Friday 13th February 2026  

Quorn Features and Articles

A number of articles have been written specifically for this museum website. Others have been donated by villagers or have been transcribed from historical accounts. All features and articles are detailed below.

Note that in some cases the document formatting relates to a printable version, so some pages may appear transposed.

		The History of Quorn Gas Works, the Brinks, established 1854 There is little sign today of the Quorn Gas Works that were situated on the Brinks in ...... cont.
		Quorn, the Farnhams and a tangled tale - The Field, 1986 George Farnham was the last member of the historic family to reside in Quorn and would ...... cont.
		Memories of Outdoor Work for M W Wright & Sons by Marlene Bradshaw nee Lidierth Marlene Lidierth grew up in Quorn in the 1950s and lived with her family at 33 Castledine ...... cont.
		Quorn Brook/Buddon Brook/River Lin - what’s in a name? The brook that flows from the Quorn parish boundary at Swithland Reservoir and passes ...... cont.
		Quorn D-Day 80th Commemoration - 2024 In 2023 Quorn Local History Group created a project fund to assist groups or individuals ...... cont.
		Buddon Wood – Quorn’s lost jewel Buddon Wood once covered ¾ of a square mile, but due to quarrying, it is now reduced to a ...... cont.
		Iron Age and Roman evidence in Quorn During the summer of 2023, archaeologists excavated an area near the end of Flesh Hovel ...... cont.
		Stafford Orchard Park, Quorn - Over 100 years as a recreation ground The Stafford Orchard is often described as Quorn’s ‘Jewel in the Crown’. Its origins are ...... cont.
		The History of 94 Meeting Street, Quorn The story of a house in Quorn over 200 years. Sue Griffiths tells us about how her house, ...... cont.
		Louie Burrows, 1888 to 1962 Louie Burrows is featured on the Quorn Old School Heritage Board and many people know ...... cont.

Total: 56 artefacts returned over 6 pages

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