 |  | Military Medal for Quorn Soldier Loughborough Echo - 20th July 1945
The Military Medal has been awarded to Cpl W ...... cont.
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 |  | Postcard of Quorndon Terrace This postcard was posted on 29th Aug 1905 and shows four houses on Leicester Road, known ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorn Floods 1977 Loughborough Echo - 4th March 1977
Quorn Cross, which is a well-known danger point ...... cont.
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 |  | Corner of School Lane c1940s. Mr Allen's cycle shop is to the right. Pratt's motor spirit pump stands by the roadside.
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The cottages were built by Wrights for their workers in 1893-94.
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 |  | Banks cottages An early photograph of the Banks cottages, demolished in the 1980s. This photograph was ...... cont.
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Founded in 1872, the first 'club' was on a field on Leicester Road. Then in 1889 a ...... cont.
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 |  | Watercolour by W E Cooke, 1889 W E Cooke was a local artist who lived at Brook House (where Hall Leys now is). This ...... cont.
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 |  | Station Road looking towards the village centre c1905 Station Road was known as Barrow Street at this time. Most of the buildings in the ...... cont.
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 |  | Loughborough Road c1906 Looking toward the village centre. . The photograph nicely illustrate the changing ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorn 'Cross' c1910 A fine photograph of the centre of the village showing the now demolished Brook House in ...... cont.
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 |  | Meeting Street Formerly known as Wood Street or Wood Gate, this photograph shows the Blacksmith's Arms ...... cont.
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 |  | The Floods of 1901 Extract from Parish Magazine, January 1901
The floods which closed the old year and ...... cont.
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 |  | The Gas Works The Gas House or Works was constructed in 1853 by the River Soar on land called 'The ...... cont.
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 |  | Local Gale Damage 1962 Loughborough Echo - 16th February 1962
A tremendous gale which sprang up during Sunday ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorn UDC - Improving a dangerous corner Loughborough Monitor and Herald - 3rd September 1925
The monthly meeting of Quorn UDC ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorn Conservative Club - history of the building Extracted from the original deeds by Joyce Elliott.
From the Diamond Jubilee Brochure ...... cont.
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 |  | Loughborough Road, Quorn An early view of Loughborough Road. New Quorn House is behind the railings on the right ...... cont.
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 |  | Leicester Road in flood 1933 Two similar images of Leicester Road in flood. Taken from the property to the left of the ...... cont.
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 |  | Men's Institute for Quorn - to brighten village life 1925 Loughborough Monitor and Herald - 1st October 1925
A very laudable effort is being ...... cont.
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Fancy Dress Parade
In aid of the local ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorn Primary School - compulsory purchase 1957 29th March 1957
Quorn Primary School - compulsory purchase of Burton's ...... cont.
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The annual parade ...... cont.
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 |  | Singular Announcement 1840 Preston Chronicle - 10th October 1840
On Tuesday last, the good folks of Quorndon were ...... cont.
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After a tremendous 20 minutes' battle a blue ...... cont.
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 |  | The Bells of St Bartholomew's Church, Quorn Loughborough Echo - 5th April 1935
The fine turreted tower of Quorn Church is in the ...... cont.
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 |  | The history of Quorn Havelock FC Loughborough Echo 8th Feb 1935
Great excitement prevailed among the youth of Quorn on ...... cont.
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The Westley family who live at 51 Farnham Street, ...... cont.
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Sentenced to death for escaping from a ...... cont.
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 |  | Stan downs nine faggots to become champion Loughborough Echo - 7th July 1972
It is hardly surprising that Stan Coulsell will not ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorndon Parish Magazine - October 1895 St Bartholomew's Quorndon and St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse.
Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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 |  | Cottages on High Street c1963 This photograph is lodged with the record office in Leicester. The map handwritten on the ...... cont.
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 |  | The Lodge, Meeting Street, Quorn The lodge and gates to Quorn House are visible in the middle distance. Facer's woodyard ...... cont.
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 |  | Station Road cottages - January 1969
This photograph is lodged with the record office, Leicester. The writing on the back ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorndon Parish Magazine - October 1892 St Bartholomew's Quorndon and St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse.
Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorndon Parish Magazine - November 1892 St Bartholomew's Quorndon and St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse.
Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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 |  | Howlett's Bus Company 1972 This is a picture of a Howlett's bus passing through Quorn in June 1972. The Howlett's ...... cont.
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 |  | Rawlins Grammar School 1921 The photograph below was contributed by Ian Aitken. His mother (then Muriel Olive ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorndon Parish Magazine - January 1892 St Bartholomew's Quorndon and St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse.
Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorndon Parish Magazine - December 1891 St Bartholomew's Quorndon and St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse.
Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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 |  | Advertisement by T. Lucas, Quorn, 1891 This advert appeared in the Quorndon Parish Magazine - November 1891.
The ...... cont.
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 |  | Advertisement by W. H. Backhouse, Quorn, 1891 This advert appeared in the Quorndon Parish Magazine - November 1891.
The ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorndon Parish Magazine - April 1891 St Bartholomew's Quorndon and St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse.
Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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 |  | The Quorndon Parish Magazine - May 1891 St Bartholomew's Quorndon and St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse.
Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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 |  | The Quorndon Parish Magazine - August 1891 St Bartholomew's Quorndon and St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse.
Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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 |  | The Quorndon Parish Magazine - October 1891 St Bartholomew's Quorndon and St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse.
Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorndon Parish Magazine - March 1891 St Bartholomew's Quorndon and St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse.
Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorndon Parish Magazine - February 1891 St Bartholomew's Quorndon and St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse.
Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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Note - this is a large ...... cont.
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 |  | Freehold Street Coronation Party 12th June 1953 - Loughborough Monitor
Freehold Street Coronation party in Quorn on ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorn Baptist Church This transcription of a 1960 pamphlet by Mr Wilfred Mee, foreword by Pastor Cooper, has ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorn War Weapons Week Loughborough Echo - 30th May 1941
A fine turn-out.
War Weapons Week in the ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorn War Weapons Week Loughborough Echo - 13th June 1941
Wednesday: £22,700.
Wednesday was the high day of ...... cont.
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 |  | Sykes brothers meet on leave 1944 31st March 1944
The three sons of Mr and Mrs Leonard Sykes of Castledine-street, ...... cont.
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 |  | St Bartholomew's Football Team 1950 - 1951 Ian Aitken is on the left of the goalie. To the immediate left of the capt holding the ...... cont.
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 |  | St Bartholomew's Football Team 1951 - 1952 In the centre holding the football is Ian Aitken. At the end of the row on right is ...... cont.
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 |  | US Paratroopers on Company Street at Camp Quorn 1944 Three paratroopers of H Co 505 PIR pose on the company street at Camp Quorn in England's ...... cont.
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 |  | US soldier Richard A Vargas, Camp Quorn 1944 Richard A Vargas standing on H Company street in Camp Quorn, England getting ready for ...... cont.
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 |  | US soldier Private Leon Vassar, Camp Quorn 1944 Camp Quorn, England. H. 505 Company Street - Pvt Leon Vassar and Clyde Greene at ...... cont.
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 |  | US troops at Camp Quorn prior to D-Day 1944 February 1944 at Camp in Quorn, England. Paratroopers of H. Co. 505 Parachute Infantry ...... cont.
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 |  | A farm at Quorn 300 years ago by the Rev E Foord-Kelcey. Article written in 1908.
It is recommended that reference ...... cont.
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 |  | The Home Farm of the Nether Hall Submitted by Kate Hutchinson
Story written in 1991
The old stone farm house still ...... cont.
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 |  | The Shuttlewood Story William Shuttlewood and his Family - Quorn Photographer 1905 to 1910.
William ...... cont.
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 |  | Evacuees in Mansfield Street, Quorn Barbara Haines (nee Postans) and John Pritchard were evacuated to stay with Mr and Mrs ...... cont.
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 |  | Postcard of Quorn - Multiview This postcard contains six photographs and although they are small, the quality is such ...... cont.
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 |  | US 82nd Airborne Division 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Introduction
The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment ...... cont.
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 |  | 1st Quorn Scouts This photograph of 1st Quorn Scouts was taken around 1911 in the back garden of Raven ...... cont.
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 |  | Stocks, prize-fighting, swimming brook and a strike at church Loughborough Echo - Friday 3rd August 1928
Quorn is perhaps as well off as most places ...... cont.
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 |  | Quorn group to dance in France Loughborough Monitor - 21st September 1973
Nine members of the Quorn Folk Dancing Club ...... cont.
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 |  | Air Raid Shelter Poster Poster advertising air raid shelter construction. Relating to World War II. No shelter ...... cont.
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 |  | Urban District Council - nuisance in Woodhouse-lane, Quorn Loughborough Herald - 4th January 1900
The monthly meeting of this Council was held at ...... cont.
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 |  | Urban District Council - medical report, the health of the village Loughborough Herald - 8th February 1900
The monthly meeting of this Council was held ...... cont.
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 |  | Urban District Council meeting - proposal by Mr Farnham Loughborough Herald - 7th June 1900
The monthly meeting of this Council was held at ...... cont.
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Total: 225 artefacts returned over 3 pages