Wednesday 12th May 2021  

Miscellaneous

This section includes a fascinating miscellany of artefacts including maps, plans, pottery, coins, tokens, river views, bridges and much more. Dip in and enjoy!

		Quorndon - An extraordinary trout! Loughborough Monitor - Thursday 21st December 1865 QUORNDON - TROUT EXTRAORDINARY A ...... cont.
		The Quorn Ranch Company, North America Introduction The Quorn Ranch(e) Company was an English syndicate formed in 1886 ...... cont.
		Quorn Milestone On the Leicester Road between the pavement and the fence stands a little-known link with ...... cont.
		HMS Quorn Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Quorn as part of the ‘Hunt Class’. ...... cont.
		Quorndon Embossing Presses These two embossing presses were found during the 2020 Parish Council office move from ...... cont.
		Quorn Australia – Heritage Walk Quorn in South Australia is very proud of its heritage, and the museum team were ...... cont.
		Quorn in Iowa, America, now known as Kingsley Two brothers Fredrick and William Close went to the USA from England in 1876. They ...... cont.
		A unique Quorn business - ships in bottles! One of the most unusual small businesses that Quorn has supported over the years, must be ...... cont.
		Quorn in Australia Did you know that there is a ‘Quorn’ in South Australia? This small township which is ...... cont.
		Quorn Bacon Roll Quorn Bacon Roll is a very old recipe that evolved in the village because it was filling, ...... cont.
		‘Quorna’ Tape, made by M. Wright and Sons of Quorn ‘Quorna’ was a brand name used by Wrights factory in Quorn in the early and middle parts ...... cont.
		Renumbering of Properties on Quorn Streets Over the years several of the older streets in Quorn have been renumbered. This can be ...... cont.
		Footpaths Around Quorn, 1984, by David Hopkins, Rawlins student David Hopkins was a 6th form student at Rawlins Community College in 1984, when he ...... cont.
		Nothing says Quorn quite like …... a polar bear?!!! This type of small crested china pottery was very popular for holiday souvenirs in the ...... cont.
		Silver rose bowl, presented to George White of Quorn, 1919 George White was a very well-known Quorn figure. His main job was a solicitor’s clerk at ...... cont.
		Masterbuilder construction set, made in Quorn 1940s This is definitely one of the more unusual Quorn artefacts that has come to ...... cont.
		Quorn toilet dispute! 1961 The British Film Institute Player website includes a 1 ½ minute clip of film made in ...... cont.
		Postcard – Mountsorrel Quarry 1909 This postcard raises many questions! It may be asked how a Mountsorrel Quarry postcard ...... cont.
		Sunday School Centenary Medals These two medals were donated to Quorn Local History Group by the Footitt family from ...... 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.
		Insurance plaques, Quorn Beginning in the 18th century, insurance fire plaques were attached high up on buildings, ...... cont.
		Quorn Souvenir China This type of small crested china pottery was very popular for holiday souvenirs, in the ...... cont.
		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.
		Letter from HMS Quorn, 1941 During WW2, early in 1941, young Betty Morley from the Quorn Hunt Pony Club wrote to the ...... cont.
		Letter from HMS Quorn during WW2 During WW2 Quorn Hunt Pony Club sent gifts and letters to the crew of HMS Quorn. The ...... cont.
		Leicester City Football Club at Quorn – well nearly! Leicester City Football Club were formed in 1884 and were initially known as Leicester ...... cont.
		Quorn Hunt Royal Doulton pottery Quorn Hunt was based at Quorn Hall in the village from 1753 to 1906. The hunt brought ...... cont.
		1935 Silver Jubilee presentation book, Ivy Dean, Quorn In 1935 King George V celebrated 25 years on the throne, and as part of the jubilee ...... cont.
		Sampler – Rosanna Goulding, Quorndon, 1884 One of the most amazing pieces of Quorn history! This intricately stitched sampler was ...... cont.
		Quorn Souvenir China This type of small crested china pottery was very popular for holiday souvenirs, in the ...... cont.
		Quorn souvenir china ribbon plate This late Victorian/Edwardian china ribbon plate was made as a souvenir of Quorn. There ...... cont.
		Quorn man in Kenya - 1928 Loughborough Echo - 20th January 1928 After following this huge lion more than three ...... cont.
		The lost Quorn charity - 1774 Loughborough Advertiser - 7th November 1872 John Willows, by Will dated 5th day of ...... cont.
		Quorn Co-op milk bottle A half pint milk bottle from the Quorn Co-operative Society. Etched in red on the ...... cont.
		The new Cradock Drive estate - 1926 Loughborough Echo - 3rd December 1926 The hollow square formed by Woodhouse Lane, ...... cont.
		Matchbox from the Pig and Whistle Pub The Pig and Whistle was a pub on Station Road in Quorn. It is now a residential house (no ...... cont.
		Advertising Watch Key -Thomas Lucas, Watchmaker and Jeweller, Quorn This beautifully made little watch key is just 4cm (1.5 inches) long and turns smoothly ...... cont.
		Vehicle accident near Loughborough - 1897 Lougborough Herald - 10th June 1897 A serious accident occurred on Whit-Monday ...... cont.
		Buddon Wood burns for three days - wildlife losses feared. Loughborough Echo - 16th July 1976 Local firemen tackled their toughest job of the ...... cont.
		Embroidery Sampler - Elizabeth Mansfield, Quorndon, 1796 This delicate sampler measuring 16 inches by 16 inches, was embroidered by Elizabeth ...... cont.
		Bus smash near Loughborough - remarkable escapes. 1930 Loughborough Echo - 31st October 1930 There were some remarkable escapes from death ...... cont.
		The hunt is on for Rufus the pet fox - 1975 Loughborough Monitor - 24th January 1975 Rufus, the hand reared pet fox of Mrs Lesley ...... cont.
		Correspondence from Thomas Towle to Lucy Facer 1968. Dear Lucy I see by this mornings paper a record of Quorn. As a small help towards the ...... cont.
		When cows meet in the street - 1934 Loughborough Echo - 4th May 1934 Two herds of cows were going home at milking time on ...... cont.
		Portrait of Charles Farnham This is a Victorian oil painting framed behind glass. The subject is Charles Farnham. He ...... cont.
		Hot cross bun - the oldest in Quorn? Loughborough Echo - 12th April 1968 When Mrs Elsie Pittam, of 22 Barrow-road, Quorn, ...... cont.
		Wooden Bowl from The Bull's Head, Quorn This turned oak bowl was purchased from a Sue Ryder charity shop in Gatley, Cheshire. It ...... cont.
		Quorndon to Quorn - the Name Change Derby Mercury - January 1890 In 1889 Mr George White, on behalf of Quorndon Local ...... cont.
		Quorndon shop token This is thrupeny token (approximately 1.5p) for 'General Supply Stores, Quorn'. It is ...... cont.
		The road from Barrow-upon-Soar to Quorn c1907 Barrow Bridge (in the distance) is the end of the parish boundary. The photograph is ...... cont.
		Quorn car crash Monitor and Herald - 10th August 1933. A motor car that crashed into a wall at Quorn ...... cont.
		Quorn Dog Licence 1882 Issued on 9th January 1882 to Hepzibah Kinch, landlady of the King William IV public ...... cont.
		Quorn children 1925 Loughborough Monitor and Herald - 10th December 1925 A group of children at Quorn ...... cont.
		Singular Announcement 1840 Preston Chronicle - 10th October 1840 On Tuesday last, the good folks of Quorndon were ...... cont.
		Quorn china ribbon plate 1910 This is a china ribbon plate, made as a souvenir of Quorn in approximately 1910. It is ...... cont.
		Santa Maria bridge on the Soar Loughborough Monitor - 8th August 1975 We received a flood of entries to last week's ...... cont.
		A farm at Quorn 300 years ago by the Rev E Foord-Kelcey. Article written in 1908. It is recommended that reference ...... cont.
		Artwork discovered in Quorn cottage When decorating some years ago, Phil and Sue Child of Beaconsfield Cottage on ...... cont.
		Wood Lane, Quorn card Card illustrating a courting couple in Wood Lane. Nothing more is known about this card.
		Stream from Tom Long's Meadow, Quorn Builders break into the culvert carrying the stream from Tom Long's Meadow into Quorn ...... 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 Souvenir Jug This little jug is 7 ½ cms (3 inches) tall. It was made by the New Devon Pottery, Newton ...... cont.
		Quorn Specialities Ltd Quorn grocery products - and we don't mean the modern 'textured vegetable protein'! - ...... cont.
		Quorn Souvenir China This small pot is less than 6 cm (2 ½ inches) wide and was produced by Arcadian China, ...... cont.
		Woolly rhinoceros discovered in Quorn Loughborough Echo - 18th August 1939 Now on view in Loughborough Library is the ...... cont.
		Quorn Census Returns and Street Names When looking at the census records, some street names may not be familiar. Even where you ...... cont.
		Howlett's Bus Company Founded in Quorn by George Howlett in the early 1920s. The bus depot, off Barrow Road was ...... cont.
		Commemorative token In 1789 the printer Robert Raikes started Sunday Schools in Gloucester. This coin was ...... cont.
		Glass pot lid Possibly dating from the time of Richard III due to depiction of boar (his emblem). Found ...... cont.
		Roman spoon Roman artefact from the Selvester Drive area of Quorn - spoon. Metal detecting find. ...... cont.
		Brooch pins Roman artefact from the Selvester Drive area of Quorn - Brooch pins. Metal detecting ...... cont.
		Goddess Roman artefact from the Selvester Drive area of Quorn. Goddess ? probably a votive ...... cont.
		Frog artefact Roman artefact from the Selvester Drive area of Quorn. Frog - probably a votive ...... cont.
		Roman coin Roman coin (Denarius). Reverse side showing an image of Romulus and Remus. Metal ...... cont.
		Roman coin Roman coin (Denarius). Displaying the head of the Empress Faustina. Metal detecting find ...... cont.
		Roman coins Selection of Roman coins (Sestertius). Portraying the Emperors Pius and Hadrian. Metal ...... cont.
		Antique glass bottle 19th century glass bottle found during the refurbishment of the War Memorial gardens in ...... cont.
		Clay Pipe 18th century or early 19th century carved bowl of a clay pipe found during the ...... cont.
		Sketch drawing of Little Bridge on School Lane by W E Cooke. The Little Bridge on School Lane was built in 1760 and demolished in 1897. 'Old Bridge ...... cont.
		Demolition of Little Bridge on School Lane c1897 Workmen demolishing the 'Little Bridge' over the stream in School Lane to make way for a ...... cont.
		Santa Maria bridge on Soar Road c1970s The bridge originally belonged to Quorn Hall and was used to transport the hounds over ...... cont.
		Children by the brook This lovely photograph was taken before 1897 when the old bridge on School Lane(built in ...... cont.
		Children at play Probably taken in the Stafford Orchard. The picket fence follows the line of the current ...... cont.
		Constructing the modern footbridge on Leicester Road A 1675 map (Ogilby's) shows a bridge of five arches here because the stream used to be ...... cont.
		Young Children c1910 These five young children (c1900) dressed as was the custom. Girls frequently wore ...... cont.
		New bridge on School Lane, Quorn The original bridge was demolished in 1897 when it became dangerous. It was rebuilt to ...... cont.
		Children on School Lane causeway Children on causeway looking from School Lane towards the river c1920s. The granite wall ...... cont.
		Old Bull's Head coaching lamp The old coaching lamp from the old Bull's Head inn in the High Street. Originally it hung ...... cont.
		River Soar The river at Soar Road, Quorn about 1960. During the 1930's and 40's village children ...... cont.
		Mill chimney being dismantled The mill chimney belonging to M Wright and Sons was removed in 1997. It stood close to ...... cont.
		Unknown location, Quorn This photograph might have been taken on the Quorn House estate. The arches are made from ...... cont.
		Stone well in Station Road cottage 1976 This well was discovered in 1976 during renovation works of the cottages in Station Road ...... cont.
		Quorn's church clock loses face: Three-inch slip after 132 years Loughborough Monitor - 27th November 1964 For 132 years villagers of Quorn have been ...... cont.
		Children sitting on wall Three children enjoying the sun, sitting next to the gate to the iron bridge near Santa ...... cont.

Total: 96 artefacts returned

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