Images Of Leicester

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This title is a paperback reprint
- back due to popular dem&. It covers over 400 captivating photographs chronicling Leicester throughout the 20th Century. It captures a fascinating glimpse of the city its culture events & people in a century of great change. Throughout the last century photographers of the Leicester Mercury have been faithfully recording life in Leicester to produce a precious archive of the changing face of the city. The original narrow roadways leading out of Leicester have become dual-carriageways the horse-drawn vehicles have disappeared from our streets the trams have come & gone & whole areas have been redeveloped as greenfields have become new estates. Indeed Leicester itself has extended to encompass the villages of Aylestone Knighton Evington Belgrave & Humberstone. & all the time photographers have been there to capture the ever-changing story. No period saw a greater change than that prior to the 1970s & the Leicester Mercury is delighted to introduce this publication Images of Leicester" which comprises photographs taken from their archives which hold a vast collection of information carefully assembled over many years through two world wars countless Royal visits historic occasions & celebrations & perhaps most important of all a flavour of Leicesters everyday life through the decades. " Images of Leicester" captures these shifting moments in time & provides a fascinating glimpse of the city & its people over 70 years. It is a book which will delight Leicester folk everywhere."