Sunday 16th March 6.30pm - Leicester’s Smigielski Estates - Ned Newitt

Ned Newitt This talk is about post war housing and slum clearance and looks at how the housing shortage was tackled in Leicester. It also surveys the problems of high rise flats, the use of non traditional construction and layouts and how this became a nightmare for many tenants.   Ned was born in Southend-on-Sea in 1946. He studied at Cardiff College of Art and came to Leicester in 1971. From 1984-2003, he was a Leicester City Councillor. He is a long standing member of the Society and is the current Chair.   Ned has written several books, most relating to the history of Leicester, including -   The Secular Hall - A History The Anthology of Leicester Chartist Song, Poetry & Verse  The Slums of Leicester  My London Bomb Squad: An Eye Witness Account of Bomb Disposal During the London Blitz A People's History of Leicester Leicester's Victorian Infidels: A History of Rationalism & Secularism in Leicester 1830-1867   All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome.