Lyric: Clarendon Park’s Electric Theatre
A cinema in Clarendon Park? You bet. For a brief stint in the 1920s, 64 Clarendon Park Road (now the Chinese Christian Church) was home to…
Clarendon Park and Stoneygate Street Fairs
Four dates penned into the diary of any self-respecting LE2 resident are those of the seasonal street festivals held in Clarendon Park and Stoneygate. Magnets for…
Candies and Cakes in Clarendon Park
This photo was taken sometime in the 1950s or 1960s and shows Ernest and Olive Williams and their pampered pooch outside their Clarendon Park shop. Candies…
Spring Forward Cocktails
The official start of spring may have been a couple of weeks ago, but for me it’s the clocks going forward that properly signals the beginning…
The Reading List: Top 10 Local Blogs
Happy new year everyone! I hope that 2015 is treating you well so far. In this article I’ll be sharing with you my ten favourite blogs…
Get your fashion fix in Clarendon Park
Fancy supplementing your wardrobe with a bit of old-fashioned vintage glamour? Looking for some great quality, great value clobber for the kids? Hankering after a cosy…
Review: Barceloneta
The colourful exteriors of Barceloneta and its neighbours, Salvador Deli and Bar Dos Hermanos, have over the years become synonymous with Queens Road itself. The three…
30 for 30: Happy Birthday LOROS
I’m sure many of you are already aware of LOROS, and the wonderful work that this charity does in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. For 30 years LOROS…
A Clarendon Park Wedding
Clarendon Park locals Helen and Geoff tied the knot at the end of May this year, and they kept the planning of their big day very…
6 Postcards from Clarendon Park’s Past
Over the last few months I’ve got together a small collection of postcards. Some have been donated to me by readers of my earlier history articles…