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Conduit Street

A picture of a round blue plaque

A plaque erected by Leicester City Council, which reads - The Conduit - This was a lead channel built in 1645 to take fresh water from St Margaret's Fields to the Retail Market. It ran from Conduit Street to the end of Victoria Parade. Photo taken 1994

A picture of a road in winter

View of Conduit Street. Photo taken 1994

A picture of a road in winter taken from the opposite direction

View of Conduit Street. Photo taken 1994

A picture of a pub on the corner of a road.  The top of a mosque can be seen in the distance

The Jolly Miller Public House, Conduit Street. Photo taken 1994

A picture of a couple of old bow-fronted terraced houses

Houses in Conduit Street

A picture of a road with terraced houses on either side

View along Conduit Street looking towards Swain Street and Sparkenhoe Street

A picture of a corner shop

Daykin and Geary Ltd, Conduit Street.

A picture looking down a road towards a row of terraced houses

Houses nos; 83-87 on the south side of Conduit Street. Taken from Upper Fox Street.

A picture of a row of terraced houses where the lower floor has been converted into shops

Conduit Street taken from Slate Street.

A picture of a road with a variety of terraced houses along its sides

Houses nos; 51-58 Conduit Street, taken from Upper Fox Street

A picture of series of terraced shops

Conduit Street houses between Glebe Street and Andover Street

A picture of the corner of a terraced row with the middle houses demolished

Houses nos;94 and 96 Conduit Street. Photo taken 1969

A picture of a road with terraced houses on either side, most of which are boarded up

Conduit Street looking towards London Road

A picture of row of shops with a lorry parked outside

A section of Conduit Street between East Goscote Street and Framland Street. Photo taken 1965

A picture looking down into the back gardens of a row of terraced houses

Rear view of houses nos; 92-102 Upper Conduit Street. Marston Cottages are on the right.

A picture of a row of terraced shops with a large Mitchells and Butler sign on the gable wall end

Upper Conduit Street at the corner with West Gostcote Street. Photo taken 1965

A picture of the back of some derelict terrace houses

The rear of houses nos; 113-115 Upper Conduit Street. Nos; 113 is only 5 feet wide at the rear. Photo taken 1967.

A picture of a row of terraced houses.  In front is an area of rubble from demolished houses

A row of houses, nos 90-112, in Upper Conduit Street. photo taken from Underhill Street, 1967

A picture of wide variety of terraced shops

Conduit Street.

A very small derelict house

No. 111 Upper Conduit Street next to the Co-op, in 1967. No.111 was home to the Densham family. The council inspected the property in the late 1950's and found it unfit for habitation. The Denshams were probably one of the first families in the area to be rehoused.

A derelict shop front

The Leicester Co-op in 1967. No. 111 Upper Conduit Street is just to the left of the Co-op.

Street scene, one side of the road demolished.

Upper Conduit Street, 1967 looking up the hill towards the Co-op.

Street scene, one side of the road demolished.

Upper Conduit Street, 1967.

Street scene, one side of the road demolished.

Upper Conduit Street, 1967 looking down the hill past the Co-op.

Street scene, one side of the road demolished.

Upper Conduit Street, 1967.





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