Tuesday 16th July 2024  

Quorn Floods

Apart from the Hunt, Quorn was well-known for its spectacular floods. Fortunately modern engineering has solved this dangerous inconvenience to a large extent. In this section you can view photographs of the village under water and read about the Great Flood of 1875 when a man lost his life in the grounds of White Horse.

		Drawing of Buddon Brook/Quorn Memorial Gardens, late 1980s An atmospheric drawing of Buddon Brook and part of the Memorial Gardens by Diane Ross ...... cont.
		Then and Now – Floods in Quorn The first photograph was taken in the early 1980s and shows Ruth Iley from Farnham Street ...... cont.
		The exceptional Quorn floods of 1875 Although Quorn had always flooded, July 1875 saw the worst floods that the village had ...... cont.
		Leicester Road floods – Then and Now The older photograph is difficult to date, but probably 1930s. The view, taken from the ...... cont.
		Floods in Soar Road, Quorn The first of these two photographs was taken in 1979 after the River Soar had flooded ...... cont.
		The Slabs footpath in flood – Then and Now The Slabs footpath runs between Quorn and Barrow to the north of Quorn Hall, near to the ...... cont.
		Terrific Gale Strikes Loughborough and Quorn, March 1947 Loughborough Echo, Friday, 21st March 1947 ROADS BLOCKED BY FALLEN ...... cont.
		Floods, Meeting Street, 1960 Before flood prevention measures were taken in Quorn, the village used to flood with ...... cont.
		Floods in Quorn, 1961 Before flood prevention measures, Quorn used to flood to a greater or lesser extent every ...... cont.
		Royal Oak, Quorn in the floods, early 1930s This photograph was taken in the floods at Quorn Cross/Meeting Street, by the Royal Oak ...... cont.
		Soar Valley News, April 1977 The Soar Valley News was a four page, black and white community newspaper/newsletter type ...... cont.
		A tragic accident during the Quorn floods of 1875 1875 saw some of the worst floods in Quorn for many years. The newspapers recorded the ...... cont.
		Floods around the White Horse pub, Quorn, 1986 The first photograph was taken during the floods of 1986, looking up Meeting Street, ...... cont.
		Floods on Station Road, probably 1947 The gabled building behind the lorry is the White Horse pub, on the corner of Station ...... cont.
		Floods at Quorn Cross in the 1950s or 1960s. Flooding at Quorn Cross was a regular occurrence until flood prevention measures were ...... cont.
		Quorn Cross in the floods It is not certain in which year this photograph was taken, but it looks like the 1950s or ...... cont.
		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.
		Otter's Post Office and grocery store in the floods This photograph shows Quorn Cross during some heavy flooding. Otter's took over from ...... cont.
		Mill House Inn, Leicester Road during floods in the 1920s The Mill House Inn used to be on Leicester Road, abutting what are now Wright's factory ...... cont.
		Floods on Leicester Road, 1960s This photograph is taken looking up towards the Cross on Leicester Road. Wakerley Court ...... cont.
		Floods on Stafford Orchard, early 1970s This view from the early 1970s is taken from what is now the Station Road car park, ...... cont.
		Floods on Station Road, early 1970s These two pictures of Station Road during the floods, were taken by Richard Thompson, who ...... cont.
		Floods at Quorn Cross, early 1970s These photographs were taken by Richard Thompson during floods in the early 1970s.
		Floods on Leicester Road, early 1970s These pictures are taken at Quorn Cross, on Leicester Road in the early 1970s, showing ...... cont.
		Leicester Road floods in 1932 Marius Wright (1914 to 1980) was driving his Morgan through floods on Leicester Road in ...... cont.
		Flood 1960 Station Road under water in December 1960
		Boy Scouts' Narrow Escape - camp flooded in early morning hours. Loughborough Monitor and Herald - August 10th 1922 The district around Quorn and ...... cont.
		Life goes on during the floods This photograph is taken looking up Station Road towards the cross and the Royal Oak. Mr ...... cont.
		Floods in the Early 1980s This photograph shows Ruth Iley from Farnham Street (in her twenties), standing outside ...... cont.
		Floods in the Early 1980s Despite flood prevention measures, prolonged heavy rain in the 1980s still caused ...... cont.
		Quorndon Parish Council, monthly meeting April 1963 Loughborough Monitor - 12th April 1963 Quorn Parish Council decided at its monthly ...... cont.
		Heavy flooding in the Loughborough District - 1960 Loughborough Echo - 9th December 1960 At Quorn on Saturday night a double-decker bus ...... cont.
		Flood of 1932 This is one of three photographs found in the Leicester Record Office showing the severe ...... cont.
		Flood of 1932 Although not of a good quality, Leicester Record Office has photographs of a severe flood ...... cont.
		Flood of 1932 1932 must have been a bad year for flooding. We found several photographs in the ...... cont.
		Parish Council warned - ‘River Soar may change course’ - 1953 Loughborough Monitor - 10th April 1953 Parish Council Meeting In not many years’ ...... cont.
		Quorn flood of 1901 Extract from Parish Magazine - January 1901 The floods which closed the old year and ...... cont.
		Quorn and District floods of 1948 Loughborough Echo - 12th November 1948 SOAR VALLEY FLOODS Many Roads ...... cont.
		Quorn floods of 1882 Birmingham Daily Post - 6th June 1882 Floods in Leicestershire During the past three ...... cont.
		Quorn Floods in 1939 Loughborough Echo - 27th January 1939 The recent snow and rain seem likely to bring ...... cont.
		Parish Council Loughborough Monitor - 16th May 1969 Quorn Parish Council are becoming increasingly ...... cont.
		Quorn Floods 1977 Loughborough Echo - 4th March 1977 Quorn Cross, which is a well-known danger point ...... cont.
		Floods on Barrow Road Taken in 1951, the slightly raised level (where the motorcyclist is) is the location of ...... cont.
		The Floods of 1901 Extract from Parish Magazine, January 1901 The floods which closed the old year and ...... cont.
		Floods on Station Road 1920s Judging by the clothes, this photograph was taken in the 1920s outside Facer's shop. One ...... cont.
		Floods follow the thaw 1962 Loughborough Echo - January 12th 1962 Photograph 1 shows a car in trouble on the road ...... cont.
		Leicester Road in flood 1933 Two similar images of Leicester Road in flood. Taken from the property to the left of the ...... cont.
		Shops on Leicester Road, Quorn, during floods A photo looking towards Quorn Cross showing the Tea Shop on Leicester Road and the row of ...... cont.
		Floods on Loughborough Road, Quorn Severe flooding on the Quorn to Loughborough road causes problems for traffic. c1918
		Quorn Parish Council 1947 Loughborough Monitor - 9th January 1947 In response to complaints about flooding in ...... cont.
		After the snow came the floods Loughborough Monitor - 20th March 1947 At Quorn, Mr A W Hincks, landlord of the "White ...... cont.
		Stream from Tom Long's Meadow, Quorn Builders break into the culvert carrying the stream from Tom Long's Meadow into Quorn ...... cont.
		The great flood at Quorn - July 21st 1875 Notes by C Murray Rumsey A Mountsorrel Pepys Discovery of old diary Diaries can ...... cont.
		The Green in flood Note the lock up to the left and Wright's factory in the distance. This view has been ...... cont.
		Children on School Lane causeway Children on causeway looking from School Lane towards the river c1920s. The granite wall ...... cont.
		Floods on Station Road, Quorn 1922 Station Road flooded in August 1922. Note the railings of Black Green on the left. The ...... cont.
		Soar-side cottages on Soar Road Built on a stone plinth, with steps probably to keep them above flood level, these ...... cont.
		River Soar The river at Soar Road, Quorn about 1960. During the 1930's and 40's village children ...... cont.
		The Stafford Orchard in flood. 1930s Floods in the Stafford Orchard. This photograph has been taken from where the existing ...... cont.
		Floods in Soar Road, Quorn 1930s Pre-1940 floods in Soar Road. This is a view looking east towards Stoop Lane. The ...... cont.
		Floods at Quorn Cross and Station Road Date unknown, however, there was substantial flooding in 1922 and 1932 which led to ...... cont.
		Floods in Station Road, Quorn c1900 c1900 Station Road under a considerable amount of water. The building gable on the left ...... cont.
		Floods on the Village Green in 1932 The single storey building to the right in the foreground housed the fire engine in 1908, ...... cont.
		The River Soar in flood c1900 This is a view facing east along Soar Road towards Santa Maria Lodge. The coal wharf ...... cont.
		The Slabs The Quorn to Barrow Slabs footpath under water in the 1920s. 'Scotche Greene' or the ...... cont.

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