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 1834 letter from Ann Carter, Quorn, to the Mayor of New York  1834 letter from Ann Carter, Quorn, to the Mayor of New York
In 2015 a letter came up for sale which was written in 1834 by 43 year old Ann Carter ...... cont.
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 Quorn Mills Bowls Club, September 1928  Quorn Mills Bowls Club, September 1928
This photograph of Quorn Mills Bowls Club has been sent to the museum team by Pam ...... cont.
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 A History of 27 Meeting Street, Quorn  A History of 27 Meeting Street, Quorn
27 Meeting Street is one of the oldest properties in Quorn, and a shorter version of this ...... cont.
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 Thomas Rawlins Grammar School, Quorn, Senior Speech Day November 1964  Thomas Rawlins Grammar School, Quorn, Senior Speech Day November 1964
Below is the Senior School Speech Day programme for Rawlins in November 1964. It was ...... cont.
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 Vena Grain, 1895 to 1989. Oral history interview from 1985  Vena Grain, 1895 to 1989. Oral history interview from 1985
Vena Grain was born in Leicester on 21st February 1895, and the family moved to Quorn in ...... cont.
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 A brief history of Soar House, Soar Road, Quorn  A brief history of Soar House, Soar Road, Quorn
Soar House is situated on Soar Road in Quorn. Many of the large houses in the village ...... cont.
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 Fundraising for Quorn Church Rooms - garden fete accounts, 1923 to 1927  Fundraising for Quorn Church Rooms - garden fete accounts, 1923 to 1927
The Church Rooms were built in 1929, but the construction was preceded by several years ...... cont.
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 The death of Joseph Adcock, Quorn 1867  The death of Joseph Adcock, Quorn 1867
Joseph Bexton Adcock was born in Quorn in 1827, and died on 27th December 1867 from ...... cont.
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 Press Cutting, 6th May 1955 - Quorn Bowlers Open the Season  Press Cutting, 6th May 1955 - Quorn Bowlers Open the Season
The first wood of the new season is sent down on a Quorn green. The scene is Quorn Mills ...... cont.
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 Quorn Grammar School (Rawlins) Admissions Register, 1900 to 1914  Quorn Grammar School (Rawlins) Admissions Register, 1900 to 1914
Rawlins School Admissions Register from September 1900 to September 1914, contains 242 ...... cont.
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 Meeting Street, Quorn  Meeting Street, Quorn
As the years go by and as Quorn Village On-line Museum continues to grow, it becomes ...... cont.
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 The Farnham Monuments: Myths, Legends and Family Fables  The Farnham Monuments: Myths, Legends and Family Fables
This research was carried out by Moira Ackers from Loughborough, and published by The ...... cont.
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 Pillings Lock, Quorn  Pillings Lock, Quorn
Pillings Lock is in the Parish of Quorn, to the north-east of the village itself, and is ...... cont.
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 Video: Wrights - Weaving Narrow Fabrics in Quorn since 1860  Video: Wrights - Weaving Narrow Fabrics in Quorn since 1860
Wrights factory has been in Quorn since the 1860s and continues to thrive today. This ...... cont.
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 Letter from Henry Balguy, from boarding school at Quorn, September 1835  Letter from Henry Balguy, from boarding school at Quorn, September 1835
During the 19th century there were many private schools in Quorn. Sometimes they would ...... cont.
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 Quorn photograph taken between 1905 and 1910  Quorn photograph taken between 1905 and 1910
This photograph was taken by William Shuttlewood in Quorn between 1905 and 1910. ...... cont.
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 Two photographs from Quorn in WW2  Two photographs from Quorn in WW2
These two photographs were taken during WW2 in 1942, in the back garden of 7 Mansfield ...... cont.
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 Jack and Doris Newton from Quorn  Jack and Doris Newton from Quorn
These photographs taken in 1922 are of John Aaron Newton (Jacko') and Doris Miriam ...... cont.
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 W E Cooke – A Quorn artist, 1843 to 1916  W E Cooke – A Quorn artist, 1843 to 1916
William Edward Cooke was a professional artist and art teacher. He was born in Derby in ...... cont.
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 Picture by W E Cooke – Coal Wharf, 1879  Picture by W E Cooke – Coal Wharf, 1879
This picture of the Coal Wharf on Soar Road in Quorn, was drawn in 1879 by local ...... cont.
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 Picture by W E Cooke – Farm Yard at Quorndon  Picture by W E Cooke – Farm Yard at Quorndon
The exact location of this farmyard is unfortunately not known, although it is in Quorn ...... cont.
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 Sampler – Rosanna Goulding, Quorndon, 1884  Sampler – Rosanna Goulding, Quorndon, 1884
This article appeared in the spring edition of The Quorndon magazine in 2015. It tells ...... cont.
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 St Bartholomew's National School, 1910  St Bartholomew's National School, 1910
Very little was known about this photograph until cont.
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 Stafford Orchard Park, 1936, Sarah Farley  Stafford Orchard Park, 1936, Sarah Farley
This wonderful photograph was taken in 1936 on Stafford Orchard, the park in the middle ...... cont.
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 Sampler – Rosanna Goulding, Quorndon, 1884  Sampler – Rosanna Goulding, Quorndon, 1884
One of the most amazing pieces of Quorn history! This intricately stitched sampler was ...... cont.
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Total: 996 artefacts returned over 40 pages


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