South Highfields Oral History Collection, 2012

This material is held atEast Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)

Scope and Content

This oral history collection comprises 85 interviews with residents of the South Highfields area of Leicester, conducted between March and May 2012 by Penny Walker. They focus on the lives of people who lived and worked in South Highfields from 1928 until 2012.

Administrative / Biographical History

These oral history interviews and subsequent book 'We Are South Highfields' (2012) were compiled by Penny Walker and the Highfields Association of Residents and Tenants. The oral history interviews were then donated to the East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) in 2013.

For the project, South Highfields was defined as from Leicester train station, up London Road to Evington Road, down Evington Road to East Park Road and along St. Peter's Road which becomes Sparkenhoe Street, down Conduit Street and back to the station. It includes 37 streets.

Access Information

Some material may be unavailable for general access

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Born digital

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: EMOHA

Related Material

Detailed summaries with timings available for most of the collection from EMOHA, emoha@leicester.ac.uk