Photographs

In this section are a collection of photograhs from some of the residents of Highfields that have been sorted into three main categories: family images, historic images and Highfields now.

Clicking of a link in the list of sub-categories will take you to the page that holds the photographs.

These photographs of families, friends, holidays and important events, dating from 1925 into the 1990s, were taken for the photo albums of the people listed.

These photographs are of buildings and streets in Highfields. Many were taken in the 1960s before the demolition of some areas of Highfields. Other more recent photographs show Highfields in the 1990s.

• Andover Street
• Basil Street
• Beal Street
• Berners Street
• Bridge Road
• Briggs Tannery
• Charnwood Cottages
• Charnwood Street
• Clipstone Street
• Conduit Street
• Earl Howe Street
• Edward Street
• Erskine Street
• Evington Street
• Farnham Street
• Flint Street
• Framland Street
• Frank Street
• Garendon Street
• Garendon Street Library
• Gartree Street
• Glebe Street
• Gordon Street
• Gotham Street
• Guthlaxton Avenue
• Guthlaxton Street
• Highfield Street
• Hillcrest Hospital
• Humberstone Road
• Hutchinson Street
• Lincoln Street
• Marston Street
• Maxfield Street

• Mecklenburg Street
• Melbourne Road
• Mere Road
• Mursell Street
• Newby Street
• Occupation Road
• Oxendon Street
• Porter Street
• Preston Street
• Shenton Street
• Sparkenhoe Street
• Spinney Hill Park
• Spinney Hill Road
• St. James Road
• St. Matthews Estate
• St. Peters Estate
• St. Saviours Road
• Stoughton Street
• Swaffham Street
• Thomas Street
• Upper Chanwood Street
• Upper Conduit Street
• Upper Fox Street
• Upper Kent Street
• Upper Tichbourne Street
• Vulcan Road
• Waring Street

These photographs, taken during 1997-8, illustrate some special memories of the participants' lives.

Boleslaw Dobski
Hazel Jacques
Alma Knight
Brett Pruce
Dorothy Woodford

This section was developed by Barbara Hind, a third-year Media student at De Montfort University.

"I was involved in collating different strands of the original 'Highfields Remembered' project for the University. A Negotiated Photography module gave me an opportunity to produce an update. Highfields Library wrote to ten of the original contributors to the 'Highfields Remembered' book, asking them if they would like to take part in my project. Five individuals and one married couple replied. Some still lived in Highfields, others had moved away. I asked them where they would like to be photographed. Some wanted to be photographed in their own home. Brett Pruce, who had moved away from Leicester, wanted to be photographed outside the house where he was born. I gave them an automatic camera with a 24-exposure film and asked them to photograph 'what Highfields means to me'. They were also asked to complete an accompanying sheet, giving the location, and why it was significant. Some of the contributors wanted me to take these photographs for them. I did this, involving them in how they wanted the picture taken. In some cases they appear in the shots. They were also asked to contribute family photographs to the project. Hazel Jacques, who has written a book that she is hoping to publish, also made illustrations from the book available."