Thursday 14th May 2026  

Quorn Families and People

		The Turnpike Murder The Derby Mercury - Friday January 13th - 30th 1761 Leicester, January 24th. On ...... cont.
		Quorn housewife wins Mini in Hoover/Co-op competition Loughborough Echo - 8th September 1972 Mrs Jacqueline Stirling, of 13 Castledine ...... cont.
		Quorn Hunt Ball Loughborough Herald - 5th January 1893 The second annual hunt ball was held on ...... cont.
		Drunk in charge of horse Loughborough Advertiser September 15th 1881 William Garner for drunkenness at ...... cont.
		Fined for riding a bike Loughborough Advertiser - November 10th 1881 Walter Smith was convicted of riding a ...... cont.
		Webster drunk again Loughborough Advertiser - November 20th 1873 John Webster, of Quorndon, baker, was ...... cont.
		Domestic quarrel Loughborough Advertiser - April 18th 1872 Before C Shakespeare and E Warner, Esqs. ...... cont.
		Drunken children Loughborough Advertiser - May 2nd 1872 John Forth, Joseph Sharpe, William Paget and ...... cont.
		Theft of cigars from the King William IV Loughborough Advertiser - August 8th 1872 On Friday last, two tramps who said their ...... cont.
		Action against a Mutual Aid Society Loughborough Herald - June 21st 1900 Thomas Pilkington, groom, Freehold Street, ...... cont.
		Re-possession of a Quorn house Loughborough Echo - July 24th 1936 County Court application When asked by Judge ...... cont.
		Staff at Wright's Jack Winterton (left) and Alf Freer at Wright's factory.
		Group of people We believe this group to have been photographed in Quorn but know very little about them ...... cont.
		Unknown location We know this to be a view of a cottage in Quorn and suspect it to be Meeting Street.
		A Christening Mr Sault at Christening. Mr Sault was the innkeeper of the old Bull's Head in the early ...... cont.
		Mr Thomas North in his garden In the late 1800s Mr Thomas North made tallow candles behind the post office (the alley ...... cont.
		Outside a beer house Hepzibah Kinch and her daughers taken outside the King William IV.
		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.
		Children at play Probably taken in the Stafford Orchard. The picket fence follows the line of the current ...... cont.
		Children on bridge The Little Bridge on School Lane was built in 1760.
		Banks cottages Mrs Spreckley in the end cottage. The cottages which were raised up from the road, stood ...... cont.
		Banks cottages, Quorn c1900 A tenant of the cottages c1900. The cottages, which stood opposite the White Hart were ...... cont.
		Charles 'Gaffer' Adams, headmaster of Quorn National School Charles Adams was the headmaster of Quorn National School from December 1889 to 1921. He ...... cont.
		The High Street, Quorn 1900 Mrs Hensman meets Lord Lonsdale's goat in the High Street c1900. Mrs Hensman was the ...... cont.
		John Sanders and daughter John Sanders (senior) was born in 1838. He excelled in the making of hand-carved oak ...... cont.
		Young Children c1910 These five young children (c1900) dressed as was the custom. Girls frequently wore ...... cont.
		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.
		Billy Lovett Billy Lovett, the rag and bone man, with his donkey and cart outside Joe Bates' ...... cont.
		Louie Burrows Louisa (known as Louie) Burrows was born in Ilkeston on 13th February 1888, the eldest ...... cont.
		Edward William [Walker] Hensman Edward Hensman was appointed first headmaster of the revived Rawlins Grammar School in ...... cont.
		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.
		Camm Map 1838 Drawn by Mr Joseph Camm and presented by his son James Camm in 1908. Joseph Camm was ...... cont.
		Post Office The Post Office was North's at the end of the c19th and his business included selling ...... cont.
		The White Horse, Quorn Owned by William and Mary White in the c17th and described as "all that messuage or ...... 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.
		The Home Guard Training with a machine gun on Quorn Green. Left to right: Wilf Bailey, Norman Dowding, ...... 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.
		Concealment of birth at Quorndon Loughborough Advertiser - July 16th 1874 (See also petty sessions for first hearing, ...... cont.
		Children on the rectory lawn 1936 Loughborough Echo - 29th May 1936 Happy children entertained on the Rectory Lawn at ...... cont.
		The Inglesant Will Loughborough Advertiser 1874 In the Court of Probate on Saturday, the case of ...... cont.
		Quorn United Cricket Club Loughborough Herald - 6th July 1899 Denounciation of the League and Withdrawal of the ...... cont.
		Quorn Memories - Maria Ankers, 1939 Loughborough Echo - 21st July 1939 Few local villages can have witnessed greater ...... cont.
		Mr Thomas Lucas c1925 Thomas Lucas was a watchmaker and had a shop at what is now number 7 High Street. Photo ...... cont.
		Ms. Charlotte Hildenhagen Ms. Charlotte Hildenhagen, born 24 November 1914, was engaged between 1937 - 38 to one ...... cont.
		Quorn Havelock Football Club Taken in 1907 and donated by Linda Reid, British Columbia, Canada. The printing ...... cont.
		High Street, Quorn - then and now An evocative image of a snowy High Street in 1907. The tall building became a newsagents ...... cont.
		School Lane - then and now This is a very old cottage at the corner of School Lane and Stoop Lane. Mr Millis stands ...... cont.
		School Lane Cottage, Quorn This cottage is at the corner of School Lane and Stoop Lane. Mr Millis stands outside his ...... cont.
		Postcard of the High Street, Quorn This postcard shows High Street and specifically the old Bulls Head, ie what is now 18 ...... cont.
		Mrs Sophia Perry-Herrick Mrs Perry-Herrick was the owner of Beaumanor Hall and its surrounding estate in ...... cont.
		Mrs Sophia Perry-Herrick Mrs Perry-Herrick was the owner of Beaumanor Hall and its surrounding estate in ...... cont.
		Tom Firr 1899 The famous Quorn huntsman. This portrait (from The Stable magazine) was taken in 1899, ...... cont.
		Carnival on Stafford Orchard The ladies are believed to be Mrs Bishop and Mrs Williamson. Note the Union Jack carrier ...... cont.
		Jack Field 1970s Jack was a frequent 'master of ceremonies' at Quorn events. This photo seems to date from ...... cont.
		Ladies at carnival time This photograph was taken at a fete in the 1970s. there was obviously a Victorian theme! ...... cont.
		The sad suicide of a medical gentleman Loughborough Advertiser - 14th May 1874. On Wednesday morning, the 6th inst., as we ...... cont.
		Mr Sam Hallam of Quorn fifty-one years with one firm. 1936 Loughborough Echo - 29th MAY 1936 After serving the firm of Messrs M Wright and Sons, ...... cont.
		The Late Canon H Rumsey, MA Loughborough Echo - 31st May 1940 Thirty-one years vicar of Quorn - Children to bring ...... cont.
		Jack Field did his office work in soccer boots Loughborough Monitor - 30th January 1953 Hon. Secretary of the very successful Quorn ...... cont.
		Postcard of Meeting Street, Quorn The buildings on the right belonged at this time (early 1900s) to Sanders timber yard and ...... cont.
		District nurse for 30 years leaves Quorn Loughborough Monitor - 23rd October 1964 Quorn villagers on Tuesday night said goodbye ...... cont.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Farnham Chapel Photographed by English Heritage in the 1980s. This image is Crown Copyright NMR.
		The Reverend Edward Foord-Kelcey The Reverend Edward Foord-Kelcey was born in Smeeth, Kent, came to Quorn in 1892 and ...... cont.
		The Vicarage, Quorn c1905 Rev. Foord-Kelcey in the vicarage doorway at the turn of the century. Until the church ...... cont.
		Boys enjoying the River Soar in 1905 We don't know exactly where on the river this photograph was taken.
		Sir Richard Sutton - Master of Quorn Hunt 1847-1855 Sir Richard Sutton, upon taking Mastership of the Quorn Hunt in 1847 rented only the ...... cont.
		Fishing at The Cross c1900 The stone bridge still exists and has an additional pedestrian bridge which now obscures ...... cont.
		Joe Bates, wheelwright c1905 The Wheelwright's shop, owned for a least four generations by the Bates family was at the ...... cont.
		Tom Firr - huntsman with the Quorn Tom Firr was a local celebrity and his hunting exploits were often reported in the local ...... cont.
		Tom Firr outside Charnwood House, Leicester Road Now part of Quorn County Hotel. Among the previous residents was Thomas Firr (1846-1902) ...... cont.
		Rev Kelcey c1908 When the Rev. Kelcey came to Quorn in 1892 he brought with him a pneumatic tyred bicycle ...... cont.
		Children and bike 1940s Children near the barrier on Soar Road. The River Soar is on the other side of the ...... cont.
		Quorn VE Day Party - Freehold Street Children, May 1945 It was announced on Monday 7th May 1945 that the war in Europe was going to end the next ...... cont.
		Children sitting on wall Here are three children enjoying the sun, sitting next to the gate to the iron bridge ...... cont.
		Children playing in the River Soar, Quorn approx 1941 This is the small area of public land still in existence adjacent to Soar Road. In the ...... cont.
		Roll Call at the Old Primary School, Quorn Photograph taken in the playground of the old primary school. The placard held by the ...... cont.
		Postcard of Quorn High Street with the Banks cottages beyond The photograph shows the High Street, showing (what is now) 27 High Street (the tall ...... cont.

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