Tuesday 28th July 2026  

Quorn Business and Industry

		Portrait of Hugo Meynell - 1758 Hugo Meynell bought Quorn Hall in 1753 from Justinian Raynesford and became the second ...... cont.
		Pumping House and Well House Swithland Reservoir - 11th Sept 1896 Interior view of the Pumping House at Swithland Water Works, showing part of the pump ...... cont.
		House at Swithland Reservoir - 11th Sept 1896 Exterior view of the house at Swithland Reservoir Water Works. The house is part of a ...... cont.
		Company bids for Quorn Country Club shares - 1963 Loughborough Monitor - 4th October 1963 Rexall drug and chemical company, ...... cont.
		War Tribunal - 1917 Loughborough Herald - 19th March 1917 (Tribunals were held locally to consider ...... cont.
		Death of Mr Joseph Camm, of Quorn - 1896 Loughborough Herald - 3rd December 1896 On Monday evening, at the advanced age of 86 ...... cont.
		County Court - Howlett v Priestley 1928 Loughborough Monitor and Herald - 22nd December 1928 Motorist to pay damages - ...... cont.
		Wright's factory advertisement from 1936 A advert for young girls to learn weaving, winding and warping.
		Messrs M Wright and Sons Ltd - £1,600 towards a “Spitfire” Loughborough Echo - 7th March 1941 Letter from Lord Beaverbrook The management and ...... cont.
		Advertisement - 1934 George Cecil White (known as Cecil) was the son of George White, a very well known local ...... cont.
		Advertisement - 1934 One of three adverts from 1934. Can anyone remember Heafford the outfitters? ...... cont.
		Advertisement - 1934 One of three adverts from 1934 - Can anyone remember this hairdresser? Anthony Cove ...... cont.
		Jack Towell - 60 years at Wright's Loughborough Monitor - 6th May 1977 After 60 years at Messrs M Wright and Sons Ltd., ...... cont.
		Village Hall as wartime canteen - 1941 Loughborough Echo - 3rd January 1941 The village hall, which Quorn people are ...... cont.
		County Court Facer v Marriott - 1918 Loughborough Herald - 12th September 1918 A Composite Claim. At Loughborough County ...... cont.
		Rex Bloore - Business boom after trial in village shop Loughborough Monitor - 16th April 1971 Seven years ago a man called Rex Bloore had an ...... cont.
		Death of Miss Lucy Facer - Distinguished public service Loughborough Echo - 20th October 1972 The death of Miss Lucy Facer, of Quorn, on ...... cont.
		Buddon quarry - 1964 A photograph of the spoil heap probably taken from Wood Lane in 1964
		Quorn Golden Wedding - Mr and Mrs J T S Caunt Loughborough Echo - 26th January 1968 A couple who have spent all their married life ...... cont.
		Building the railway through Quorn c1895 The Great Central line through Quorn under construction
		Train timetable - 1899 An example of a Great Centrail Railway timetable from 1899
		Building the railway through Quorn c1895 Workers constructing the Great Central railway through Quorn
		Shops next to the White Horse on Station Road - 1963 This photograph was found in the Leicester records office. On the back is hand written ...... cont.
		Jack Payne - obituary 1969 Loughborough Monitor - 17th January 1969 Cobbler began his working life at 10 as ...... cont.
		Quorn Work's Outing - 1873 Loughborough Advertiser - August 21st 1873 Treat for work people On Friday last, ...... cont.
		Quorn hosiery industry and 'Webster's Whistle' Until the early nineteenth century the hosiery industry was organised on the domestic ...... cont.
		Betsy Cook v William Sutton 1896 Loughborough Herald - 30th April 1896 County Court - Disputing too late. Betsy ...... cont.
		Quorn employees in stocking trade strike - 1819 Leicester Chronicle - 17th August 1819 Stocking-making trade strike The ...... cont.
		Quorn aids Belgian refugees - 1914 Loughborough Herald - 29th October 1914 Belgian refugees in Leicestershire A large ...... cont.
		Wright's Christmas Party Loughborough Monitor - 26th December 1969. The lady on right in the dark dress (on the ...... cont.
		One Ash, Quorn One Ash is situated within the Parish of Quorn, although it is beyond the main village ...... cont.
		Postcard of The Thatch This card was posted in November 1904. This property was originally three cottages, ...... cont.
		Quorndon shop token This is thrupeny token (approximately 1.5p) for 'General Supply Stores, Quorn'. It dates ...... cont.
		Boiler arriving at Wright's factory c1900 Boiler arriving at Wright's factory c1900
		Quorn Hygienic Laundry in 1932. Quorn Hygienic Laundry (steam laundry) in Barrow Road as it was in 1932. For more ...... cont.
		Corner of School Lane c1940s. Mr Allen's cycle shop is to the right. Pratt's motor spirit pump stands by the roadside.
		Steam engine - Swithland Reservoir One of the three triple expansion steam engines in the coal-fired pumping station of ...... cont.
		Swithland Reservoir 5th July 1894 - the ceremony for the cutting of the "first sod" in the presence of ...... cont.
		Wright's Factory c1925 Girls standing at the end of their looms in the weaving shed about 1925.
		Cottages on Wood Lane The cottages were built by Wrights for their workers in 1893-94.
		Gas works by 'The Brinks' The gas works were demolished in 1966 and there is now a small housing development on the ...... cont.
		Meeting Street Formerly known as Wood Street or Wood Gate, this photograph shows the Blacksmith's Arms ...... cont.
		Leicester Road This photograph was probably taken in the 1920s. The sign in the foreground on the right ...... cont.
		Fish and Chip shop - Station Road This shop was part of a row of shops which were attached to the White Horse pub and ran ...... cont.
		Shops to the side of the White Horse pub c1950 This postcard shows Dockray's Fish and chip shop (1 Station Road) and cottages at the ...... cont.
		Corner Shop in Barrow Road 1902 Now Hannah's Chocolates [2010].
		Carr's Boot Shop c1930 The shop stood on the corner of Leicester Road, opposite the Village Hall.
		Quorn Mills Park Bowling Club Quorn Mills Park Bowling Club opened in 1923. It was then only open to men, but the ...... cont.
		Leicester Road and Wright's Mill A photograph taken in the early years of the twentieth century, making the village look ...... cont.
		Station Road looking towards the village centre c1905 Station Road was known as Barrow Street at this time and on the right is the corner of ...... cont.
		Warners cottages on Soar Road Cottages built for hunt workers on Soar Road by the Warner family of Quorn Hall.
		Wright's Mill Michael Wright came to Quorn from Leicester in 1870 to manufacture elastic webbing. By ...... cont.
		Men working at Cocklow quarry c1910 See cont.
		The Blacksmiths on Meeting Street The smithy was in the ownership of the Holmes family for over 100 years. It was still in ...... cont.
		Swithland Reservoir construction 1894-96 A small portion of Swithland reservoir lies within the parish of Quorn. The photograph ...... cont.
		Working at Cocklow Quarry c1907 In about 1812 a Mr Jackson discovered how to work hard granite stone by watching some ...... cont.
		The Gas Works The Gas House or Works was constructed in 1853 by the River Soar on land called 'The ...... cont.
		Howlett's Bus Company The photograph below shows a 14 seater Reo bus, which was put into service in the 1920s. ...... cont.
		Quorn Firm's Annual Dinner 1962 Loughborough Echo - 9th February 1962 Some of the guests and employees who attended ...... cont.
		The King William the Fourth Pub, Quorn Loughborough and Monitor and Herald - 10th August 1933. Another image of the The King ...... cont.
		Florence Carr c1930 Florence Carr, who with her husband Edward, owned Carr's Boot and Shoe shop c1930. The ...... cont.
		Postcard of Quorn Shop c1930 Carr's Boot and Shoe shop c1930. The shop was located on Leicester Road, opposite the ...... cont.
		Postcard - Wright's Offices, Leicester Road, Quorn Sent to Miss E Kinch. Believed to be taken outside Wright's factory offices on Leicester ...... cont.
		Carriage Licence 1885 Licence for a carriage granted to Thomas Kinch (King William IV public house) in January ...... cont.
		Volvo coach for Howlett and Son 1974 Loughborough Echo - 15th March 1974 Volvo coach for Howlett and Son The first Volvo ...... cont.
		Wrights Christmas Party c1973 - 1974 On the right seated are Tim and Julie Long. Behind them (in the mask) is Glyn Tyler. To ...... cont.
		Wright's Commanders Band, Quorn - 1930s A photograph held in Loughborough Library. We have received this information from Ann ...... cont.
		Motor Bus Accident near Quorn 1918 Loughborough Herald - 4th July 1918 Shortly after 5pm on Tuesday week, an accident ...... cont.
		Wright's Christmas Party 1976 24th December 1976 Children of employees of M Wright and Sons, Quorn, had an enjoyable ...... cont.
		55 years with one firm 27th December 1957 At Messrs Wright and Sons annual dinner and dance held at the ...... cont.
		Selling poor quality milk 1917 Loughborough Herald - 5th July 1917 Jeremiah J Stirling, milk seller, Quorn, was ...... cont.
		A Quorn Funeral - Mr Tom Bates Loughborough Echo - 10th May 1935 The funeral of Mr Tom Bates, of Quorn, who died on ...... cont.
		Benjamin Fewkes and America Loughborough Echo - March 29th 1935 Originator of Hosiery in USA Loughborough has ...... cont.
		Quorn village cobbler works a full day at 79 Loughborough Monitor - 1st May 1959. In a small dark room off Station Road you will ...... cont.
		400 miles of narrow fabric - 1959 Loughborough Monitor - 24th April 1959. The elastic webbing firm of M Wright and Sons ...... cont.
		Howlett's Bus Company 1972 This is a picture of a Howlett's bus passing through Quorn in June 1972. The Howlett's ...... cont.
		Advertisement by William Webster, Quorn, 1891 This advert appeared in the Quorndon Parish Magazine - December 1891. The ...... cont.
		Advertisement by F. Facer (Havelock Coffee House), Quorn, 1891 This advert appeared in the Quorndon Parish Magazine - November 1891. The ...... cont.
		Advertisement by W. H. Backhouse, Quorn, 1891 This advert appeared in the Quorndon Parish Magazine - November 1891. The ...... cont.
		Advertisement by Thomas North, Quorn, 1891 This advert appeared in the Quorndon Parish Magazine - November 1891. The ...... cont.
		Advertisement by A. Sault, Quorn, 1891 This advert appeared in the Quorndon Parish Magazine - November 1891. The ...... cont.
		Advertisement by George Voss, Quorn, 1891 This advert appeared in the Quorndon Parish Magazine - November 1891. The ...... cont.
		Advertisement by J. Sanders, Quorn, 1891 This advert appeared in the Quorndon Parish Magazine - November 1891. The ...... cont.
		Advertisement by T. Lucas, Quorn, 1891 This advert appeared in the Quorndon Parish Magazine - November 1891. The ...... cont.
		Jack Payne's shop Jack Payne repaired shoes from the front room of his home in Station Road (now 4 Station ...... cont.
		Quorn Mills Park Bowls Club Pavillion This postcard is lodged with the records office in Leicester. Quorn Mills Park Bowling ...... cont.
		The Lodge, Meeting Street, Quorn The lodge and gates to Quorn House are visible in the middle distance. Facer's woodyard ...... cont.
		Loughborough Petty Sessions 1851 Derby Mercury - 16th July 1851. Loughborough Petty Sessions. July 10th (Before the Rev J ...... cont.
		The Home Farm of the Nether Hall Submitted by Kate Hutchinson Story written in 1991 The old stone farm house still ...... cont.
		Employees at Messrs M Wright and Sons c1902 This group of employees of Messrs M Wright and Sons' factory at Quorn was taken in about ...... cont.
		First passenger coaches Loughborough Monitor - 7th September 1973 The Main Line Steam Trust's first British ...... cont.
		Air Raid Shelter Poster, Gambles, Quorn Poster advertising air raid shelter construction. Relating to World War II. No shelter ...... cont.
		£1,000 for 15-year-old Quorn boy Loughborough Echo - 9th June 1939 Hand entangled in machinery. At the ...... cont.
		Fire at Facer's Timber Yard, Quorn 1985 Walter Blyth looking at the wreck of Facer's Timber Yard, Meeting Street. Taken on ...... cont.
		Quorn Pub Token This is a rubbing of a pub token issued by the White Hart, probably in the 1920s or ...... cont.
		Quorndon Co-op Checks These checks (sometimes incorrectly known as tokens) dating from the late 1800s, were ...... cont.
		Quorn Specialities Ltd Quorn grocery products - and we don't mean the modern 'textured vegetable protein'! - ...... cont.
		Post Card of The Cross, Quorn This is a view of the Cross taken from outside the Memorial Gardens looking up High ...... cont.
		Postcard of the High Street, Quorn This is looking along High Street to Loughborough Road from the centre of the village. ...... cont.
		Postcard of Quorn Cross This is Quorn Cross looking down Station Road towards what is now a bar/restaurant. It ...... cont.

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