Wednesday 16th September 2026  

Quorn Halls, Houses and Streets

		School Lane - then and now These photographs are of number 9 School Lane. The older photograph was only taken in the ...... cont.
		The Broom Family on Farnham Street This is a photograph of Thomas and Constance Broom and their two daughters, Phyllis ...... cont.
		Floods on Station Road, early 1970s These two pictures of Station Road during the floods, were taken by Richard Thompson, who ...... cont.
		Leicester Road - then and now The older photograph shows cottages and shops on Leicester Road being demolished in 1977. ...... cont.
		The Banks Cottages being demolished, 1970s These rather sad pictures were taken by Richard Thompson in the 1970s when the Banks ...... cont.
		Going, going, gone! - Leicester Road cottages These cottages, shops and houses were on Leicester Road where The Mills flats are now. ...... cont.
		Leicester Road, Wakerley Court and The Mills area - then and now The older photograph was taken in the 1970s when the shops and cottages on Leicester Road ...... cont.
		Leicester Road, Wakerley Court and The Mills area - then and now This part of Quorn has changed out of all recognition since the 1960s. The older ...... cont.
		Leicester Road, looking down towards the School Lane, 1970s This photograph was taken in the 1970s, looking down Leicester Road from the Cross ...... cont.
		Dower House Gardens, off Station Road - then and now Dower House Gardens as we know it today, was built in the 1970s. The original ‘Dower ...... cont.
		The Dower House, Station Road - then and now The Dower House, off Station Road was once the Dower House for the Farnham family. ...... cont.
		Leicester Road floods in 1932 Marius Wright (1914 to 1980) was driving his Morgan through floods on Leicester Road in ...... cont.
		The Dining Room at Quorn House - 1956 A room crowded with historical interest. Round the one half of the heavily carved ...... cont.
		The Library at Quorn House - 1956 At this time Quorn House was owned by Mr George Farnham and his wife, Barbara. The ...... cont.
		Number 85 Meeting Street – Fanny Clarke’s Shop As you walk down Meeting Street, you pass an unassuming house, one of a small terrace, ...... cont.
		Harold Farley 1907 to 1982 The name of Harold Farley is mentioned everyday in Quorn as we talk about ‘Farley Way’ or ...... cont.
		Christmas Card showing Wood Lane This photograph was sent as a Christmas card in 1902, to the Felthouse family. On the ...... cont.
		Princess Marina, the Duchess of Kent arriving at Quorn House During the Second World war, Quorn House on Meeting Street was used as a nursing station. ...... cont.
		Proposed housing development next to the Churchyard The date of this plan is not certain, but it would appear that at some point there was a ...... cont.
		Poster for the sale of 'Quorn Cottage' - 1880 This is a poster for the sale of a large house called ‘Quorn Cottage’ in 1880. Many large ...... cont.
		Cottages – Wood Lane, Quorn This postcard was posted in 1905 and is entitled ‘Wood Lane’. It was published for resale ...... cont.
		John Disney, boot and shoe maker, The Banks, Quorn John Disney was born in 1870, his parents being John and Ann Disney, an established Quorn ...... cont.
		Sale of Farnham land and property 1892 The poster below from 1892 is advertising a unique sale of land and property, mainly in ...... cont.
		Farnham Memorial Hall at Quorn - Addition to Rawlins School - Gift of late Mr George Farnham Loughborough Echo 25th November 1938 The opening of the Farnham Memorial Hall, Quorn ...... cont.
		Loughborough College purchase Quorn Hall - to be used as hostel, residence of famous hunting men Loughborough Echo 18th February 1938 A Ghost Story ------- “With His Head Under His ...... cont.
		The Quorn by-pass Loughborough Echo 4th February 1938 The proposal to by-pass Quorn by a road running ...... cont.
		A hundred years ago - view of Quorndon Hall, Leicestershire A HUNDRED YEARS AGO This article comes from Baily’s Magazine Sports and Pastimes dated ...... cont.
		Soar Road - 1930 Loughborough Echo - 18th July 1930
		Death of Mr J. A. Hayward. 1922 Loughborough Monitor and Herald - January 19th 1922 Death of Mr J. A. Hayward A ...... cont.
		Quorn Court - article from 1953 4th December 1953 – Loughborough Monitor Quorn Court – stately home of Col. W.S.N. ...... cont.
		The White House, Meeting Street – then and now The White House (101 Meeting Street) is one of the oldest houses in Quorn. The earliest ...... cont.
		Barrow Road, Hillyard Cottages - then and now This is the left-hand side of Barrow Road looking from Quorn towards Barrow, starting at ...... cont.
		Chaveney Road – then and now, 1919 and 2011 This view of Chaveney Road is looking from the Meeting Street direction up to Buddon ...... cont.
		Wood Lane - then and now These cottages were built by Wrights elastic webbing factory for their workers in ...... cont.
		Loughborough Road, Quorn - then and now This is a view of the right-hand side of Loughborough Road, looking from the centre of ...... cont.
		The Old Lock-up - then and now The old lock up was built on the village green in the early 1800s as the village gaol, ...... cont.
		6 Loughborough Road - Quorn Vicarage from 1945 to 2010 Prior to 1945, Quorn Vicarage was a substantial house in what is now the grounds of ...... cont.
		Russ Dairies Russ’s dairy was the larger of at least two dairies based in the village around the time ...... cont.
		Portrait of Hugo Meynell - 1758 Hugo Meynell bought Quorn Hall in 1753 from Justinian Raynesford and became the second ...... cont.
		Company bids for Quorn Country Club shares - 1963 Loughborough Monitor - 4th October 1963 Rexall drug and chemical company, ...... cont.
		Quorn Court - rear Quorn Court was for many years from the mid c19th the home of the Cradock family. It was ...... cont.
		Quorn Court - front Quorn Court was for many years from the mid c19th the home of the Cradock family. It was ...... cont.
		Interior of Quorn Hall - 1901 Interior of the drawing room, with the window to the left and the fireplace to right. ...... cont.
		Quorn Place, High Street, Quorndon, Leicestershire 1886 Interior of the tea room at Quorn Place, showing the fireplace and furnishings. The ...... cont.
		Quorn Place, High Street, Quorndon, Leicestershire 1886 Interior of the billiard room at Quorn Place. The Bedford Lemere daybook lists the ...... cont.
		Quorn Hall 1954 A photograph of Quorn from 1954. At this time it was owned by Loughborough College and ...... cont.
		History of Quorn Hall A History of The Nether Hall (Quorn Hall) - source and date unknown. It was not until ...... cont.
		1921 Map Portion of map showing the centre of the village.
		Quorn House stables 1957 Fine horses exercising occasionally in the adjoining paddock give life to these buildings ...... cont.
		Poachers attack gamekeepers in Quorn House Park - 1882 Loughborough Advertiser - 27th July 1882 A serious collision between game keepers and ...... cont.

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