Wigston, Leicester Road, Looking North c.1965

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Photo of Wigston, Leicester Road, Looking North c.1965

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This architecture is not exciting, but very user-friendly: a corner shop with others adjacent, each with their good timber fronts, and on the opposite side of the road The Bell pub, making up a standard local group. In the dis- tance lurks the precursor of Wigston's architectural doom in the form of a less attractive newcomer of the later 1950s. Now, apart from the pub, all has been cleared away, needless to say to provide sites for more drab 1960s development. There is nothing more to be said.

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Shops In Wigston

Hi I’m looking to find out what year the Co-op came to Bell Street Wigston and where it was first situated in the street , and also along Leicester Road in Wigston up near where the Wigston Chinese is now there used to be two hairdressers side by side does anyone know what the names of them were please. Thank you

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Added 06 February 2025

Shipp And Sons Outfitter Furnishers Bell Street

yes i worked here in 1955 and had many fond memories. especialy my Boss ,A Mr Peter Shipp ran a very good busines and very pleasant chap too especially to his customers in the outlying villages here he travelled with his mobile shop . to fleckney kilby and arnsby and shearsby every publican knew him in these areas lol Colin James of Kilby bridge

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Added 21 June 2015

First School

I lived in Central Avenue when I was 5 and Bell Street Infants school was my first school, I can remember walking to school with my mum. I also recall buying shoes from a little shoe shop, opposite about where this picture is taken.