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Loughborough Monitor - 7th September 1973
The Main Line Steam Trust's first British ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Coronation Sports Cup
The wording (just about readable) is:
'Coronation Sports Quorn, June 26 1902, 100 Yards ...... cont.
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 | | Rawlins Grammar School -
Loughborough Monitor - 13th March 1947
The dramatic society of Rawlins Grammar School ...... cont.
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 | | Dedication of Quorn Trees
Loughborough Monitor - 9th May 1952
Major Norman E Pehrson, Army Attache at the United ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn British Legion Party
Loughborough Monitor - 16th January 1947
These youngsters enjoyed the community ...... cont.
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 | | James Hartopp, Quorn
Loughborough Echo - 28th April 1939
Any stranger meeting James Hartopp for the first ...... cont.
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 | | Dance Band Members Crash at Quorn
Loughborough Echo - 24th March 1939
Dance band instruments were scattered over the ...... cont.
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| | Quorn Improvement Wanted - Stafford Orchard
Loughborough Echo - 14th July 1939
A report is to be presented to Quorn Parish Council ...... cont.
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 | | Loughborough Echo - 7th July 1939
Carnival Queen - Joan Jollands
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| | Quorn celebrates a royal wedding - 1893
Loughborough Herald - 13th July 1893
In honour of the royal wedding the village hall ...... cont.
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 | | Wrights Social and Dance at Quorn 1939
Loughborough Echo - 10th February 1939
Messrs M Wright and Sons' staff social and ...... cont.
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 | | Postcard of Leicester Road, Quorn
A parade along Leicester Road. The photo is taken looking towards the centre of the ...... cont.
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 | | Postcard of The Pied Piper
This photograph was taken in 1906 by William Shuttlewood.
William Shuttlewood lived in ...... cont.
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 | | Barnham and Bailey's circus comes to town 1899
October 1899.
The arrival of this famous circus in Loughborough caused much excitement ...... cont.
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| | Fashionable wedding at Quorndon
Loughborough Monitor - 24th September 1868
The pretty village of Quorndon was ...... cont.
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| | Quorn Hunt Ball
Loughborough Herald - 5th January 1893
The second annual hunt ball was held on ...... cont.
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 | | Playing cricket on the Stafford Orchard c1910
Boys playing cricket on the Stafford Orchard park. In those days the park was frequently ...... cont.
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 | | An accordian band
The band is dressed up just below Quorn Station bridge c1914.
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 | | The Bellringers 1926
On the milkman's horse and cart as part of a parade forming up at the gas works.
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 | | Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations 1897
Ladies outside refreshment tent. 1897.
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 | | The Quorn Glee Club outside the Bowls Club 1922
Quorn Glee Club after giving a concert at the Royal Infirmary Fete, held at Quorn Mills ...... cont.
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 | | Boys paddling on The Green c1908
A child in a pram far left sits somewhat precariously by the edge of the stream.
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 | | Carnival fancy dress c1908
Nothing known about this photograph.
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 | | School outing to Bradgate Park 1909
'The School picnic took place on Wednesday, July 14th, on the one fine day of the summer. ...... cont.
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 | | Edward VII coronation parade 1902
Of the coronation parade, the Rev Foord-Kelcey wrote: "Nothing of so complete a character ...... cont.
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 | | The Opening of the Farnham Memorial Hall - 1938
The Farnham Hall within Rawlin's School was the gift of George Farnham and was opened by ...... cont.
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 | | Walking the village in procession
An early custom of the Oddfellows Society in Quorn was that of 'walking the village in ...... cont.
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 | | Sunday School outing at Quorn Fields Farm 1897
Quorn Fields Farm (also known as Quorn Lodge Farm) is situated down a long lane which is ...... cont.
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 | | Children on School Lane causeway
Children on causeway looking from School Lane towards the river c1920s. The granite wall ...... cont.
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 | | Wrights's Commanders Carnival Band
Photographed outside the Bowls Club in 1937. It is believed that the band started in ...... cont.
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 | | World War I soldiers
Soldiers from the first world war parading down Loughborough Road.
The house with the ...... cont.
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 | | School children on bridge
School children crossing the temporary bridge on School Lane c1897. Stafford Orchard park ...... cont.
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 | | Boys playing in the River Soar
At this time the Soar Road was known as Soar Side.
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 | | Children on the rectory lawn 1936
Loughborough Echo - 29th May 1936
Happy children entertained on the Rectory Lawn at ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Havelock Football Club
Taken in 1907 and donated by Linda Reid, British Columbia, Canada.
The printing ...... cont.
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 | | Maypole Dancing - then and now
Maypole dancing on the Stafford Orchard, 1911 and 2005. Although both events took place ...... cont.
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 | | Maypole Dancing on the Stafford Orchard 1911
Taken in 1911.
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 | | Carnival on Stafford Orchard
The ladies are believed to be Mrs Bishop and Mrs Williamson. Note the Union Jack carrier ...... cont.
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 | | Church procession across Stafford Orchard c1970s
Probably related to the Outdoor Service on Stafford Orchard image which appears on this ...... cont.
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 | | Festival on Stafford Orchard 1970s
This event is thought to be the Queens Silver Jubilee Celebration in 1977, which included ...... cont.
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 | | Outdoor Service on Stafford Orchard 1970s
This outdoor service was held on Stafford Orchard and is thought to be a celebration ...... cont.
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 | | Jack Field 1970s
Jack was a frequent 'master of ceremonies' at Quorn events. This photo seems to date from ...... cont.
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 | | Ladies at carnival time
This photograph was taken at a fete in the 1970s. there was obviously a Victorian theme! ...... cont.
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 | | Buddon Wood granite quarrying
Loughborough Echo - 21st January 1972
Buddon Wood granite quarry permit covers 500 ...... cont.
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 | | Hot air balloon, Stafford Orchard, Quorn 1990s
The Gambles hot air balloon was a common sight in the village in the 1990s. Usually ...... cont.
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 | | Freehold Street, Quorn - Coronation Party 1953
Loughborough Monitor - 12th June 1953.
Freehold Street Coronation party in Quorn on ...... cont.
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 | | Aerial view of The Stafford Orchard 1994
Taken in 1994. Station Road is behind the line of trees.
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 | | Aerial view of The Stafford Orchard 1994
Wright's Mill can be seen clearly upper-centre. The mill chimney still stands in this ...... cont.
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| | A Big Excursion 1899
Loughborough Herald - 6th July 1899.
The employees of Messrs M Wright and Sons had ...... cont.
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| | Quorn Workmen's Outing 1899
Loughborough Herald - 28th September 1899.
On Saturday the employees of Mr W H Fewkes, ...... cont.
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Total: 308 artefacts returned over 7 pages
