Tuesday 28th July 2026  

Quorn Families and People

		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.
		Quorn Mills Bowls Club, September 1928 This photograph of Quorn Mills Bowls Club has been sent to the museum team by Pam ...... cont.
		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.
		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.
		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.
		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.
		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.
		The death of Joseph Adcock, Quorn 1867 Joseph Bexton Adcock was born in Quorn in 1827, and died on 27th December 1867 from ...... cont.
		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.
		Quorn Grammar School (Rawlins) Admissions Register, 1900 to 1914 Rawlins School Admissions Register from September 1900 to September 1914, contains 242 ...... cont.
		Meeting Street, Quorn As the years go by and as Quorn Village On-line Museum continues to grow, it becomes ...... cont.
		The Farnham Monuments: Myths, Legends and Family Fables This research was carried out by Moira Ackers from Loughborough, and published by The ...... cont.
		Pillings Lock, Quorn Pillings Lock is in the Parish of Quorn, to the north-east of the village itself, and is ...... cont.
		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.
		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.
		Quorn photograph taken between 1905 and 1910 This photograph was taken by William Shuttlewood in Quorn between 1905 and 1910. ...... cont.
		Two photographs from Quorn in WW2 These two photographs were taken during WW2 in 1942, in the back garden of 7 Mansfield ...... cont.
		Jack and Doris Newton from Quorn These photographs taken in 1922 are of John Aaron Newton (Jacko') and Doris Miriam ...... cont.
		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.
		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.
		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.
		Sampler – Rosanna Goulding, Quorndon, 1884 This article appeared in the spring edition of The Quorndon magazine in 2015. It tells ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew's National School, 1910 Very little was known about this photograph until cont.
		Stafford Orchard Park, 1936, Sarah Farley This wonderful photograph was taken in 1936 on Stafford Orchard, the park in the middle ...... cont.
		Sampler – Rosanna Goulding, Quorndon, 1884 One of the most amazing pieces of Quorn history! This intricately stitched sampler was ...... cont.
		Food production from allotments and rabbits - WW1 The two newspaper cuttings below reflect the efforts being made in Quorn during WW1, to ...... cont.
		Sudden Death at Quorn Adult School - April 1905 Loughborough Herald - 13th April 1905 On Sunday morning, shortly after the opening of ...... cont.
		Quorn Wood Tragedy - Gamekeeper found shot - March 1917 Loughborough Herald - March 15th 1917 A sad tragedy was discovered in Quorn Wood on ...... cont.
		Death of Quorn tradesman - May 1934 Loughborough Echo - 25th May 1934 The death occurred in Loughborough Hospital on ...... cont.
		Funeral of Mrs Eliza Hallam - March 1934 Loughborough Echo - 23rd March 1934 The funeral of Mrs Eliza Ann Hallam who died on ...... cont.
		Dress show by Quorn Institute pupils, April 1958 Loughborough Echo - 11th April 1958 Outstanding dress show by Quorn Institute ...... cont.
		Quorn Fete - Effort for Church Hall Fund - 1927 Loughborough Monitor and Herald - 30th June 1927 Quorn Fete - Effort for Church Hall ...... cont.
		Walter Giles – Leaving Quorn Station, WW1 Walter Giles was born in Quorn in 1888. During WW1 he was a signaller and fought in the ...... cont.
		Presentation at the White Horse to Mr and Mrs Hincks Mr and Mrs Hincks were the landlord and landlady of the White Horse pub in the 1940s and ...... cont.
		Quorn Cricket Club, 1966 This photograph of Quorn Cricket Club was taken in 1966. Top row (standing), left to ...... cont.
		Men from Quorn who died in WW1, 1914 to 1919 - Details The PDF document attached to this item provides the details as listed below, for the 78 ...... cont.
		Quorn Rawlins sports day, about 1907 This photograph was taken at Quorn Rawlins School sports day around 1907. It was in a ...... cont.
		The Turner/Shuttlewood families in Quorn These photographs were sent in by Brian Shuttlewood from Quorn. Brian was born in Quorn ...... cont.
		A Quorn group of men, early 1960s It is not known where this photograph was taken, or what the occasion was, but it is ...... cont.
		Old folks tea party, Quorn Village Hall, 1935 This photograph was taken in about 1935 and shows Mrs Louisa Bumpus from Mansfield ...... cont.
		A jolly outing from Quorn! - continued This photograph was taken on the same day as the pictures in cont.
		A jolly outing from Quorn! These photographs were taken on an outing from Quorn, and everyone seems to be having a ...... cont.
		Charles Kirbell White and Frank Cuthbert White – WW1 Quorn casualties Charles Kirbell White and his younger brother Frank Cuthbert White lived with their ...... cont.
		Dolls sale in aid of WW1 The White family from Rose Cottage on Loughborough Road in Quorn, were always involved in ...... cont.
		Muriel Sheffield (nee White), 1894 to 1978 These are further pictures related to Muriel White who features in cont.
		Harry and Ada Yeomans - floods on Leicester Road in 1960 The top photograph was taken during floods in the 1960s and appeared in the Leicester ...... cont.
		Richard and Sarah Ann Bagley, 28 Wood Lane This couple are Richard and Sarah Ann Bagley. Richard was born in Markfield in 1849, but ...... cont.
		Walter Giles – Born Quorn 1888, died 1973 Walter George Giles was born in Quorn in 1888. He was one of six children of George and ...... cont.
		Quorn St Bartholomew’s Primary School, about 1894 This item appeared in the Loughborough Echo 50 years after the photograph was taken. ...... cont.
		Children on Unitt Road, 1960s This great photograph was taken at the far end of Unitt Road in about 1963 or 1964. The ...... cont.
		Quorn 1964 or 1965 – A children’s birthday party group This photograph was taken in Quorn at a birthday party in about 1964 or 1965. Back row ...... cont.
		The back of Brook House, Quorn These rare pictures are taken at the back of Brook House in the 1920s. Brook House stood ...... cont.
		Misses E & M White – Homemade cakes price list This price list dates from about 1910. Ethel and Muriel White were the daughters of ...... cont.
		The marriage of Muriel White and William Sheffield, Quorn, 8th September 1921 Muriel Hilda White was born in Quorn in 1893, one of five children of George and Mary Ann ...... cont.
		Quorn memories from the 1940s Judy Goacher (nee Dorman), who now lives in Canada, visited Quorn in June 2014 for the ...... cont.
		Quorndon Friendly Society, 1848 Quorndon Friendly Society was established in 1805 by people living in the village. Its ...... cont.
		An Obstreperous Nun in Quorn! An Obstreperous Nun Edinburgh Evening News – Friday 25th December 1885 At ...... cont.
		Rawlins Grammar School, Quorn, Christmas 1947 This photograph shows pupils, teachers and a few visitors enjoying a Punch and Judy show ...... cont.
		Barrie’s Fruit and Veg Shop, Quorn Cross ‘Barries’ fruit and veg shop, in a prominent position on Quorn Cross, was run by Barrie ...... cont.
		An unknown event, on an unknown date, probably on Stafford Orchard So who are this happy group? They seem to be mainly men dressed as women! What was ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew’s Choir, Quorn, mid 1940s Top row (standing): ? Long, Clifford Teagle, Reg Harris, Gordon Camp, Stanley Brewin, ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew’s Choir, Quorn, early 1950s Top row: Murray Rumsey, Harry Judd, Clooston Black, student, Gordon Camp, Bill Harkis, ...... cont.
		Wright's factory Quorn, 1950s This excellent photograph was taken at Wright's factory in Quorn in the 1950s. Names ...... cont.
		William Edward John Basil (Willie) Farnham, 1887 This very rare photograph of William Farnham was taken in 1887 and was part of a group ...... cont.
		The Ashby Volunteers - Death of the Sergeant Instructor Derby Mercury - 16th February 1870 It is with deep regret that we have to announce the ...... cont.
		Burton's newsagents, 1936, 25 High Street, Quorn This article about Burton's newsagents on High Street, appeared in the Quorndon Magazine ...... cont.
		1st Quorndon and 1st Rothley Scout Band This unique photograph from either 1919 or 1920, was taken on the Farnham family estate ...... cont.
		Thomas Pepper, farmer and coal merchant, Quorn This is a photograph taken in about 1910, is of a cart belonging to Thomas Pepper, a ...... cont.
		Quorn Old Boys – Late 1980s/early 1990s This is probably one of the most recent photographs that we have included in Quorn ...... cont.
		Sarah Ann Gamble and her Gamble family chart There were three completely separate branches of Gamble families living in Quorn in the ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew’s Primary School, Quorn. 1950 This photograph shows the infant class at St Barts in 1950. It must be the happiest ...... cont.
		Arthur and Marie Wheldon - Wright's Commanders Carnival Band Arthur Wheldon was the band leader with Wright's Commanders Carnival Band, and his wife ...... cont.
		North’s Post Office and grocery shop, Quorn Cross Thomas North arrived in Quorn as a single man, in his early twenties in the late 1850s. ...... cont.
		Quorn Rawlins Grammar School panoramic photograph, 1946 This 'whole school' photograph was taken at Rawlins School in 1946. At this time the ...... cont.
		Quorn Rawlins Grammar School panoramic photograph, 1953 This 'whole school' photograph was taken at Rawlins School in the coronation year, 1953. ...... cont.
		Tom Shenton and family, about 1904 This is a picture of the Shenton family who lived at number 6 Barrow Road (Gordon ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew's Primary School, Quorn, 1974 This photograph is Mrs Laurie's first-year infants class at St Bartholomew's Primary ...... cont.
		Quorn Charities Darts League – programme 6th June 1980 The various pubs and clubs in Quorn had many darts players and they played in the Quorn ...... cont.
		Godfrey Phillip, Scout ‘Skip’, early 1950s After reading Bron Worsnip’s ‘Memories of a Quorn childhood, 1947-1957’ (Artefact 1698), ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew’s Primary School, Quorn – 1976 This is Miss Mains class at St Bartholomew's primary school. The photograph was taken on ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew’s Primary School, Quorn – 1973 This is Mrs Hoppers class at St Bartholomew's primary school in June 1973. This was just ...... cont.
		Miss Judy Dormon - Carnival Queen. 1945 Loughborough Echo - 22nd June 1945 A dance was given in the Village Hall, lent by ...... cont.
		Animosity to Cyclists - 1896 Loughborough Herald - 5th November 1896 William Richardson, butcher, Quorn, pleaded ...... cont.
		Mrs Kaye's Charity Loughborough Advertiser – 24th October 1872 The table of benefactors in the church ...... cont.
		List of Overseers of the Poor – Quorn 1801 to 1879 This list was taken from the Quorndon Vestry Meeting minute book. Vestry Meetings were an ...... cont.
		List of Parish Constables – Quorn 1784 to 1835 This list was taken from the Quorndon Vestry Meeting minute book. Vestry Meetings were an ...... cont.
		The Children of the Village Hall On the 29th June 1889 four children laid memorial foundation stones at the Village Hall. ...... cont.
		Herbert Washington France – Stationmaster, Quorn and Woodhouse Great Central Railway Station, 1899 to 1917 Herbert France was born in 1866. He became stationmaster at the Great Central Quorn and ...... cont.
		2nd Quorn Scouts summer camp, 1952 These photographs were taken during a kit inspection at 2nd Quorn Scouts summer camp, in ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew’s Primary School – about 1957 This photograph of some of the staff at the back of St Bartholomew’s Primary School, was ...... cont.
		Station Road, Quorn A everyday scene looking down Station road in about 1910. It is interesting that most of ...... cont.
		Tim Firr - Quorn Huntsman Tom Firr was known as the greatest huntsman in England. He was born on 12th April 1841 ...... cont.
		The Green family of Quorn - Family chart The Green family can trace their roots in Quorn for at least six generations, back to the ...... cont.
		Urban District Council Election - 1896 Loughborough Herald - 26th March 1896 Mr George White, the returning officer, received ...... cont.
		Quorn’s Oldest Soldier - “Warrior” Burton 26th November 1948 – Loughborough Echo Mr Joseph Burton (“Warrior Burton”), who was 86 ...... cont.
		Richard Pulteney - 1730-1801 Richard Pulteney was a physician and botanist after whom Poultney Brook and Poultney ...... cont.
		Penfold - Halford wedding 1928 Loughborough Echo - 3rd August 1928 Yesterday morning, the wedding was celebrated at ...... cont.
		Award for Quorn motorcyclist Loughborough Echo - 31st October 1958 Mr H.B. Hope, of 5, Castledine Avenue, Quorn, is ...... cont.
		Quorn man in Kenya - 1928 Loughborough Echo - 20th January 1928 After following this huge lion more than three ...... cont.
		A list of the Vicars and Curates of Quorn Parish Church Originally Quorn Church was a chapel to the Mother Church of Barrow. In 1868 Quorn ...... cont.

Total: 996 artefacts returned over 10 pages

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