Thursday 14th May 2026  

Quorn Business and Industry

		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.
		The Mill House Inn, Leicester Road, Quorn, early 1900s To the left of the archway is the Mill House Inn, which at this time was run by Silas ...... cont.
		Quorn bus, 1929 In the 1920s and 1930s there were several different firms running buses through Quorn. ...... cont.
		Meeting Street, Quorn As the years go by and as Quorn Village On-line Museum continues to grow, it becomes ...... cont.
		Video: Wrights - Weaving Narrow Fabrics in Quorn since 1860 Wrights factory has been in Quorn since the 1860s and continues to thrive today. This ...... cont.
		Quorn Station 1937 This is a photograph taken on Quorn railway station when it was run by the London & North ...... cont.
		Picture by W E Cooke – Coal Wharf, 1879 This picture of the Coal Wharf on Soar Road in Quorn, was drawn in 1879 by local ...... cont.
		Misses E & M White – Homemade cakes price list This price list dates from about 1910. Ethel and Muriel White were the daughters of ...... cont.
		Barrie’s Fruit and Veg Shop, Quorn Cross ‘Barries’ fruit and veg shop, in a prominent position on Quorn Cross, was run by Barrie ...... cont.
		Ann at Quorn’, High Street, Quorn ‘Ann at Quorn’ was a high class clothes shop at 20 High Street in Quorn. It was ...... cont.
		WW1, Wrights factory ‘War Service’ lapel badge During WW1 Wrights factory in Quorn was employing over 2,000 people and working round the ...... cont.
		Mrs Kettle's shop, Station Road, Quorn Mrs Kettle's shop on Station Road is now a private house. The roof used to be thatched ...... cont.
		Manor House Hotel, early 1900s The photograph for this postcard was taken in the early 1900s. Unfortunately this scan is ...... cont.
		Wright's factory Quorn, 1950s This excellent photograph was taken at Wright's factory in Quorn in the 1950s. Names ...... cont.
		Quorndon Co-operative Provident Society Ltd, Station Road The Co-operative Society store was built in 1862 on the site of the Blue Ball inn. It ...... cont.
		Quorn and Woodhouse GCR Station 1962 Pictures of Quorn Station seem to be very rare. This is a photograph of BR Class 9F no ...... cont.
		Burton's newsagents, 1936, 25 High Street, Quorn This article about Burton's newsagents on High Street, appeared in the Quorndon Magazine ...... cont.
		Thomas Pepper, farmer and coal merchant, Quorn This is a photograph taken in about 1910, is of a cart belonging to Thomas Pepper, a ...... cont.
		North’s Post Office and grocery shop, Quorn Cross Thomas North arrived in Quorn as a single man, in his early twenties in the late 1850s. ...... cont.
		Animosity to Cyclists - 1896 Loughborough Herald - 5th November 1896 William Richardson, butcher, Quorn, pleaded ...... cont.
		Nineteen years character gone Loughborough Herald - 24th May 1917 Richard Footit, signalman, Quorn, was summoned ...... cont.
		“By their fruits ye shall know them” - 1874 There seems little doubt that the 'gentleman' complained about in this letter was the ...... cont.
		Situations Vacant at Wright's factory - 1964 A thriving business, Wrights advertised for apprentices in 1964
		Herbert Washington France – Stationmaster, Quorn and Woodhouse Great Central Railway Station, 1899 to 1917 Herbert France was born in 1866. He became stationmaster at the Great Central Quorn and ...... cont.
		Wright's Christmas Party - 1972 29th December 1972 – Loughborough Echo M Wright and Sons of Quorn held their annual ...... cont.
		High Street Quorn, 1944 This postcard of Quorn was printed by Raphael Tuck and Sons, probably one of the most ...... cont.
		Hay and Straw Dealer's Affairs - 1905 Loughborough Herald - 28th September 1905 Re Ernest Henry Ward, residing at Mansfield ...... cont.
		Brick kilns, near Quorndon Leicester Journal Friday 19th June 1812 Richard Freeman respectfully informs the ...... cont.
		Outside Wright’s factory, Quorn This photograph was taken outside Wright’s factory, probably just before WW1, or possibly ...... cont.
		Businesses in Quorn - February 1963 In 1963, a young Phil Child, who was born on Loughborough Road, Quorn, (and lives in the ...... cont.
		Two Crescent factory - 1959 The factory, owned by George Farnham was opened in 1952 with seven employees and made ...... cont.
		Wrights evacuation practice - 1940 Loughborough Echo - 10th May 1940 An evacuation practice was held at Messrs Wright ...... cont.
		The end of a Quorn landmark 1966 Loughborough Echo - 2nd September 1966 The two gas holders on the riverside at ...... cont.
		Post Office Directory 1855 for Leicestershire – Quorndon Section “Post Office Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Rutlandshire” – ...... cont.
		Furious driving at Quorn - 1899 Loughborough Herald - 13th July 1899 Wednesday – Before Rev R Burton (in the chair), ...... cont.
		Ex-detective superintendent saves life of Quorn man - 1958 Loughborough Echo - 4th April 1958 Prompt action by ex-Det. Supt. W. G. Bunker, of ...... cont.
		Quorn Co-op milk bottle A half pint milk bottle from the Quorn Co-operative Society. Etched in red on the ...... cont.
		Quorn Station 1970 Quorn Great Central Railway Station in 1970, looking very unloved in 1970 after the ...... cont.
		Aerial view of Barrow Road and Howlett's Bus Station Howlett's Bus Company was founded in Quorn by George Howlett in the early 1920s. The ...... cont.
		The Hurst, Loughborough Road For the first part of the last century The Hurst (23 Loughborough Road), was home to the ...... cont.
		Advertisement for The Hurst garage - 1966 The garage stood next to the Hurst hotel, now the Chinese Chequers restaurant. It was a ...... cont.
		Wakerley’s bakery, Quorn Wakerley’s bakery was well known in Quorn for 75 years. The business was started by John ...... cont.
		Sherriff Brothers - 1906 An advertisement for Sherriff Brothers, grocers and butchers from a village hall souvenir ...... cont.
		Wright's Children's Christmas Party - 1977 Loughborough Echo - 30th December 1977 About 40 children of employees of Messrs M ...... cont.
		Photographic envelope from Green's chemist, Quorn Green's chemist was situated where James Alvey the hairdresser is today (2012), at 20 ...... cont.
		Then and Now - Thomas Webster, baker, 29 High Street, Quorn This is a picture of Thomas Webster's baker's shop on High Street Quorn, at the end of ...... cont.
		Thomas Webster, baker, High Street, Quorn This photograph was taken in the early 1900s outside the entrance to Beaumanor Hall. It ...... cont.
		Finette Webster, the bakers wife, learning to ride a bicycle! Whilst this photograph is rather faded, it is especially interesting as it is very ...... cont.
		The Forge on Meeting Street during the 1930s One of the most notable families of blacksmiths in Quorn were the Holmes and their forge ...... cont.
		Early Quorn Shops and Businesses - 1906 This advertisement was taken from a souvenier brochure for the Christmas Bazaar held in ...... cont.

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