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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 a door to the Wimbledon Building, Wimbledon Street.
20 second recording of the sound of someone walking on gravel.
A 39 second sound recording of the hubbub in the Phoenix CafeĢ.
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 showing the entrance to the Pfister and Vogel warehouse in a state of disrepair.
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 with the Phoenix building in the background, taken from alongside St George's Way.
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.
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.
Colour photograph of graffiti opposite The Shed music venue on Yeoman Street.
Colour photograph of Wimbledon Street and St. George's Mills.
Colour photograph of Wimbledon Street.
60 second sound recording of a bus. The recording includes sounds of the engine, brakes, and the bus passengers voices.
Black and white photograph of the detail above the door at Helsinki's bar, previously J. Herbert Marshall Music Depot. Photograph commissioned by Carol Leeming to accompany her choreopoem.
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
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 a male dancer at a Northern Soul Night at the Palais de Danse.
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.
A colour photograph of the Sosho nightclub previously known as Zoots, The Studio and the Palais de Danse. The sign and the door are visible.
Collection of newspaper cuttings from the Leicester Mercury regarding the Centre Hotel, Leicester.
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.
Newspaper cutting of an advertiser's announcement of the official opening of the Magnum Hotel and office complex.