Street.
20 second recording of the sound of someone walking on gravel.
Colour photograph of Deuce House, from the corner at Southampton Street and Wimbledon Street.
A 7 second sound recording of the clanging of a metal gate.
Colour photograph showing the Pfister and Vogel warehouse with boarded up windows and peeling paintwork.
Colour photograph of the former Pfister and Vogel leather factors building showing detailed carved stonework and leaded windows. The building has been redeveloped and is now apartments.
Colour photograph of graffiti on the far edge of the Phoenix car park.
Colour photograph of graffiti on the far edge of the Phoenix car park alongside St George's Way.
13 second sound recording of water pouring from a tap.
59 second sound recording of excited children shouting and squealing at Vestry Street swimming baths.
Black and white drawing of St. George's Mills, appearing in Leicester : its civic, industrial, institutional and social life, 1927
Colour photograph of Wimbledon Street and St. George's Mills.
60 second sound recording of a bus. The recording includes sounds of the engine, brakes, and the bus passengers voices.
Colour photograph of the J. Herbert Marshall Music Depot during refurbishment in 2003.
Black and white photograph of the interior of the Leicester Secular Hall.
A collection of newspaper cuttings from the Leicester Mercury regarding nightclubs, in particular Zoots.
A collection of newspaper cuttings from the Leicester Mercury regarding the Palais de Danse, Leicester
Black and white photograph of a female dancer at a Northern Soul Night at the Palais de Danse. Photograph features other dancers in the background.
Black and white photograph of dancers at a Northern Soul Night at the Palais de Danse.
Palais de Danse during its post war heyday. This Art Deco influenced building was constructed around 1927, opening as the Palais de Danse. The building was used as a club for music and dancing.
A colour photograph of the Sosho nightclub previously known as Zoots, The Studio and the Palais de Danse. Photograph taken from the corner.