City of Leicester & Leicestershire - The Good and Historical Stuff

[davieG]

The Cameo cinema, it was on High Street. The spire of the Cathedral is in the background. Photo taken in the 1970s.

[Free Falling Foxes]

16 minutes ago, davieG said:

The Cameo cinema, it was on High Street. The spire of the Cathedral is in the background. Photo taken in the 1970s.

Only time I recall watching a film there was around the mid seventies. They started showing some films at midnight, or might have been even later. Me and a mate gave it a try and they were showing an Elvis film, Kid Galahad.

I think there was only a handful of folk in there iirc.

We never tried it again.

[davieG]

5 hours ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Only time I recall watching a film there was around the mid seventies. They started showing some films at midnight, or might have been even later. Me and a mate gave it a try and they were showing an Elvis film, Kid Galahad.

I think there was only a handful of folk in there iirc.

We never tried it again.

Been there a few times, the first time I went with a few mates and for those days the film was a bit fruity including a buxom young lady washing her breast in a bathroom sink. But that wasn't the most memorable image which was a few older guys sat on the back row in their long macs "enjoying"  the scenes. 

[CosbehFox]

6 hours ago, davieG said:

The Cameo cinema, it was on High Street. The spire of the Cathedral is in the background. Photo taken in the 1970s.

The main entrance is now of the Arcades right?

[davieG]

2 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

The main entrance is now of the Arcades right?

[boots60]

8 hours ago, davieG said:

The Cameo cinema, it was on High Street. The spire of the Cathedral is in the background. Photo taken in the 1970s.

Went here on my first proper date early 70s.

Watched Holiday on the buses, got a sticky finger. 

Romance ain't what it used to be.

 

[davieG]

 

Wigston In Photos 1950-2000 added a new photo to the album Lost Wigston.

  Wigston South Station

British Railways Steam Locomotive 42062

Fairburn Class 4MT 2-6-4T

5.45pm Leicester to Rugby

August 21st 1961

(Photo by Hugh Ballantyne)

[davieG]

LOUGHBOROUGH

GCR Reunification continues! Watch as the old A60 bridge is demolished.

[Parafox]

On 07/10/2022 at 17:35, boots60 said:

Went here on my first proper date early 70s.

Watched Holiday on the buses, got a sticky finger. 

Romance ain't what it used to be.

 

Why did you have your finger up your arse?

[davieG]

Leicester Comic Con and Toy Fair

Get your tickets for the Leicester Comic Con and Toy Fair! A fantastic day out for all the family! Buy online now https://strikingevents.com/leicester/

[Spudulike]

On 07/10/2022 at 08:47, davieG said:

The Cameo cinema, it was on High Street. The spire of the Cathedral is in the background. Photo taken in the 1970s.

Can only remember going there once. It was to see a film about Emerson, Lake & Palmer. They also showed a film about Jimmy Hendrix. Both films ruined by 1970's special effects, which weren't very special. 

[Free Falling Foxes]

Former golf course housing protest.

[davieG]

Duns Lane 1979

[FoyleFox]

50p for a 20 L&B !

[Parafox]

5 hours ago, davieG said:

Duns Lane 1979

OMG. I remember Tred-A-Gen. I think I might even have bought a tyre from them. It might have even been a cross-ply which are now illegal. And worse, probably was re-grooved! 

[Parafox]

5 hours ago, FoyleFox said:

50p for a 20 L&B !

Remember these?

 

 

 

 

"The international passport to smoking pleasure". 

 

How times have changed.

Edited 11 October 2022 by Parafox

[davieG]

5 minutes ago, Parafox said:

OMG. I remember Tred-A-Gen. I think I might even have bought a tyre from them. It might have even been a cross-ply which are now illegal. And worse, probably was re-grooved! 

I had a car crash into my house about that time because they had the wrong mix of tyres.

 

Tyres didn't seem to last as long back then I can recall buying re-treads a few times because how broke i was.

[Parafox]

6 minutes ago, davieG said:

I had a car crash into my house about that time because they had the wrong mix of tyres.

IIRC cross-ply and radials couldn't be mixed on the same axle.

[davieG]

1 minute ago, Parafox said:

IIRC cross-ply and radials couldn't be mixed on the same axle.

Something like that, maybe the could be but needed to be paired as in both at the front or back. 

 

Not a problem these days thankfully.

 

Then my first motor an Austin A45 (no VAT to pay) had......

Had no heater,

No window winders, you had to pull them down with a bit a glass stuck to the inside of each window.

No seat belts.

The indicators were operated by a big knob on the dash

The front passenger seat was held to the floor by a couple bent pieces of metal. I remember my mate ending up in the back after I'd slowed approaching a roundabout and then accelerated.

It was only 4/5 years old and within a year it was a complete rot box.

 

[Parafox]

28 minutes ago, davieG said:

Something like that, maybe the could be but needed to be paired as in both at the front or back. 

 

Not a problem these days thankfully.

 

Then my first motor an Austin A45 (no VAT to pay) had......

Had no heater,

No window winders, you had to pull them down with a bit a glass stuck to the inside of each window.

No seat belts.

The indicators were operated by a big knob on the dash

The front passenger seat was held to the floor by a couple bent pieces of metal. I remember my mate ending up in the back after I'd slowed approaching a roundabout and then accelerated.

It was only 4/5 years old and within a year it was a complete rot box.

 

LOL. My first was a Ford Anglia. It had a heater but only 2 settings, on or off. It had window winders so I guess it was ahead of it's time.

 

I obtained a Ford Cortina Mk2 whose previous owner had tipped over an old car battery in the footwell. As a result, the car stank of fish and the acid rotted the mats and the metal floor pan. Water would spray up into the passenger compartment every time I went through a puddle,

Edited 11 October 2022 by Parafox

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History of Leicestershire in Images
Mervin Wallace  
Avro Lancaster - Bitteswell, Leicestershire and Bagington, Coventry, Warwickshire. Production and Mods.

[davieG]

Anstey Savoy 1961

[davieG]

LEICESTER: Broughton's of Churchgate, pictured here in the 1980's. 
History of Broughtons
The Great Grandfather of Mr Roger Broughton teamed up with a Mr Jones and formed Broughton & Jones. This opened in 1888 at a large city centre premises in The Market Place, Leicester. In 1979, at a very young age of 32, Mr Roger Broughton then opened his own ironmongery specialist business at a corner property in Churchgate.

[davieG]

 

 

LEICESTER PAST: Liberty's View of Leicester, 1940's.

 

Chris Powdrill
My dad worked there as Pattern Maker, the patterns were issued to the ‘Clickers’ who used them to cut out the leather pieces to make up the shoe ‘upper’. As a kid and pupil at the Gateway School in the Newarks i used to call in at the factory to pick up out-work which my Mum would do at home and take it back home in my satchel. I have been up on the roof close ‘Liberty’ and there was a huge water tank up there to power the sprinkler system in the event of a fire.

[davieG]

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/new-21-million-orbital-electric-7704476

 

New £2.1 million Orbital electric bus service around Leicester launches next week
The 30 mile service around the city is the longest electric circular bus route in the UK

BySam Moorhouse
05:30, 17 OCT 2022

 

The longest electric circular bus route in the UK is about to start serving Leicester. The 30 mile Orbital service, which will replace the existing 40 Circleline route, will come into operation on from next week and connect estates and suburbs on and around the city’s Outer Ring Road.

Leicester City Council's £2.1 million Orbital service seeks to remove 177 tonnes of C02 emissions from the city per year and reduce yearly operating costs by more than £60,000. It will serve key sites around the city including Leicester General Hospital, Fosse Park, Meridian and Glenfield Hospital.

Cllr Adam Clarke, Leicester deputy city mayor for transport, clean air and climate emergency, said: “The Orbital route is a very well-used service, and switching over to the latest electric vehicles means another significant part of the city’s public transport system will now benefit from cleaner, more modern buses.

 

“The Orbital joins the Park and Ride and Hospital Hopper as part of the Leicester City Council-owned Greenlines electric buses fleet, helping to fill gaps and connect the commercial network for the public benefit whilst also helping to meet our net zero ambition.”

The 30-mile route will operate from Leicester General Hospital, and will run in clockwise and anti-clockwise, 'orbiting' the city’s bus network.
The 30-mile route will operate from Leicester General Hospital, and will run in clockwise and anti-clockwise, 'orbiting' the city’s bus network. (Image: Ian Davis/Leicester City Council)
The new route will run in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions. It will serve Evington, Oadby, Wigston, Eyres Monsell, Aylestone, Fosse Park, Meridian, Thorpe Astley, Braunstone Frith, Glenfield, Glenfield Hospital, Beaumont Leys, Mowmacre Hill, Belgrave, Rushey Mead, Hamilton, Netherhall, Thurnby Lodge, Goodwood, and Leicester General Hospital.

David Brookes, director of service operators Centrebus, stated: “Together with the upgraded bus stop infrastructure and additional real-time information displays across the city, these buses will not only improve air quality but will encourage people to leave their cars at home and use public transport. We’re proud to be part of the Greenlines network and the wider Leicester Buses project.”

The Orbital service is now the fifth service launched to be using new council-owned electric buses, which have been partially funded by £1.21m from the Department for Transport’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme. The partnership project, with Centrebus, also includes a brand-new electric bus charging depot at the firm’s Thurmaston depot.

Alongside the new buses, the city council is seeking to secure funding which will support its vision for a ‘tram-style bus network’ serving the whole city, made up of 20 electric buses, running every 15-minutes around the city. And a free new city centre electric bus service looks set to be introduced next year called Hop!.

The shuttle buses will circle the city centre, connecting the bus stations, Leicester Railway Station, Leicester Royal Infirmary and key shopping streets, operating every 10 minutes. Hop! is set to be launched in March next year, according to documents published by Leicester City Council. The route – which will be serviced by electric buses – will operate every 10 minutes.

There will be stops in High Street, Gravel Street, Charles Street, Granby Street, Bishop Street, Oxford Street and Grange Lane. There is also the possibility of another stop being added at a later date in Fox Street.