Friday 13th February 2026  

Quorn Postcards

Picture postcards really took off in Britain in about 1902. They were not only used by tourists, but with up to seven postal collections and deliveries in a day, they were used by local people to make arrangements and keep in touch like we use phone calls, text messages and e mails today. Within towns, a letter or card posted in the morning would usually be delivered in the afternoon.

Old Quorn postcards provide not only a pictorial, historical record of the village, but often the messages on the back enable us to eavesdrop into the lives of people living in Quorn at the time. Sometimes the details can be linked to other records, enabling us to piece together stories about families, including their movements and relationships. By using modern scanning and enhancement techniques, it is often possible to reveal details on the pictures that either give us more information or simply make us smile. Quorn owes a debt of gratitude to some of these talented and diligent photographers of bygone Quorn.

		The Vicarage, Quorn 1906 This is a side view of what was the vicarage in 1906. It is now (2025) in the grounds of ...... cont.
		Bessie Dakin, Quorn – Sampler and Postcard Bessie Dakin was born in 1885 and moved to Quorn with her family in 1906, where she lived ...... cont.
		Huntsman’s Cottage, off Meynell Road, Quorn, 1906 This postcard is entitled Tom Firr’s Cottage, Quorn, 1906. Tom Firr was at one time the ...... cont.
		A Barge from Cupitt’s Coal Wharf, Quorn; at Mountsorrel Wharf, 1908 Explaining the Pictures Photographs 1 and 2 were taken at Mountsorrel Wharf in ...... cont.
		Quorn Cross, early 1960s Although this view of Quorn looking from Meeting Street up towards Quorn Cross is easily ...... cont.
		Barrow on Soar and Quorn Midland Railway Station The old, now demolished, Midland Railway Station was very firmly in the Parish of Barrow ...... cont.
		Loughborough Road – Then and Now This is Loughborough Road, standing opposite Barrow Road, looking from Quorn towards ...... cont.
		Leicester Road floods – Then and Now The older photograph is difficult to date, but probably 1930s. The view, taken from the ...... cont.
		The Manor House Hotel, Woodhouse Road, Quorn The Manor House Hotel on Woodhouse Road opened in 1899, the year after the opening of the ...... cont.
		Quorn Hall Lodge, off Meynell Road, early 1900s There are two former lodges to Quorn Hall and this one is situated off Meynell Road. ...... cont.
		The Little Green, Quorn – Then and Now Although the old postcard (about 1910) is entitled ‘Cross Brook, Quorn’, the stream is ...... cont.
		Postcard of Quorn St Bartholomew’s Church, pre 1910 This is a slightly unusual view of the Church and shows five boys standing among the ...... cont.
		Stone laying, new Wesleyan Chapel, Quorn, 1907 Melton Mowbray Mercury and Oakham and Uppingham News Thursday 4th April 1907 NEW ...... cont.
		Quorn Emmanuel Football Club 1908/09 The first mention of Quorn Emmanuel Football Club can be found in 1902. It played in the ...... cont.
		Soar Road, Quorn, about 1910 A postcard of Soar Road showing children playing in and around the River Soar in about ...... cont.
		Quorn War Memorial, 1920s Quorn war memorial was unveiled in 1921 and this photograph was taken very shortly ...... cont.
		Santa Maria Lodge and the bridge on Soar Road, 1916 This is a view often seen on old photographs, but this postcard is particularly special ...... cont.
		Postcard – Mountsorrel Quarry 1909 This postcard raises many questions! It may be asked how a Mountsorrel Quarry postcard ...... cont.
		Two buses at Quorn Cross, 1930 A very interesting street scene showing Quorn Cross in about 1930. Whilst the quality of ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew's Parish Church, early 1900s This traditional view of St Bartholomew's Church dates from the very early 1900s, as ...... cont.
		High Street, Quorn in the 1950s Two photographs of High Street, Quorn, looking towards Quorn Cross, in the 1950s, showing ...... cont.
		Quorn United S. S. Football Club 1922/23 Taken in 1923, this extremely clear photograph shows Quorn United Sunday School Football ...... cont.
		Barrow Road, Quorn – then and now An unusual view from around 1905, looking down Barrow Road from the Loughborough Road ...... cont.
		The Mill House Inn, Leicester Road, Quorn, early 1900s To the left of the archway is the Mill House Inn, which at this time was run by Silas ...... cont.
		Quorn Cross, the Royal Oak and the White Horse, early 1940s This photograph from the late 1930s or early 1940s, is taken from Quorn Cross, looking up ...... cont.
		The White Horse, Quorn Cross, early 1940s This photograph from the late 1930s or early 1940s, shows Quorn Cross with the White ...... cont.
		Elms Drive, Quorn – then and now This rare postcard is a is a view down Elms Drive from Cradock Drive, looking towards ...... cont.
		Loughborough Road, Quorn, early 1900s Loughborough Road leads north out of Quorn, towards Loughborough. This view from the very ...... cont.
		Wood Lane, Quorn, early 1900s Photographs of Wood Lane are extremely rare and this postcard, which dates from around ...... cont.
		Meeting Street, Quorn As the years go by and as Quorn Village On-line Museum continues to grow, it becomes ...... cont.
		Quorn UDC horse and cart This photograph was taken in the early 1900s and is an picture that the team have never ...... cont.
		Quorn WW1 fundraising event, Saturday 26th September 1915 These two postcards were acquired several years ago, but it was only recently that they ...... cont.
		Manor House Hotel, early 1900s The photograph for this postcard was taken in the early 1900s. Unfortunately this scan is ...... cont.
		WW1 postcard sent to Quorn This postcard was sent during WW1 on 20th September 1915, by Bandsman Harry Rowland ...... cont.
		Letter from Quorn Prisoner of War Camp, Christmas 1945 Quorn POW camp was based in the grounds of Quorn House and the entrance was on Wood Lane, ...... cont.
		Letter from Quorn Prisoner of War Camp, March 1946 Quorn POW camp was based in the grounds of Quorn House and the entrance was on Wood Lane, ...... cont.
		Letter from Quorn Prisoner of War Camp, March 1947 Quorn POW camp was based in the grounds of Quorn House and the entrance was on Wood Lane, ...... cont.
		Letters from Quorn Prisoner of War Camp, February/March 1946 Quorn POW camp was based in the grounds of Quorn House and the entrance was on Wood Lane, ...... cont.
		Station Road, Quorn, late 1930s This photograph looking down Station Road from Quorn Cross is thought to have been taken ...... cont.
		Station Road, Quorn, 1909 This particularly good photograph is taken looking down Station Road, with Nursery Lane ...... cont.
		Rawlins School, Quorn, aerial view, post 1938 This postcard must date from after 1938 as the Farnham Hall (old gym) is indicated as ...... cont.
		Loughborough Road, Quorn This photograph was taken in about 1910, on Loughborough Road, looking South, down ...... cont.
		Station Road, Quorn, about 1913 The photograph on this postcard was taken by F W Scarratt of Derby and the card was ...... cont.
		High Street Quorn, 1944 This postcard of Quorn was printed by Raphael Tuck and Sons, probably one of the most ...... cont.
		Station Road, Quorn A everyday scene looking down Station road in about 1910. It is interesting that most of ...... cont.
		Quorn Hunt on the Little Green The photograph for this postcard was taken between 1909 and 1913. The location is what is ...... cont.
		Opening of the new Methodist Wesleyan Chapel, Quorn These photographs were taken by William Shuttlewood, a Quorn photographer and chemist, at ...... cont.
		Wesleyan Home Missions Gospel Car in the Memorial Gardens in about 1907/1908 The Methodists were very strong in 1900s in Quorn, as they were in many places. This ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew's Church, interior view prior to 1913 This postcard shows a very unusual view of the interior of the Church. The photograph ...... cont.
		Cottages – Wood Lane, Quorn This postcard was posted in 1905 and is entitled ‘Wood Lane’. It was published for resale ...... cont.
		A WW1 postcard sent to Flos Boyer in Quorn In the early 1900s people used postcards like we use the phone calls, text messages and e ...... cont.
		The Riley, Seal and Rumsey Families in Quorn The chance acquisition of a postcard and a bit of detective work, led to the writing of ...... cont.
		Postcards - Their Place in Quorn's Local History This article was written by Sue Templeman. It outlines the history of postcards in Quorn ...... cont.
		Soar Road, Santa Maria Bridge This photograph was taken in the early 1900s and is thought to be one of the first ...... cont.
		Postcard of Loughborough Road This postcard was posted in 1906 and shows the left hand side of Loughborough Road, ...... cont.
		Postcard of The Thatch This card was posted in November 1904. This property was originally three cottages, ...... cont.
		Quorn Court Quorn Court is now 26 High Street and has been turned into flats. It was originally built ...... cont.
		Postcard of The Little Green This postcard shows Quorn Hunt on 'The Little Green' before the First World War. It must ...... cont.
		Postcard of Quorn Terrace This postcard was posted on 29th Aug 1905 and shows four houses on Leicester Road, known ...... cont.
		Rose Cottage, Loughborough Road Rose Cottage was a substantial house on Loughborough Road next to 'The Hurst' (now The ...... cont.
		Quorn Hunt c1900 Members of the Hunt appear to be 'on show' at some event in the village. Behind is a ...... cont.
		Quorn Lodge Quorn Lodge was situated on the A6, beyond One Ash, just before the (old) left turn to ...... cont.
		Cottages on Wood Lane The cottages were built by Wrights for their workers in 1893-94.
		Early view of Woodhouse Road Although this postcard is marked 'Station Road', it shows West Field farmhouse on the ...... cont.
		Leicester Road This photograph was probably taken in the 1920s. The sign in the foreground on the right ...... cont.
		King William IV Pub An early photograph of the pub which was demolished in 1956.
		Shops to the side of the White Horse pub c1950 This postcard shows Dockray's Fish and chip shop (1 Station Road) and cottages at the ...... cont.
		Carr's Boot Shop c1930 The shop stood on the corner of Leicester Road, opposite the Village Hall.
		Leicester Road and Wright's Mill A photograph taken in the early years of the twentieth century, making the village look ...... cont.
		Warners cottages on Soar Road Cottages built for hunt workers on Soar Road by the Warner family of Quorn Hall.
		The road from Barrow-upon-Soar to Quorn c1907 Barrow Bridge (in the distance) is the end of the parish boundary. The photograph is ...... cont.
		Leicester Road in flood 1933 Two similar images of Leicester Road in flood. Taken from the property to the left of the ...... cont.
		Postcard - Wright's Offices, Leicester Road, Quorn Sent to Miss E Kinch. Believed to be taken outside Wright's factory offices on Leicester ...... cont.
		Loughborough Road, Quorn An early view of Loughborough Road. New Quorn House is behind the railings on the right ...... cont.
		The King William the Fourth Pub, Quorn This postcard is lodged in the record office in Leicester. The pub has since been ...... cont.
		Jack Payne's shop Jack Payne repaired shoes from the front room of his home in Station Road (now 4 Station ...... cont.
		Quorn Mills Park Bowls Club Pavillion This postcard is lodged with the records office in Leicester. Quorn Mills Park Bowling ...... cont.
		Santa Maria lodge and the river soar c1900 Real postcard. Original lodged with the records office, Leicester. Text on the back ...... cont.
		The Thatch The original postcard is lodged with the record office in Leicester. This building, ...... cont.
		The Shuttlewood Story William Shuttlewood and his Family - Quorn Photographer 1905 to 1910. William ...... cont.
		Postcard of Quorn - Multiview This postcard contains six photographs and although they are small, the quality is such ...... cont.
		Postcard of Chaveney Road, Quorn This photograph was taken in the back garden of what is now 61 Chaveney Road (just by ...... cont.
		Wood Lane, Quorn card Card illustrating a courting couple in Wood Lane. Nothing more is known about this card.
		Postcard of Loughborough Road, Quorn The houses, left to right are Forest View (no 51), Beacon Villa (no 49) and number 47. ...... cont.
		Postcard of The Vicarage The old vicarage, High Street - now an integral part of Rawlins Community College. The ...... cont.
		Post Card of The Cross, Quorn This is a view of the Cross taken from outside the Memorial Gardens looking up High ...... cont.
		Postcard of the High Street, Quorn This is looking along High Street to Loughborough Road from the centre of the village. ...... cont.
		Postcard of Quorn Cross This is Quorn Cross looking down Station Road towards what is now a bar/restaurant. It ...... cont.
		Postcard of The Cross, Quorn This photograph looks as if it was taken from the middle of the road, outside what is now ...... cont.
		Postcard of High Street, Quorn This view is of High Street, looking towards Loughborough. The main shop front on the ...... cont.
		Postcard of Meeting Street, Quorn This is a view looking down Meeting Street, with the blacksmith's forge on the left and ...... cont.
		Postcard of The Cross, Quorn This photograph is taken from the Cross looking towards the Memorial Gardens (then known ...... cont.
		Postcard of Leicester Road, Quorn A parade along Leicester Road. The photo is taken looking towards the centre of the ...... cont.
		Postcard of Parish Church This is the Parish Church, looking down the main aisle. The card was posted on 16th ...... cont.
		Postcard of The Pied Piper This photograph was taken in 1906 by William Shuttlewood. William Shuttlewood lived in ...... cont.
		Postcard of Loughborough Road, Quorn This photograph was taken on Loughborough Road, looking towards the Loughborough ...... cont.
		Postcard of house in Woodhouse Road, Quorn This house is called The Briars, and is either 86 or 88 Woodhouse Road - both of which ...... cont.
		Postcard of Chaveney Road, Quorn This house is now 45 Chaveney Road on the corner almost opposite Buddon Lane. The name ...... cont.
		Postcard of Chaveney Road, Quorn This view is looking down Chaveney Road from the Woodhouse Road direction towards Buddon ...... cont.
		Aerial photograph of Wright's Mill Much has changed since this image was taken, although much also remains. Many of the ...... cont.

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