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Our 50 most recently submitted museum artefacts are listed below:

 Quorn Lodge Farm, 1952  Quorn Lodge Farm, 1952
The author of the following piece which appeared in the press in 1952, is describing a ...... cont.
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 H.M.S QUORN Bell – Quorn Community Library  H.M.S QUORN Bell – Quorn Community Library
Originating in the Royal Navy, it is a custom to baptise a child under the ship's bell; ...... cont.
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 The Moss family in Quorn and Quorn Fields/Lodge Farm  The Moss family in Quorn and Quorn Fields/Lodge Farm
The milk bottle below was dug up from an old tip in Quorn and dates from the 1920s. It is ...... cont.
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 Stafford Orchard Park, Quorn - Over 100 years as a recreation ground  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.
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 Tragedy at a Quorn bus stop, 1966  Tragedy at a Quorn bus stop, 1966
Dennis Marchant, with the help of the Loughborough Echo and the Quorn Parish Council ...... cont.
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 John Davys Cradock 1845 - 1921  John Davys Cradock 1845 - 1921
John Davys Cradock was born in Woodhouse in 1845 but by 1851 the family had moved to ...... cont.
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 Quorn Rawlins Grammar School panoramic photograph, 1965  Quorn Rawlins Grammar School panoramic photograph, 1965
This 'whole school' photograph was taken at Rawlins School in 1965, when it was an all ...... cont.
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 W E Cooke - In Buddon Wood, Quorndon  W E Cooke - In Buddon Wood, Quorndon
This picture, 'In Buddon Wood, Quorndon', from the 1890s, was scanned from an original ...... cont.
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 High Street, Quorn, 1920s  High Street, Quorn, 1920s
Looking down High Street towards Quorn Cross in the 1920s. The area on the left was ...... cont.
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 Quorn Hall Lodge, off Meynell Road, early 1900s  Quorn Hall Lodge, off Meynell Road, early 1900s
There are two former lodges to Quorn Hall and this one is situated off Meynell Road. ...... cont.
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 Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, Master of the Quorn Hunt, 1893-1898  Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, Master of the Quorn Hunt, 1893-1898
Passing the Farley Way, Loughborough Road junction in Quorn one can hardly help but ...... cont.
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 A Tribute to the American Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne, 3rd May 1952  A Tribute to the American Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne, 3rd May 1952
Quorn Local History Group encourage members to take on projects and to research areas of ...... cont.
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 Floods in Soar Road, Quorn  Floods in Soar Road, Quorn
The first of these two photographs was taken in 1979 after the River Soar had flooded ...... cont.
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 1798 Tax Records - Quorndon and Welliss [Wellasses]  1798 Tax Records - Quorndon and Welliss [Wellasses]
This record from 1798, in the reign of George III is headed: “County of Leicester Parish ...... cont.
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 Obituary for Murray Rumsey from Quorn, 1963  Obituary for Murray Rumsey from Quorn, 1963
Murray Rumsey came to Quorn in 1910 and settled here, close to his brother, Rev Henry ...... cont.
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 US 82nd Airborne 505th Division Company B  US 82nd Airborne 505th Division Company B
Company B of the US 82nd Airborne 505th Division taken at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in ...... cont.
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 Cutlery from the Bull’s Head, Quorn, 1930s  Cutlery from the Bull’s Head, Quorn, 1930s
Up until 1939 the ‘Bull’s Head’ in Quorn was located at what is now 18 High Street (see ...... cont.
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 Child drowned at Quorn, 1903  Child drowned at Quorn, 1903
Leicester Chronicle, Saturday 25th April 1903 CHILD DROWNED AT QUORN On Monday ...... cont.
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 Buddon Wood, Quorn, Trig Point, 1950s  Buddon Wood, Quorn, Trig Point, 1950s
Before 1974, Buddon Wood in the south of Quorn Parish, off Wood Lane, was beautiful ...... cont.
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 The Little Green, Quorn – Then and Now  The Little Green, Quorn – Then and Now
Although the old postcard (about 1910) is entitled ‘Cross Brook, Quorn’, the stream is ...... cont.
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 Quorndon Coronation Variety Concert, February 1953  Quorndon Coronation Variety Concert, February 1953
Although Queen Elizabeth’s coronation didn’t take place until 2nd June 1953, Quorn was ...... cont.
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 The Quornian, Rawlins School Magazine, July 1950, Vol 5 No 2  The Quornian, Rawlins School Magazine, July 1950, Vol 5 No 2
Thomas Rawlins Grammar School opened in Quorn in 1892. In 1906 they launched their first ...... cont.
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 Postcard of Quorn St Bartholomew’s Church, pre 1910  Postcard of Quorn St Bartholomew’s Church, pre 1910
This is a slightly unusual view of the Church and shows five boys standing among the ...... cont.
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 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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 Wrights Directory 1898 – Quorn entries  Wrights Directory 1898 – Quorn entries
Wrights Directory 1898 – Quorn entries Trade directories are a valuable source of ...... 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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Total: 50 artefacts returned


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