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.
 |  | 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.
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| | Quorn sampler, Elizabeth Winsley Power 1853
Whilst we may think that many girls and young women made samplers in the 18th and 19th ...... cont.
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| | WW2, Quorn Camp, off Wood Lane – TV Programme!
On Wednesday and Thursday, 28th and 29th June 2017, the cameras rolled into Quorn to film ...... cont.
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| | Churches, chapels and changing times in Quorn
This article appeared in The Quorndon magazine in Winter 2016. Philip Thornborow, who is ...... cont.
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| | Hidden heroes, Frank Hearn – a story of one man’s WW2
Frank Hearn from Barrow Road in Quorn, was in the 64th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery ...... cont.
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| | William Harris Inglesant, Quorn, died 1912 aged 101
This article about the life of William Harris Inglesant appeared in the Quorndon Magazine ...... cont.
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| | Wood Lane – Lost cottages
Some cottages that once stood on Wood Lane have been either demolished or totally ...... cont.
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| | Quorn in WW2 – The girls who listened
Beaumanor Hall at Old Woodhouse was one of the largest Y stations, or listening stations ...... cont.
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| | A History of 27 Meeting Street, Quorn
27 Meeting Street is one of the oldest properties in Quorn, and this article about the ...... cont.
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| | 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.
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| | 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.
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| | The Farnham Monuments: Myths, Legends and Family Fables
This research was carried out by Moira Ackers from Loughborough, and published by The ...... cont.
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| | Sampler – Rosanna Goulding, Quorndon, 1884
This article appeared in the spring edition of The Quorndon magazine in 2015. It tells ...... cont.
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| | Burton's newsagents, 1936, 25 High Street, Quorn
This article about Burton's newsagents on High Street, appeared in the Quorndon Magazine ...... cont.
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| | Quorn Soldiers who died in WW1
2014 marks one hundred years since the start of the First World War. Quorn lost 79 of its ...... cont.
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| | The Children of the Village Hall
On the 29th June 1889 four children laid memorial foundation stones at the Village Hall. ...... cont.
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| | Evacuated to Quorn during WW2 – one boy’s story
Barry Bradley from London got in touch with Quorn On-line Museum early in 2012. He was ...... cont.
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| | Quorn's Fetes and Fairs, 1960s and 1970s - a photo album
Jack and Phyllis Field were very well known in the village and involved in many aspects ...... cont.
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| | The Banks Cottages, High Street, Quorn
This article about the Banks Cottages on High Street,appeared in the Quorndon Magazine in ...... cont.
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 | | A Brief History of the Great Central Railway at Quorn
The photograph below was taken on Quorn Station in 1959.
The engine standing in the ...... cont.
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| | Memories of St Bartholomew’s Primary School, 1958 to 1964
These memories of St Bartholomew’s Primary School were kindly written for the museum by ...... cont.
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| | The sad story of George and Emma Cummins, Quorn 1898
The information for this story was provided by Andrew Cummins from Suffolk. His great ...... cont.
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| | Hubert Woodward Looks Back
Leicester Graphic 1973
This fascinating article appeared in the Leicester Graphic ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Court - article from 1953
4th December 1953 – Loughborough Monitor
Quorn Court – stately home of Col. W.S.N. ...... cont.
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| | 1946 Picture Post Article - Quorn Rawlins School Trip to the North of Scotland
This article was written by Fyfe Robertson and appeared in Picture Post Magazine 8th June ...... cont.
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Total: 34 artefacts returned over 2 pages
