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- Collection: The Post War History of Leicester 1945-1962
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Shoe Manufacturing in Leicester 1945
A photo of man working in a Shoe or Boot Factory Leicester in 1945.
Shoe Manufacturing in Leicester 1945
A photo of Woman working in a Shoe or Boot Factory Leicester in 1945.
Rosemary Cramp talks about the winter of 1947
Rosemary Cramp talks about her experience of the winter of 1947 living in the countryside
Ron Johnson talks about TB
Ron Johnson talks about his experience of having TB as a child
Reflections on National Service
Geoff Fenn reflects on the pros and cons of National Service
Quorn Grange, 1945
A photo of Quorn Grange in 1945. The man with the dog is Mr SJ Peshall CBE, MC . Mr Peshall was a director of the hosiery firm Corah and in 1945 was also the High Sherriff of Leicestershire and President of the Leicester Chamber of Commerce…
Queue for coke outside the gas works on Aylestone Road, 1947
Picture of a queue for coke during the winter of 1947
Print Industry in Leicester 1945
A photo of man printing the newspaper in a Printing Press Leicester in 1945.
Pre-fab housing
A picture of a kitchen of a pre-fabricated house.
Political Movement in India
A sound clip of Mr Jitendra Ramaiya talking about politics in India