Leicester, Granby Street 1949
Photo ref:
L144031

More about this scene
The link between London Road and Gallowtree Gate, this short north-south road is visually of the later 19th century. The Grand Hotel of 1898 by Cecil Ogden (1858-1944) dominates its southern end, while the rather exuberant Turkey Cafe of 1901 by Arthur Wakerley and the Victoria Coffee House of 1888 by Edward Burgess (fl.1886-1915) add that longed-for touch of eccentricity and quality to an otherwise undistinguished townscape. The shops to the left of the photograph retain their excellent fronts with stall-boards and timber frames, a sight which has become a rarity in a plate-glass world.
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