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The Generator: Stories & Memories
The Generator: Stories & Memories An oral history project supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Stories & Memories project captures the voices, recollections and experiences of those who studied, worked and created in the historic Packe Street building over the decades. Through these personal stories, we are preserving the building’s rich creative legacy while sharing it with new generations as The Generator begins its next chapter as a vibrant community arts venue. With thanks to Institute Loughborough for their continued generous support and for providing the filming location. Click on any picture below to read or watch the full interview
018 Adam Whelband
A Coin Under the Lift Threshold: Adam Whelband on Restoring the Building He Once Studied In
Adam Whelband studied a general art and design BTEC at Frederick Street from 1992 to 1994, in what's now the cafeteria, before a career path that took him through product design, brickwork and eventually construction. Nearly thirty years later, his groundworks firm was subcontracted onto the generator's restoration, and he found himself walking back into the same building he'd once studied in.
Interview date: 06.12.2025