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.
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 | | Then and Now – Floods in Quorn
The first photograph was taken in the early 1980s and shows Ruth Iley from Farnham Street ...... cont.
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 | | The exceptional Quorn floods of 1875
Although Quorn had always flooded, July 1875 saw the worst floods that the village had ...... cont.
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 | | Leicester Road floods – Then and Now
The older photograph is difficult to date, but probably 1930s. The view, taken from the ...... cont.
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 | | Floods in Soar Road, Quorn
The first of these two photographs was taken in 1979 after the River Soar had flooded ...... cont.
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 | | 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.
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 | | Terrific Gale Strikes Loughborough and Quorn, March 1947
Loughborough Echo, Friday, 21st March 1947
ROADS BLOCKED BY FALLEN ...... cont.
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 | | Floods, Meeting Street, 1960
Before flood prevention measures were taken in Quorn, the village used to flood with ...... cont.
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 | | Floods in Quorn, 1961
Before flood prevention measures, Quorn used to flood to a greater or lesser extent every ...... cont.
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 | | 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.
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 | | Soar Valley News, April 1977
The Soar Valley News was a four page, black and white community newspaper/newsletter type ...... cont.
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| | 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.
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 | | Floods around the White Horse pub, Quorn, 1986
The first photograph was taken during the floods of 1986, looking up Meeting Street, ...... cont.
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 | | Floods on Station Road, probably 1947
The gabled building behind the lorry is the White Horse pub, on the corner of Station ...... cont.
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 | | Floods at Quorn Cross in the 1950s or 1960s.
Flooding at Quorn Cross was a regular occurrence until flood prevention measures were ...... cont.
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 | | Quorn Cross in the floods
It is not certain in which year this photograph was taken, but it looks like the 1950s or ...... 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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 | | 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.
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 | | 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.
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 | | Floods on Leicester Road, 1960s
This photograph is taken looking up towards the Cross on Leicester Road. Wakerley Court ...... cont.
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 | | Floods on Stafford Orchard, early 1970s
This view from the early 1970s is taken from what is now the Station Road car park, ...... cont.
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 | | Floods on Station Road, early 1970s
These two pictures of Station Road during the floods, were taken by Richard Thompson, who ...... cont.
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 | | Floods at Quorn Cross, early 1970s
These photographs were taken by Richard Thompson during floods in the early 1970s.
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 | | Floods on Leicester Road, early 1970s
These pictures are taken at Quorn Cross, on Leicester Road in the early 1970s, showing ...... cont.
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 | | Leicester Road floods in 1932
Marius Wright (1914 to 1980) was driving his Morgan through floods on Leicester Road in ...... cont.
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Total: 65 artefacts returned over 3 pages
