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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 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 photograph of the Freeman, Hardy and Willis building, before it was destroyed during World War II.
Black and white photograph of a demolition site facing Humberstone Gate showing the remains of the 1880's warehouse being cleared for reconstruction.
Colour photograph of a sign at the former Leicester International Hotel. The sign reads "Magnum Exhibition Hall".
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.