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Former use of London Road restuarants

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Data showing the use of buildings on the section of London Road analyse, prior to them becoming restaurants

Nila Palace, History of London Road, Leicester

A clip of Maruf Miah, owner of Nila PalaceTranscript:"At one time I used to do very very well. About fifteen years ago, ten to fifteen years ago this was the restaurant of the London Road. But now there’s so many competition, recession. More than…

Mystic Mangal, History of London Road, Leicester

A clip of Belalur Rahim, owner of Mystic MangalTranscript:"I heard that London Road’s quite busy, the university’s near and everything so I thought maybe it’s more multicultural people. And you’ve got loads of students and normal customers as well so…

More, History of London Road, Leicester

A clip of Leela Keshavji, manager of MoreTranscript:LK:"It was seen as one of the des-res [desirable residence] places in town and also it’s got easy accessibility from the city centre. There’s a lot of footfall, there are lots of offices around,…

In-n-Out Chicken, History of London Road, Leicester

A clip of Mohammad Aslam, manager of In-n-Out ChickenTranscript:MA: "Mainly first because of the students and the colleges around here." FF: "Would you say this road is more multicultural than others?" MA: "Definitely, yes." FF: "Do you think that’s…

Heavenly Desserts, History of London Road, Leicester

A clip of Haroon Aslam, manager of Heavenly DessertsTranscript:"I would say the majority of them are Asian. Possibly, possibly, because we are kind of in the Asian area because we have Evington Road around the corner from us and that is sort of,…

From 'Antibo' to 'More'

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Comparison of restaurants at 62a London Road

From 'Bonjour' to 'McIndians'

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Comparison of eateries at 106 London Road, in 2002 and 2015

From 'La Tosca' to 'Sichuan Brothers Restaurant'

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Comparison of restaurants at 169a London Road, in 2002 and 2015.

From 'Yen Lin' to 'Mystic Mangal'

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Comparison of restaurants at 162c London Road, in 2003 and 2015