Like most active villages, Quorn has always
loved fetes and carnivals. We include information and photographs
recalling village events, often taking place in the Stafford Orchard
park. These include Jubilees, celebratory occasions, and the many
festivals which have occurred over the years.
 |  | A Barge from Cupitt’s Coal Wharf, Quorn; at Mountsorrel Wharf, 1908
Explaining the Pictures
Photographs 1 and 2 were taken at Mountsorrel Wharf in ...... cont.
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 | | 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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| | 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
Quorn Local History Group encourage members to take on projects and to research areas of ...... cont.
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 | | 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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 | | Quorn Charities Darts - Beardsley new gift. 1963
Loughborough Monitor - 25th January 1963
The officials of the Quorn Charities Darts ...... cont.
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 | | 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 Old People's Fellowship outing, 1959
Trentham Gardens in Staffordshire was a favourite destination for Quorn Old People's ...... cont.
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 | | 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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| | 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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 | | Quorn Guides in the Canadian press! 2011
The museum team do not usually include items this recent, but this one was too good not ...... cont.
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 | | A fete in Quorn, probably 1940s
Quorn has always liked a good fete or celebration and it is thought that this one may ...... cont.
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 | | Marquees for M Wright and Sons Centenary 1960
Marquees on the field on School Lane, ready for the Wright’s centenary celebration event ...... cont.
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 | | 1935 Silver Jubilee Seat petition
In May 1935, King George V and Queen Mary Silver Jubilee was celebrated in Quorn with ...... cont.
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| | Quorndon Coronation Celebrations Minute Book 1936/7
In January 1936, King George V died and his eldest son Edward VIII succeeded him as King ...... cont.
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 | | Darts in Quorn and the Quorn Charity Darts League
Darts used to be very popular in Quorn and below Sue Sharpe has kindly recorded some of ...... cont.
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 | | Gartshore family, summer fete, Stafford Orchard, 1960s
A summer fete on Stafford Orchard in the 1960s, with George and Olive Gartshore and their ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Village Hall – ‘Nurseryrhymia’ Christmas Show 1908
This poster was found in the parish council archives and is dated 1908. It is not in ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Golden Jubilee Celebrations, May 2002
The Quorndon Magazine had reported that for the 4th year running, the sun shone on the ...... cont.
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| | HMS Quorn
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Quorn as part of the ‘Hunt Class’. ...... cont.
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| | M Wright and Sons, Quorn - Centenary Celebration, 1960 - Programme
M Wright and Sons, elastic webbing manufacturers, started in Leicester in 1860 and moved ...... cont.
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 | | Friends of Markfield – Quorn Gala Day Football Tournament
During the 1960’s and 70’s the people of Quorn supported the Markfield Hospital by ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Village Event, early/mid 1950s
A village event in the early/mid 1950s. The gentleman holding the darts aloft is former ...... cont.
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 | | Dedication of Lime Trees, Quorn, May 1952
In May 1952 Quorn dedicated an avenue of lime trees in Stafford Orchard, planted in ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Ladies in Skegness, 1953
Four Quorn ladies enjoying the sunshine in ‘Skeggie’, in coronation year 1953.
Only ...... cont.
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Total: 301 artefacts returned over 13 pages
