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Our 50 most recently submitted museum artefacts are listed below:

 The History of 94 Meeting Street, Quorn  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.
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 Kelly's Directory 1908 – Quorn entries  Kelly's Directory 1908 – Quorn entries
Directories are a valuable source of information for both the local and family historian. ...... cont.
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 Quorn Charities Darts - Beardsley new gift. 1963  Quorn Charities Darts - Beardsley new gift. 1963
Loughborough Monitor - 25th January 1963 The officials of the Quorn Charities Darts ...... cont.
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 Bennett’s Trade Directory 1901-02 – Quorn entries  Bennett’s Trade Directory 1901-02 – Quorn entries
Below is the Quorn section from Bennetts trade directory for Leicestershire for 1901/02. ...... cont.
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 Bennett’s Trade Directory 1899 – Quorn entries  Bennett’s Trade Directory 1899 – Quorn entries
Below is the Quorn section from Bennetts trade directory for Leicestershire for 1899. ...... cont.
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 Wrights Directory 1899 – Quorn entries  Wrights Directory 1899 – Quorn entries
Trade directories are a valuable source of information for both the local and family ...... cont.
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 Kelly's Directory 1899 – Quorndon entries  Kelly's Directory 1899 – Quorndon entries
Directories are a valuable source of information for both the local and family historian. ...... cont.
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 A piped water supply for Quorn  A piped water supply for Quorn
The pictures below are of water drain covers situated near to the Quorn House Lodge in ...... cont.
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 The Slabs footpath in flood – Then and Now  The Slabs footpath in flood – Then and Now
The Slabs footpath runs between Quorn and Barrow to the north of Quorn Hall, near to the ...... cont.
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 Poll Book 1841 – Quorndon Entries  Poll Book 1841 – Quorndon Entries
Poll books were the pre cursor to today’s electoral rolls and were published from the ...... cont.
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 1939 WW2 Register transcription - Quorn  1939 WW2 Register transcription - Quorn
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE SEARCHING THE PDF REGISTER DOCUMENT BELOW Searching ...... cont.
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 A story about Quorn Parish boundary by Barrow Bridge, from 1909  A story about Quorn Parish boundary by Barrow Bridge, from 1909
A STRANGE DIVERGENCE OF THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE TWO PARISHES OF QUORN AND ...... cont.
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 Dedication of Lime Trees, 3rd May 1952  Dedication of Lime Trees, 3rd May 1952
A poster advertising the dedication of an avenue of lime trees in Stafford Orchard, in ...... cont.
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 Quorn and Royalty - Prince and Princess Henry of Pless  Quorn and Royalty - Prince and Princess Henry of Pless
Prince Henry of Pless (now Pszczyna in Poland) was born in April 1861 and in 1891 he ...... cont.
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 Frederick Penfold, Quorn stonemason  Frederick Penfold, Quorn stonemason
Frederick Richard Penfold was a stonemason who had his business in Quorn. He married ...... cont.
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 Quorn St Bart’s Junior Football Team 1947/48  Quorn St Bart’s Junior Football Team 1947/48
St Bart’s Junior School Football Team had a series of successes in the late 1940/early ...... cont.
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 The WW2 ‘kids’ from Freehold Street, Quorn  The WW2 ‘kids’ from Freehold Street, Quorn
Taken in the early 2000s (probably about 2007), this is a photograph of some of the ...... cont.
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 Quorndon Electoral Roll 1945  Quorndon Electoral Roll 1945
Electoral rolls can help you work out who lived in your house in days gone ...... cont.
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 George Gartshore (1830 to 1917), farrier to the Quorn Hunt  George Gartshore (1830 to 1917), farrier to the Quorn Hunt
This document relates to the payment of expenses to George Gartshore by his employer, ...... cont.
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 Quorndon Electoral Roll 1926  Quorndon Electoral Roll 1926
Electoral rolls can help you work out who lived in your house in days gone ...... cont.
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 Trees planted in memory of Quorn resident, Bill Edwards  Trees planted in memory of Quorn resident, Bill Edwards
The article below was taken from the Loughborough Echo dated 12th April 2015 when three ...... cont.
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 Sale of the contents of Quorn Court, 1926  Sale of the contents of Quorn Court, 1926
For most of the nineteen century and into the twentieth century, Quorn Court on High ...... cont.
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 Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Baptisms, Quorndon, 1838 to 1920  Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Baptisms, Quorndon, 1838 to 1920
The Wesleyan Methodists in Quorn In 1822 the Wesleyan Methodists built their ...... cont.
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 Caves Field, Quorn, ridge and furrow 2022  Caves Field, Quorn, ridge and furrow 2022
This photograph of Caves Field (the cricket field), taken during the heatwave of August ...... cont.
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 Wright's Directory 1896 – Quorndon entries  Wright's Directory 1896 – Quorndon entries
Trade directories are a valuable source of information for both the local and family ...... cont.
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 Kellys Directory 1895 – Quorndon entries  Kellys Directory 1895 – Quorndon entries
Directories are a valuable source of information for both the local and family historian. ...... cont.
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 Quorn Primitive Methodist Chapel, Meeting Street – Then and now  Quorn Primitive Methodist Chapel, Meeting Street – Then and now
Nationally the Primitive Methodists broke away from the Wesleyan Methodists in about ...... cont.
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 Stone laying, new Wesleyan Chapel, Quorn, 1907  Stone laying, new Wesleyan Chapel, Quorn, 1907
Melton Mowbray Mercury and Oakham and Uppingham News Thursday 4th April 1907 NEW ...... cont.
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 A fete on Stafford Orchard, 1950s  A fete on Stafford Orchard, 1950s
Three ladies enjoying the sunshine at a fete on Stafford Orchard. The one in the middle ...... cont.
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 Quorn St Bart’s Primary School football shirt, 1960s  Quorn St Bart’s Primary School football shirt, 1960s
This football shirt belonged to Christian Pyne in the 1960s who played in the school team ...... cont.
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 Quorn Emmanuel Football Club 1908/09  Quorn Emmanuel Football Club 1908/09
The first mention of Quorn Emmanuel Football Club can be found in 1902. It played in the ...... cont.
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 Quorn Old People's Fellowship outing, 1959  Quorn Old People's Fellowship outing, 1959
Trentham Gardens in Staffordshire was a favourite destination for Quorn Old People's ...... cont.
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 High Street, Quorn in 1952  High Street, Quorn in 1952
This sketch appeared in the Loughborough Echo in 1952 and shows cottages which stood next ...... cont.
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 Gambles building firm, 1950s  Gambles building firm, 1950s
Brothers Ron and Aubrey Gamble ran a building firm in Quorn, G Gamble and Sons, which was ...... cont.
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 Quorn National School, approx 1892  Quorn National School, approx 1892
Loughborough Echo Friday 28th November 1952 Are You On This Picture? Quorn Mixed – ...... cont.
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 Quorn National School 1900  Quorn National School 1900
Loughborough Echo Friday 19 December 1952 QUORN NATIONAL SCHOOL 1900 The above ...... cont.
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 Quorn Methodist Sunday School 1942/43  Quorn Methodist Sunday School 1942/43
Two photographs of Quorn Methodist Sunday School taken outside the old Methodist Chapel ...... cont.
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 Thomas Rawlins Grammar School, early 1920s  Thomas Rawlins Grammar School, early 1920s
Little is known about this photograph of Thomas Rawlins Grammar School that was probably ...... cont.
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 Louie Burrows, 1888 to 1962  Louie Burrows, 1888 to 1962
Louie Burrows is featured on the Quorn Old School Heritage Board and many people know ...... cont.
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 23 Chaveney Road, Quorn – The history of a house  23 Chaveney Road, Quorn – The history of a house
This article entitled ‘The House Detective!’ was written by Sue Templeman and appeared in ...... cont.
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 Quorn folk, Church Rooms, 1940s  Quorn folk, Church Rooms, 1940s
Very little is known about this photograph of Quorn folk, taken outside the Church Rooms, ...... cont.
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 Westfield Farm, Woodhouse Road – Then and now  Westfield Farm, Woodhouse Road – Then and now
A view looking up Woodhouse Road towards the Farley Way crossroads. The older ...... cont.
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 Miss Sawdon’s retirement as headmistress, The Quornian, 1971  Miss Sawdon’s retirement as headmistress, The Quornian, 1971
Miss Marjorie Elizabeth Sawdon was the head of Rawlins from 1948 to 1970. She died in ...... cont.
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 Quorn Primary School Football Team, spring 1967  Quorn Primary School Football Team, spring 1967
Taken at St Bartholomew’s School when it was at the old School Lane premises. ...... cont.
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 Commonwealth Youth Enterprise Conference 1977 - Quorn visitors  Commonwealth Youth Enterprise Conference 1977 - Quorn visitors
Between the 13th and 27th July 1977 Quorn hosted 20 young Commonwealth youth delegates as ...... cont.
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 Adnett’s grocery shop, High Street, Quorn  Adnett’s grocery shop, High Street, Quorn
Ernest and Joan Adnett ran a grocery shop in Quorn, at what is now (2022) Ferrari’s ...... cont.
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 Soar Road, Quorn, about 1910  Soar Road, Quorn, about 1910
A postcard of Soar Road showing children playing in and around the River Soar in about ...... cont.
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 Rex Bloore, Quorn – business card  Rex Bloore, Quorn – business card
Rex Bloore was well known Quorn businessman in the 1960s and 1970s. His main business was ...... cont.
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 Evacuated to Quorn 1941  Evacuated to Quorn 1941
In 1941, five year old Jackie Lee (then known as Bessie Pearce) and her sister Heather ...... cont.
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 Sad death of the Quorn Parish Clerk – 1852  Sad death of the Quorn Parish Clerk – 1852
Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties Friday 26th November ...... cont.
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Total: 50 artefacts returned


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