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'''Westcotes''' is an area to the west of the city of [[Leicester]]. It is also a ward of the City of Leicester whose population at the 2011 census was 11,644.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13690287&c=Westcotes&d=14&e=62&g=6384653&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1465131685312&enc=1|title=City of Leicester ward population 2011|accessdate=5 June 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics))</ref> It is also known as the '''West End''' of Leicester. The area is quite small in comparison with other areas of the city, but it is well known as it has many shops, bars and restaurants and is a popular choice for students and young professionals.

The '''West End''' of Leicester, [[England]] is an [[inner city]] area just west of the [[Leicester City Centre|city centre]], on the opposite side of the [[River Soar]] (past the West Bridge).  The main roads in the area are [[Braunstone Gate]], Hinckley Road and [[Narborough Road]].

The proximity to [[De Montfort University]] makes it a [[College town|popular student area]].  Further to the south is the [[Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields|Braunstone]] estate, and to the west is the [[Dane Hills]] area.

The area was developed quite late, because the land remained part of two privately held estates until the 1870s.<ref name="Simmons 7">Jack Simmons, ''Leicester Past and Present: volume 2, Modern City 1860-1974'' (London, 1974), p. 7</ref> and therefore is somewhat less dense than other inner city areas like [[Highfields, Leicestershire|Highfields]] and [[Belgrave, Leicestershire|Belgrave]].

==History==

===Roman===
Two Roman roads crossed the West End. Both of these roads crossed the [[River Soar]] at a place close to where the West Bridge stands today. One of these roads headed in a south-westerly direction, which was the [[Fosse Way]]. The Fosse Way ran from the vicinity of Exeter to Lincolnshire, passing through Leicester. A second road ran directly westwards to join Watling Street, another important Roman Road, at [[Mancetter]] in [[Warwickshire]].

In the 1970s the remains of a Roman villa were discovered close to the course of the Mancetter road on Saxon Street. The dwelling included many features that were characteristic of life throughout the Roman Empire; including under-floor heating and painted wall-plaster. The remains of the decorations can still be seen at the [[Jewry Wall Museum]].

===Medieval and early modern periods===
According to the Domesday book of 1086, the West End formed part of what was known as Bromkinsthorpe. The land was then divided into two areas under the Enclosure Acts during the reign of Charles I in 1626. In the early 1780s, some Roman mosaics were found amongst the cherry tree roots at Danet's Hall (which belonged to the Danet family from the 15th to the late 17th centuries), located "between Bow Bridge and Fosse Road on a wooded lane known as Watt’s Causeway, later to become King Richards Road". In 1850, the owner (Dr Noble), on finding the possibility that there may be Roman remains on his property, donated any finds to the Town Hall and a dig was commenced. Finds can now be seen at the Jewry Wall Museum.

=== The Victorian era ===

[[File:Housing on Narborough Rd - geograph.org.uk - 84466.jpg|thumb|Victorian housing in [[Narborough Road]]]]

In 1861, Dr Noble died of cholera in Spain. The Danet's Hall estate passed to the Leicester Freehold Land Society, and building soon followed.<ref name="Simmons 7"/> As the Leicester Improvement Act of 1881 was passed in Parliament, a long straight cut was made from the Burton Railway Bridge north to the King Richards Road. This allowed the canalisation of the River Soar into the "Mile Straight" and allowed the draining of the marshy land to the west of the river. This permitted the development of land to the west of the river. More new streets were laid out towards the end of the 19th century, and much of the area to the east was built up by 1900. In the next 40 years the area was to become completely built up. The street pattern laid down in these times remains to this day.

Much of the area belonged to the Westcotes Estate (from where the area derives its name), formerly in the possession of the Ruding family since 1558, was sold, in 1821, to Thomas Freer, Clerk of the Peace, with office in New Street. His son sold it in 1843 to Joseph Harris, the last owner. The mansion, known as Westcotes, was sited in the area now occupied by Cranmer Street, and it was the home of Joseph Harris until 1886 when much of the estate was sold and the house demolished.

During the latter half of the 19th century industry in Leicester grew at a great pace, principally in its already well established knitting, hosiery and boot and shoe industries. The increase in the workforce created a need for more housing. Much of the house construction in the West End area was undertaken by small enterprise, leading to considerable diversity in building design and form, even over relatively narrow geographical scales.<ref>((cite news| title = Change and Development of the West End of Leicester from 1881 | publisher = Manufacturing Pasts, University of Leicester | first = North | last = Sylvia | url = http://www2.le.ac.uk/library/manufacturingpasts/resources/Change_and_Development_in_the_West_End_Leicester_from_1881_Adobe.pdf | accessdate = 2013-01-14))</ref> The area to this day still mainly consists of Victorian housing stock.

=== Twentieth century ===
[[File:Temple and church in Westcotes - geograph.org.uk - 1026935.jpg|thumb|The Hindu temple and the Church of the Martyrs]]
The West End area, together with the Walnut Street district on the other side of the River Soar, was an important residential area in the early twentieth century. With textile, clothing and shoe-making employers such as [[Liberty Shoes (Leicester, England)|Liberty Shoes]] and [[N. Corah and Sons]] nearby, and with the manufacturing centres of [[Woodgate, Leicestershire|Woodgate]] and [[Frog Island, Leicestershire|Frog Island]] in adjacent districts, the West End was home to many of the employees of Leicester's dominant industries. As a consequence, these areas had a vibrant community based around factory life, and around other social institution such as sports clubs and churches.<ref>((cite web | url = http://cdm16445.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16445coll3/id/12/rec/1 | title = Interview with Johnny Wesson on the factory community | accessdate = 2013-01-14 | publisher = My Leicestershire (Manufacturing Pasts collection)))</ref><ref>In the boot and shoe manufacturers' lock-out of 1895, for instance, it was the vicar of St Andrew's in Westcotes who acted as arbitrator between workers and employees: Simmons 1974, p. 34.</ref>

Following the end of [[World War II]], there were changes in the make up of the population in the West End. The [[United Kingdom Census 1951|1951 Census]] recorded 1,029 people born in the [[USSR]], mainly Ukrainians, in the city. The older [[terraced house]]s in the West End provided rented accommodation.<ref>((cite web | url = http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/growth-and-history/thewestend/ukrainians/ | title = Ukrainians after World War II |publisher=Leicester City Council |accessdate = 2013-01-14))</ref>

Due to the nature of the migration, the Ukrainian men were separated from the women and twice as many males than women arrived in Leicester. As a consequence many single men married local girls and a close-knit community was formed. Orthodox Ukrainians held services at the Church of the Martyrs on Westcotes Drive. This helped maintain Ukrainian culture in the area. This group amassed enough capital and later bought its own church on the corner of Hinckley road and Fosse Road South which they bought from the Methodists.

The condition of housing much of central Leicester was, by post-war standards, very poor.<ref>For a discussion of this, see: ((cite web | url = http://cdm16445.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16445coll3/id/24/rec/1 | title = Utilities and Housing- Grace Fox | accessdate = 2013-01-14 | publisher = My Leicestershire ( Manufacturing Pasts collection)))</ref> From 1970 to 1971 a [[Compulsory Purchase Order]] (CPO) was made under the [[Housing Act 1957]] to allow "outworn terraces" to be cleared. This allowed road works for an improved western approach to the city along the [[A47 road|A47]] and King Richards Road. 1,084 houses were cleared in total under the CPO.<ref>((cite web | url = http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/growth-and-history/thewestend/postwar-slum-clearance/ | title = Postwar Slum Clearance | accessdate = 2013-01-14 | publisher = Leicester City Council))</ref>

====Westcotes Gardens====
[[File:Circa 1910?.jpg|thumb|Westcotes Gardens, Leicester, c. 1910]]
[[File:Westcotes Gardens, 2020.jpg|thumb|Westcotes Gardens, 2020]]
According to Leicester City Council's Local Heritage Asset Register, the land for Westcotes Gardens was gifted to the city by Westcotes Estates Ltd. as part of their development of surrounding residential streets. The Register indicates that the Gardens were laid out and opened circa 1905.

The attached historic picture of Westcotes Gardens shows in the background the terrace of houses forming nos. 36-46 (evens), 132 Beaconsfield Rd (originally Bismark Street) and 171 Upperton Road. According to the Asset Register, this terrace was designed by local firm Pick Everard circa 1906. The picture shows what appears to be a detached stable block to the rear of 171 Upperton Road which no longer exists. It seems likely that the block was demolished to make way for 167-169 Upperton Road. The picture also appears to show a detached (possibly agricultural?) building to the north of Westcotes Gardens, now occupied by the 1920s houses and their gardens of Upperton Road and Ashleigh Road.

For comparison, also attached is a picture taken from an equivalent position in Westcotes Gardens in March 2020.

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/growth-and-history/thewestend/ Historical information from Leicester City Council].
* [http://cdm16445.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16445coll3/id/27/rec/1 Walking Tour of the West End], at My Leicestershire.
* [http://www2.le.ac.uk/library/manufacturingpasts/ecology-of-the-industrial-community-1 Family & Community strand of University of Leicester's Manufacturing Pasts project], featuring interviews with residents of the West End area.
* [http://cdm16445.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p15407coll1/searchterm/west%20end/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/order/nosort/ad/asc Oral History interviews with West End residents], from the East Midlands Oral History archive, available on the My Leicestershire website.

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