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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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Colour photograph of graffiti on a hoarding at the side of the Phoenix car park alongside St George's Way.
A colour video (duration 47 seconds) of a man talking about memories of the early days of Phoenix Arts and the Cultural Quarter today.
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.
Colour photograph of Wimbledon Street.
Colour photograph of the J. Herbert Marshall Music Depot during refurbishment in 2003.
Black and white drawing of the exterior of the Leicester Secular Hall. Initialled S.J.B. '99.
A collection of newspaper cuttings from the Leicester Mercury regarding the Palais de Danse, Leicester
A collection of newspaper cuttings from the Leicester Mercury regarding The Studio nightclub in Humberstone Gate formerly known as The Leicester Palais de Danse.
Black and white photograph of dancers at a Northern Soul Night at the Palais de Danse.
A black and white photograph of the crowning of Cinderella at the Palais de Danse.
A colour photograph of the Sosho nightclub previously known as Zoots, The Studio and the Palais de Danse. Photograph taken from the corner.
Collection of newspaper cuttings reporting on the trial of the "Crazy Gang" at Leicester Crown Court.
Black and white artist impression of the new Freeman, Hardy and Willis building designed by the architects Lewis Solomon Son & Joseph.
Black and white photograph of the corner of Humberstone Road and Rutland Street, eventual site of Freeman, Hardy & Willis.
Black and white photograph of warehouse not far from completion in 1956. St. George's Mills, one of Faire Bros. works, can be seen in the background.
Black and white photograph of the Freeman, Hardy and Willis building, before it was destroyed during World War II.
Black and white photograph showing the damage done to the Freeman, Hardy and Willis building during a German bombing raid in 1940.
Black and white photograph of the completed modern Freeman, Hardy and Willis building.
A woodcut of the original Freeman, Hardy and Willis Ltd. premises on Rutland Street.
Brief newspaper article discussing plan to turn former British Shoe Corporation warehouse into hotel and office complex.
Colour photograph of the former Leicester International Hotel customer car park entrance.
Colour photograph of the tower of the former Leicester International Hotel.
A colour video (duration 1 minute 9 seconds) of a married couple talking about their first date at the Baker's Arms pub and their memories of the Cultural Quarter before it was redeveloped. The start of the video appears to have been cut off.