Friday 13th February 2026  

Quorn Business and Industry

		Postcard of Meeting Street, Quorn This is a view looking down Meeting Street, with the blacksmith's forge on the left and ...... cont.
		Postcard of Chaveney Road, Quorn This view is looking down Chaveney Road from the Woodhouse Road direction towards Buddon ...... cont.
		Quorn Census Occupations Occupations in Quorn have varied enormously over the years and many interesting ...... cont.
		Howlett's Bus Company Founded in Quorn by George Howlett in the early 1920s. The bus depot, off Barrow Road was ...... cont.
		Death of Mr Philip Wright 15th February 1900 - Loughborough Monitor Funeral at Leicester We deeply regret to ...... cont.
		Staff at Wright's Jack Winterton (left) and Alf Freer at Wright's factory.
		Wright's factory Part of the building was used by the County Council as a library during the 1960s-1970s.
		Wright's factory Part of the building was used by the County Council as a library during the 1960s-1970s.
		Wright's factory Taken from the car park (formerly 'The Green') c1960s.
		Aerial photograph of Wright's Mill Much has changed since this image was taken, although much also remains. Many of the ...... cont.
		Quorn Cross Taken looking up the High Street towards Loughborough. 1930s-1940s.
		Mr Thomas North in his garden In the late 1800s Mr Thomas North made tallow candles behind the post office (the alley ...... cont.
		Quorn Mills (Wright's) Fire Brigade 1907 Private fire brigade attached to Wright's factory. This picture also appeared in the ...... cont.
		Church Lane cottages At the beginning of the twentieth century, Mrs Heap and her son Bill with a neighbour ...... cont.
		The Tar Tub The Tar Tub was a familiar sight in Quorn. Tar was loaded into the tub at the Gas Works ...... cont.
		John Sanders and daughter John Sanders (senior) was born in 1838. He excelled in the making of hand-carved oak ...... cont.
		The Quorndon Co-operative Society. c1910 The shop was built on Station Road in 1862 on the site of the Blue Ball Inn. The society ...... cont.
		Billy Lovett Billy Lovett, the rag and bone man, with his donkey and cart outside Joe Bates' ...... cont.
		Cottages next to the White Horse, Quorn These shops were demolished in the 1960s to widen the entrance and extend the car park. ...... cont.
		Post Office The Post Office was North's at the end of the c19th and his business included selling ...... cont.
		The Cross c1920s A good range of shops in business. The building to the right of the Royal Opera House ...... cont.
		Post Office in Quorn Cross c1940s This building has been in use as a shop in one form or another for many decades. It is ...... cont.
		Wright's Mill used as library Inside of Wright's when used as the library prior to the move to Rawlins.
		Wrights's Commanders Carnival Band Photographed outside the Bowls Club in 1937. It is believed that the band started in ...... cont.
		Nut Row, Quorn These old cottages stood at the back of what was Quorn Post Office (now the shop in The ...... cont.
		Dr James Arthur Unitt (1860-1949) Dr Unitt lived in The Croft on Soar Road, the house was built in the eighteenth century. ...... cont.
		George Gartshore George Gartshore (1830 to 1917) early in his career was a farrier with the stage coaches ...... cont.
		Soar-side cottages on Soar Road Built on a stone plinth, with steps probably to keep them above flood level, these ...... cont.
		Quorn Fields Farm (Quorn Lodge Farm) Quorn Fields Farm (also known as Lodge Farm) is situated down a long lane which is a ...... cont.
		Quorn Cross Taken around 1950. The photographer is standing at the door of the White Horse. The area ...... cont.
		The Old Forge, Meeting Street, Quorn Looking down Meeting Street towards The Old Forge on the left. The Blacksmith's Arms pub ...... cont.
		Mr Thomas Lucas c1925 Thomas Lucas was a watchmaker and had a shop at what is now number 7 High Street. Photo ...... cont.
		Mill chimney being dismantled The mill chimney belonging to M Wright and Sons was removed in 1997. It stood close to ...... cont.
		High Street, Quorn - then and now An evocative image of a snowy High Street in 1907. The tall building became a newsagents ...... cont.
		The Old Bull's Head - then and now Situated in the centre of the village, the building has changed little over the years and ...... cont.
		Postcard of the High Street, Quorn This postcard shows High Street and specifically the old Bulls Head, ie what is now 18 ...... cont.
		Leicester Road, Quorn - then and now Many of the buildings have now disappeared including the Mill House Inn and Crown and ...... cont.
		Meeting Street, Quorn - then and now The buildings in the right foreground of the old photograph, including Alma Terrace are ...... cont.
		Station Road, Quorn In the mid-distance is the Pig and Whistle pub with the gantry which was used to hang the ...... cont.
		Station Road, Quorn - then and now In the mid-distance is the Pig and Whistle pub with the gantry which was used to hang the ...... cont.
		The Quorn Official Guide 1950 Published in 1950, this is a simple document detailing the village of Quorn. It includes ...... cont.
		Tom Firr 1899 The famous Quorn huntsman. This portrait (from The Stable magazine) was taken in 1899, ...... cont.
		Floods in Soar Road, Quorn 1930s Pre-1940 floods in Soar Road. This is a view looking east towards Stoop Lane. The ...... cont.
		Buddon Wood granite quarrying Loughborough Echo - 21st January 1972 Buddon Wood granite quarry permit covers 500 ...... cont.
		Mountsorrel Quarry - then and now 1972 and 1995 An aerial view of what was Buddon Wood, now mostly removed by quarrying activities ...... cont.
		Aerial view of The Stafford Orchard 1994 Wright's Mill can be seen clearly upper-centre. The mill chimney still stands in this ...... cont.
		Leicester Road, Quorn An early view of Leicester Road looking north into the village towards The Cross. In the ...... cont.
		A Big Excursion 1899 Loughborough Herald - 6th July 1899. The employees of Messrs M Wright and Sons had ...... cont.
		Quorn Workmen's Outing 1899 Loughborough Herald - 28th September 1899. On Saturday the employees of Mr W H Fewkes, ...... cont.
		Quorn Guest House An entry in a local advertising magazine or booklet. Date unknown. Probably ...... cont.

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