Quorn Business and Industry

Up until the mid nineteen century most industry in the village was cottage based, primarily frame-work knitting. During the 1820s two hosiery factories were established and by the middle of the century Quorn had a sock and glove manufacturer (Websters) and a twist lace, silk net and cotton tatting factory (Balms), located where the Church Rooms are now. Wrights Mill, elastic webbing manufacturers, arrived in the village in 1860. By 1911 Wrights employed over 30% of the working population of Quorn and they are still present in the village today.

In addition to the factories, this section also contains information about the quarry, the railway and shops, all of which had an impact on village life.

		Lloyd Eric Tomlyn, 1928 to 2016 – Memories of Quorn Lloyd Eric Tomlyn was born in Mountsorrel in 1928, the son of Eric Dudley Ernest Tomlyn ...... cont.
		Harvest at Home Farm, Quorn, early 1900s Thomas Pepper was born in 1883 in Long Whatton. He was married twice and had six children ...... cont.
		Quorn Laundry buildings Quorn Laundry was based on Barrow Road, where Quorndon Terrace is today. This photograph ...... cont.
		Quorn Hygienic Laundry basket This Quorn laundry basket (or hamper) was used by the Pagets from Nanpantan Hall in ...... cont.
		Masterbuilder construction set, made in Quorn 1940s This is definitely one of the more unusual Quorn artefacts that has come to ...... cont.
		Aerial view of Wright's factory and surrounding area - approx 1952 This aerial photograph was taken in the early 1950s, as evidenced by the size of the lime ...... cont.
		Postcard – Mountsorrel Quarry 1909 This postcard raises many questions! It may be asked how a Mountsorrel Quarry postcard ...... cont.
		WW1 Puttees! Made by M Wright and Sons This advert appeared regularly in the Tatler between 1917 and 1919. It is advertising ...... cont.
		Quorn cigarette tin, early 1900s This Quorn cigarette tin is very well worn and we think is a very rare find. Underneath ...... cont.
		Quorn meat substitute and our village – a connection or not? One question that people often ask is whether there is a connection between the name of ...... cont.

Total: 283 artefacts returned over 29 pages

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