City of Leicester & Leicestershire - The Good and Historical Stuff

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History of Leicestershire in Images

Here is a beautiful photo of Leicester Corporations bus depot getting ready for a visit from the Queen in the 1950s.

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Story of Leicester

The Leicestershire Regiment marching down Newarke Street ,1914.

#RembranceSunday #StoryofLeicester

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/history/gallery/archive-images-show-leicester-above-7804437

 

Archive images show Leicester from above in years gone by

[Wolfox]

On 12/11/2022 at 09:05, davieG said:

 

History of Leicestershire in Images

Here is a beautiful photo of Leicester Corporations bus depot getting ready for a visit from the Queen in the 1950s.

I worked there in the early 90’s cleaning graffiti off buses…

 

sausage cob for 15p and cash in a brown paper bag from a lady behind a window on a Friday afternoon…. She had a massive wart on her face 

[Foxdiamond]

1 hour ago, davieG said:

Story of Leicester

The Leicestershire Regiment marching down Newarke Street ,1914.

#RembranceSunday #StoryofLeicester

Wonder how many of these blokes survived the war

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/two-five-leicester-residents-were-7790290

 

Two in five Leicester residents were not born in the UK
There were marked increases in foreign-born residents across the county

NEWS
ByRichard AultChief Feature WriterLee Garrett
04:00, 14 NOV 2022

 

Nearly half of people living in Leicester were not born in the UK, new figures have revealed. There has also been a marked increase in the number of people from overseas calling the wider county their home in the last 10 years.

New data from the National Census which was conducted last year has revealed the changing demographics of the area. Compared to 10 years ago, it showed that two in five people living in Leicester - 41.1 per cent - were not born in the UK.

The previous census, which was conducted in 2011, showed how much it has risen since with figures back then indicating that just 33.6 per cent of people living in Leicester were not born in the UK. The rise makes the city top of the pile in terms of proportion for foreign-born residents anywhere in Leicestershire - and also makes the city 17th highest in England and Wales.

 

The National Census data breaks down every part of the county and reveals sizeable increases in each area over the past 10 years. The biggest increase outside of the city is Oadby and Wigston where 19.4 per cent of its residents were not born in the UK - that is up from 15.1 per cent in 2011.

Meanwhile, Charnwood, which includes Leicestershire's largest town Loughborough, also saw a noted rise with 13.1 per cent of its residents not born in the UK - that is up from 10.4 per cent a decade earlier. Blaby district saw a similar increase with its percentage now standing at 9.6 per cent - up on 6.6 per cent in 2011.

In Harborough, their non-UK born residency rose from 5.4 per cent to 7.2 per cent in the last 10 years, while Melton’s increased from 5.1 per cent to 6.3 per cent. Hinckley’s figures rose from 4.1 per cent in 2011 to 6.2 per cent in 2021, while the 10-year gap saw North West Leicestershire’s numbers - including the towns Coalville and Ashby - increased from 3.9 per cent to 6.1 per cent.

The data, which encompasses an estimated 172,700 Leicestershire residents not born in the UK, was also broken down by world regions. The largest of these was the Middle East and Asia which accounted for 59.3 per cent of the county’s figure, while 32.8 per cent were born in EU nations before arriving in Leicestershire.

Leicestershire’s rises form part of the wider national picture recorded in England and Wales. Here, increases shown in the 2021 census revealed that one in six residents were born outside of the UK - a total of around 10 million people - an increase of 2.5 million since 2011.

Broken down, the data revealed that India remained the most common country of birth outside the UK last year (920,000 people). In second was Poland (743,000 people) while Pakistan was third with 624,000 people.

The biggest rise - a huge 567 per cent - was found in the number of people born in Romania, increasing from 80,000 in 2011 to 539,000 in 2021. However, at the other end of the scale was those born in Ireland which declined by 20.3 per cent in the past decade, down from 407,000 in 2011 to 325,000 in 2021.

 

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History of Leicestershire in Images
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Belgrave Street Sweepers

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Belgrave Gate 1953

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Work in Braunstone Gate exposes tram tracks from more than 100 years ago

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/history/braunstone-gate-exposes-tram-tracks-7819220?fbclid=IwAR00VPlSZExuVv7fIsybV2DEAOQwTuhYF9xuNNOPLBvPQomK4DHZ_P4erng

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Born and Raised in Leicester

Thurncourt Road in 1951.

[Footballwipe]

On 15/11/2022 at 08:47, davieG said:

Work in Braunstone Gate exposes tram tracks from more than 100 years ago

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/history/braunstone-gate-exposes-tram-tracks-7819220?fbclid=IwAR00VPlSZExuVv7fIsybV2DEAOQwTuhYF9xuNNOPLBvPQomK4DHZ_P4erng

Bloody Soulsby, ripping up the tram tracks all those years ago and causing long-term transport issues in Leicester. I told you he shouldn't have done it, I even sent an angry letter to the Leicester Mercury saying SPS would regret it. He always has been trying to actively ruin the city. I KNEW IT.

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

Newton Lane, Welford Road, Moat Street Wigston

(Oadby & Wigston Advertiser, 1966)

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The Essoldo cinema on Granby Street, November 1960

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WOODGATE NABISCO

[PAULCFC]

6 hours ago, davieG said:

WOODGATE NABISCO

The big house in front was a parsonage(now an Audi dealership) and Nabisco is now an Aldi.Many times i waited in the entrance to Nabisco waiting for the bus to town!

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I was brought up at the bottom of Groby Rd and can remember that picture like it was yesterday!Pity you can't see the bus stop just above the last car as it the stop i used to catch a foxcub up to thurnby to see my Ex wife!

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Memories of Leicester
Belgrave Road 1950s st marks church

[Wolfox]

7 hours ago, PAULCFC said:

The big house in front was a parsonage(now an Audi dealership) and Nabisco is now an Aldi.Many times i waited in the entrance to Nabisco waiting for the bus to town!

It’s a 5 minute walk?!!!

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Just now, Wolfox said:

It’s a 5 minute walk?!!!

Well 10 or 15,unless you did the pub crawl up to Sanvey Gate!

[davieG]

Memories of Leicester is at via www.leicestermercury.co.uk.
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BACK TO THE FUTURE..? VIEW BEFORE AND AFTER FLYOVER - In the 43 years since this photograph was taken, the Belgrave Flyover has come and gone. Centre stage in this 1971 photo is the impressive St Mark's Church, now the Empire Banqueting Hall, which, fortunately, still dominates the scene today.
However, there have been many changes to the rest of the cityscape. Viewed immediately to the left of the spire of St Mark's can be seen the old Great Northern Station, which I'm sure holds happy memories for many readers as the starting point for holidays to Skeggy in the 1940s and '50s.
Post-Dr Beeching, the station was demolished to be replaced by a Sainsbury's store – itself soon to face the wrecking ball. To the right of the spire, the cleared area behind the station was about to become "Leicester's next big housing development" – the St Mark's Estate, "a 25-acre collection of maisonettes and flats", which stretched as far as Catherine Street, the road bridge – now demolished – just visible at the extreme right of the site. 
The Peepul Centre opened in this area in 2005. On the opposite side of the road to St Mark's is the Sultan of Egypt pub and in front of the church are the premises of Central Motors, the Ford dealership. Beyond is an area occupied by Charles Keene College of Further Education. Many of the other industrial buildings that can be seen here have been demolished since, but following the line of Belgrave Road, the trees next to the station enshroud St Mark's Vicarage.
Opposite can be seen the gables of one of Leicester's original coffee houses, what was then Cundy's decorating store. To its left is the Abbey Junior School. Further along, you can just make out the old BU building. The white building standing alone amidst the devastation, just to the left of the spire of St Marks is the Bridle Lane Tavern. Soon, the long, eye-stretching view up Belgrave Road will be reinstated, as pictured here..

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Memories of Leicester

Demolition in the Wharf Street area viewed from Chester Street, with Christow Street leading off on the left. Further along Chester Street is St Matthews Church, and next to it is St Matthews Junior School. At the rear are the remains of Wharf Street with the spire of St Marks Church (Belgrave Gate) in the background..

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History of Leicestershire in Images

Barrows old King William IV another Georgian property but built on much older Medieval bones. It was an Ale house up until 1942 when the council took it over to house children in war time. The old photo was taken around 1909 and the new one 110 years later. A shame the old timber frame isn't still there.

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St. Martin’s square looked fantastic now the Frame has opened up across the arch. 

[The Fox Covert]

On 15/11/2022 at 18:36, davieG said:

Born and Raised in Leicester

Thurncourt Road in 1951.

I know exactly where Thurncourt Road is but with the wooden building on the left this looks a lot like the pictures we have been getting to see of the Ukrainian countryside.

[The Fox Covert]

On 16/11/2022 at 08:50, Footballwipe said:

Bloody Soulsby, ripping up the tram tracks all those years ago and causing long-term transport issues in Leicester. I told you he shouldn't have done it, I even sent an angry letter to the Leicester Mercury saying SPS would regret it. He always has been trying to actively ruin the city. I KNEW IT.

Nice try, but if Leicester were to have a modern tramway it surely wouldn't be down Braunstone Gate and up the Narborough Road. I imagine a good route would be along the trackbed of the Great Central, passing Fosse Park and probably going as far out as Narborough. At the city end leaving the Great Central to go down High Street and up Granby Street to the Midland station. A branch north along the canal, past Frog Island and then up the Melton Road. Might happen by the same time as the city finally gets electric trains to London!