The motto on Leicester's crest is 'Semper Eadem' (always the same). This oral history collection comprises 17 interviews which cover the following locations: Kirby and West Dairies, Knighton Social Club, St Barnabas Library, Pavillion Cafe at Victoria Park, Cossington Baths, the Leicester Grill Cafe, Hat & Beaver Pub, Bob Warner's Cycle Shop, Lancaster Road Fire Station, The City Pharmacy, The Leicester Royal Infirmary, Ukranian Church Rooms, Supreme Sewing Machines, Heads of Leicester (barbers), Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe, Alfred Lenton, Equity Shoes.
Semper Eadem oral history collection, 2006-2007
This material is held atEast Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)
- Reference
- GB 3003 EMOHA80
- Dates of Creation
- 16 May 2006-11 October 2007
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 17 interviews
- Digital Materials
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Semper Eadem collection was created as part of a joint project between photographer Maxine Beuret and EMOHA to document the interiors of businesses in Leicester which had changed little over previous decades. For each of 17 locations, photographs of the interior of the premises were taken and an interview conducted with someone connected to the premises. Two exhibitions were mounted, one in front of Leicester's Town Hall in 2006 and one at the New Walk Museum from 2007-2008. Copies of the photographs were purchased for the Museum's permanent collection by the Art Fund in 2009. Maxine Beuret continues to document interiors through a variety of projects.
Access Information
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Other Finding Aids
Full catalogue available via: https://archives.le.ac.uk/calmview/TreeBrowse.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&field=RefNo&key=EMOHA%2f80
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Minidisc
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright: Maxine Beuret