 |  | Quorn in WW2 – The girls who listened
Beaumanor Hall at Old Woodhouse was one of the largest Y stations, or listening stations ...... cont.
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 | | A Quorn boxer, managed by Tiger Allen, 1930s
This unusual studio photograph shows a boxer with the initials TS. The reverse of the ...... cont.
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| | 1834 letter from Ann Carter, Quorn, to the Mayor of New York
In 2015 a letter came up for sale which was written in 1834 by 43 year old Ann Carter ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Mills Bowls Club, September 1928
This photograph of Quorn Mills Bowls Club has been sent to the museum team by Pam ...... cont.
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| | A History of 27 Meeting Street, Quorn
27 Meeting Street is one of the oldest properties in Quorn, and a shorter version of this ...... cont.
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 | | Thomas Rawlins Grammar School, Quorn, Senior Speech Day November 1964
Below is the Senior School Speech Day programme for Rawlins in November 1964. It was ...... cont.
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| | 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.
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 | | A brief history of Soar House, Soar Road, Quorn
Soar House is situated on Soar Road in Quorn. Many of the large houses in the village ...... cont.
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 | | Fundraising for Quorn Church Rooms - garden fete accounts, 1923 to 1927
The Church Rooms were built in 1929, but the construction was preceded by several years ...... cont.
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 | | The death of Joseph Adcock, Quorn 1867
Joseph Bexton Adcock was born in Quorn in 1827, and died on 27th December 1867 from ...... cont.
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 | | Press Cutting, 6th May 1955 - Quorn Bowlers Open the Season
The first wood of the new season is sent down on a Quorn green. The scene is Quorn Mills ...... cont.
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| | Quorn Grammar School (Rawlins) Admissions Register, 1900 to 1914
Rawlins School Admissions Register from September 1900 to September 1914, contains 242 ...... cont.
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 | | Meeting Street, Quorn
As the years go by and as Quorn Village On-line Museum continues to grow, it becomes ...... cont.
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| | The Farnham Monuments: Myths, Legends and Family Fables
This research was carried out by Moira Ackers from Loughborough, and published by The ...... cont.
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 | | Pillings Lock, Quorn
Pillings Lock is in the Parish of Quorn, to the north-east of the village itself, and is ...... cont.
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 | | 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.
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 | | Letter from Henry Balguy, from boarding school at Quorn, September 1835
During the 19th century there were many private schools in Quorn. Sometimes they would ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn photograph taken between 1905 and 1910
This photograph was taken by William Shuttlewood in Quorn between 1905 and 1910. ...... cont.
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 | | Two photographs from Quorn in WW2
These two photographs were taken during WW2 in 1942, in the back garden of 7 Mansfield ...... cont.
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 | | Jack and Doris Newton from Quorn
These photographs taken in 1922 are of John Aaron Newton (Jacko') and Doris Miriam ...... cont.
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 | | W E Cooke – A Quorn artist, 1843 to 1916
William Edward Cooke was a professional artist and art teacher. He was born in Derby in ...... cont.
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 | | 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.
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 | | Picture by W E Cooke – Farm Yard at Quorndon
The exact location of this farmyard is unfortunately not known, although it is in Quorn ...... cont.
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| | Sampler – Rosanna Goulding, Quorndon, 1884
This article appeared in the spring edition of The Quorndon magazine in 2015. It tells ...... cont.
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 | | St Bartholomew's National School, 1910
Very little was known about this photograph until cont.
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 | | Stafford Orchard Park, 1936, Sarah Farley
This wonderful photograph was taken in 1936 on Stafford Orchard, the park in the middle ...... cont.
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 | | Sampler – Rosanna Goulding, Quorndon, 1884
One of the most amazing pieces of Quorn history! This intricately stitched sampler was ...... cont.
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 | | Food production from allotments and rabbits - WW1
The two newspaper cuttings below reflect the efforts being made in Quorn during WW1, to ...... cont.
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| | Sudden Death at Quorn Adult School - April 1905
Loughborough Herald - 13th April 1905
On Sunday morning, shortly after the opening of ...... cont.
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| | Quorn Wood Tragedy - Gamekeeper found shot - March 1917
Loughborough Herald - March 15th 1917
A sad tragedy was discovered in Quorn Wood on ...... cont.
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| | Death of Quorn tradesman - May 1934
Loughborough Echo - 25th May 1934
The death occurred in Loughborough Hospital on ...... cont.
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| | Funeral of Mrs Eliza Hallam - March 1934
Loughborough Echo - 23rd March 1934
The funeral of Mrs Eliza Ann Hallam who died on ...... cont.
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 | | Dress show by Quorn Institute pupils, April 1958
Loughborough Echo - 11th April 1958
Outstanding dress show by Quorn Institute ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Fete - Effort for Church Hall Fund - 1927
Loughborough Monitor and Herald - 30th June 1927
Quorn Fete - Effort for Church Hall ...... cont.
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 | | Walter Giles – Leaving Quorn Station, WW1
Walter Giles was born in Quorn in 1888. During WW1 he was a signaller and fought in the ...... cont.
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 | | Presentation at the White Horse to Mr and Mrs Hincks
Mr and Mrs Hincks were the landlord and landlady of the White Horse pub in the 1940s and ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Cricket Club, 1966
This photograph of Quorn Cricket Club was taken in 1966.
Top row (standing), left to ...... cont.
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| | Men from Quorn who died in WW1, 1914 to 1919 - Details
The PDF document attached to this item provides the details as listed below, for the 78 ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Rawlins sports day, about 1907
This photograph was taken at Quorn Rawlins School sports day around 1907. It was in a ...... cont.
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 | | The Turner/Shuttlewood families in Quorn
These photographs were sent in by Brian Shuttlewood from Quorn. Brian was born in Quorn ...... cont.
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 | | A Quorn group of men, early 1960s
It is not known where this photograph was taken, or what the occasion was, but it is ...... cont.
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 | | Old folks tea party, Quorn Village Hall, 1935
This photograph was taken in about 1935 and shows Mrs Louisa Bumpus from Mansfield ...... cont.
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 | | A jolly outing from Quorn! - continued
This photograph was taken on the same day as the pictures in cont.
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 | | A jolly outing from Quorn!
These photographs were taken on an outing from Quorn, and everyone seems to be having a ...... cont.
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 | | Charles Kirbell White and Frank Cuthbert White – WW1 Quorn casualties
Charles Kirbell White and his younger brother Frank Cuthbert White lived with their ...... cont.
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 | | Dolls sale in aid of WW1
The White family from Rose Cottage on Loughborough Road in Quorn, were always involved in ...... cont.
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 | | Muriel Sheffield (nee White), 1894 to 1978
These are further pictures related to Muriel White who features in cont.
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 | | Harry and Ada Yeomans - floods on Leicester Road in 1960
The top photograph was taken during floods in the 1960s and appeared in the Leicester ...... cont.
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 | | Richard and Sarah Ann Bagley, 28 Wood Lane
This couple are Richard and Sarah Ann Bagley. Richard was born in Markfield in 1849, but ...... cont.
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 | | Walter Giles – Born Quorn 1888, died 1973
Walter George Giles was born in Quorn in 1888. He was one of six children of George and ...... cont.
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Total: 998 artefacts returned over 20 pages
