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Quarantine for Scarlet Fever
An short audio clip that says people used to be put into quarantine when they had scarlet fever.
Print Industry in Leicester 1945
A photo of man printing the newspaper in a Printing Press Leicester in 1945.
Playing with a train set in 1945
A photo of a family playing with a train set in the living room, 1945.
Photo of the Roman Café on St Nicholas Square
A photo of the Roman Café at the junction of St Nicholas Square and St Nicholas Street.
Photo of the Dryad shop on St Nicholas Street
A photo of the Dryad shop on St Nicholas Street, taken from Holy Bones in 1953. Features decorations for the Coronation.
Photo of front of Vaughan College
A photo of the front of Vaughan College prior to demolition. Exact date unknown.
Photo of Carey's Cottage
A photo of the front of Carey's Cottage at 10 Harvey Lane.
Photo of blacksmith
A photo of the blacksmith Benjamin Herbert in the yard of the Mitres & Keys pub c. 1890
Photo of Applegate Street in 1962
A photo of Applegate Street taken in 1962 from West Bridge showing the West End Coffee Bar, formally the Mitre & Keys pub.
Norman Martin talks about the engineering industry and rise of wages in 1958, Leicestershire.
Norman Martin listing about the various jobs and rise of wages in the engineering industry in 1958, his working experience at English Electric and then Mellor Bromleys.