Conservation and Urban Regeneration

In 1962 Leicester became only the second city in England to appoint a full time city planning officer. His name was Konrad Smigielski and his period in office, from 1962 to 1972, saw some of the most radical changes to the built environment in Leicester's history. To this day many people in Leicester recall Smigielski as the man who destroyed old Leicester. This short film explores whether this assessment is fair and asks how the planning decisions made in the 1960s impact on the city of today.

Norman Buckingham describes the Walnut Street area of Leicester and its community and businesses, including milkmen, the dentist, and Bentley's factory in the area.

Norman Buckingham describes life as a child -- housing conditions, little heat and old-style plumbing, a large choice of shops, and playing with a homemade football on the road where there was almost no car traffic.

In the context of the project Manufacturing Pasts which looked at the changes in the manufacturing sector with Leicester as a case study, Rebecca Madgin gives an overview of conservation and urban regeneration, exploring the concepts of preservation, conservation and heritage in the context of saving the British city.

This is a clickable and interactive timeline of the key dates of the Donisthorpe Friars Mill building in Leicester, UK, from 1220 through 2012.

This resource includes information about the funeral service for Alderman Samuel Lennard, founder of Liberty Shoes and former Mayor of Leicester, UK. It also has an address in Leicester delivered by Rev. F.B. Meyer, the sermon preached by the Rev. W. Evans, and the speeches of Alderman Lennard on his being appointed Chief Magistrate of the Borough (meeting of the Town Council, November 9th, 1900) and at a Representative Meeting of Townspeople in connection with the Queen Victoria Memorial.

This is a trade journal article from the British Builder Magazine about the construction of the Liberty Factory in Leicester, UK. It includes photos and architectural drawings.

This learning resources documents the Liberty Factory located in Leicester from 1880 to the early 2000s.