The blog from the heart of Leicester's Clarendon Park

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This 'antiqued' photo of Leicester's Queens Road isn't quite what it seems...

Clarendon Park: Then & Now

In this post I’ll be sharing with you some photos of Clarendon Park taken in the 1980s and 1990s. I’ll also be asking for your help…

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About Clarendon Park

In the south of Leicester, between London Road and Welford Road, tucked up against Victoria Park, is a little area of the city called Clarendon Park.

At its heart is Queens Road, a distinctive shopping street where you might find yourself on a Sunday morning among families, students and young professionals in a 1940s Cuban American-themed bar, nursing a hangover and a Virgin Mary cocktail, waiting for a hearty brunch-time portion of bubble and squeak.

It’s a fun and fashionable part of town where you can spend an afternoon rummaging through vintage finds in second-hand shops, designing and making your own pottery, digging up potatoes on your allotment, or ending a jog around the park with a bit of people-watching outside an independent café.

About this blog

Clarendon Spark’s fifty blog posts were written between 2014 and 2020 by Ruth Clowes, a local copywriter and copywriting trainer.

A massive and heartfelt thank you to each of you who has supported this blog. Your feedback, comments and encouragement have been hugely appreciated.

Finally, a very warm welcome to new readers – I hope you find something to enlighten or entertain you within Clarendon Spark’s pages.

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