Postwar Leicester
Postwar Leicester by Ben Beazley, published by History Press Limited in December 2006, offers a detailed exploration of the significant transformations that Leicester experienced in the three decades following World War II. This 1st edition, written in English and spanning 192 pages, delves into the city’s journey through austerity in the late 1940s and 1950s, followed by a period of prosperity in the 1960s marked by full employment and extensive redevelopment. The book captures the essence of everyday life in Leicester during these pivotal years.
Readers will find a vivid narrative that highlights the sweeping changes in the city’s physical landscape, including the clearing of bomb-damaged areas and slum housing, alongside the development of new housing estates. Illustrated with over 120 photographs, maps, and plans, Postwar Leicester provides a visual context to the historical account, making it a valuable resource for those interested in Leicester’s history and the broader themes of urban change and community life during this transformative period.
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In the thirty years following the end of the Second World War Leicester underwent some of the most dramatic changes in its history. Along with the rest of Britain it saw the austerity of the late 1940s and ’50s, the shortages and rationing, followed by the boom period of the ’60s, when full employment brought an interlude of prosperity. During these postwar decades sweeping changes were made to the physical structure of Leicester: areas of bomb damage and slum housing were cleared from the old city centre, and an intensive building programme in both the public and private sectors resulted in people moving out to new housing estates on the edges of the city. Ben Beazley vividly describes the story of everyday life in Leicester during this period. Illustrated with more than 120 photographs, maps and plans, Postwar Leicester will capture the imagination of anyone who knows the city today, and will rekindle memories for those who lived through the years of redevelopment and change.
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