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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 collection of newspaper cuttings from the Leicester Mercury regarding Faire Brothers Ltd.
11 second sound recording of a toilet flushing.
Colour photograph of a door to the Wimbledon Building, Wimbledon Street.
20 second recording of the sound of someone walking on gravel.
Colour photograph showing some of the ornate decoration on the Pfister and Vogel warehouse.
Colour photograph showing the Pfister and Vogel warehouse with boarded up windows and peeling paintwork.
Colour photograph of the Pfister and Vogel warehouse restored and reopened as the Leather Factors apartment complex, with Thai restaurant.
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 a hoarding at the side of the Phoenix car park alongside St George's Way.
A colour video (duration 1 minute 28 seconds) of a man talking about Phoenix Arts, in particular his memories of working there and his enjoyment of going to see films at the Phoenix.
A colour video (duration 47 seconds) of a man talking about memories of the early days of Phoenix Arts and the Cultural Quarter today.
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 Helsinki's gay bar, previously J. Herbert Marshall Music Depot
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 the Palais de Danse, Leicester
Black and white photograph of the outside of Zoots night club. The building was formally 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.
A colour photograph of the Sosho nightclub previously known as Zoots, The Studio and the Palais de Danse. The sign is visible.
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.
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 a demolition site facing Humberstone Gate showing the remains of the 1880's warehouse being cleared for reconstruction.
Newspaper cutting of an advertiser's announcement of the official opening of the Magnum Hotel and office complex.
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.