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Quorn Pubs
In 2010 Quorn had seven pubs, but a greater
number existed in previous years. This section includes historical
descriptions, photographs and illustrations of existing pubs and also
buildings which have disappeared (King William IV) or are now used
for other purposes (Pig and Whistle).
 | | General William Booth in Quorn 1905
General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, driving through Quorn Cross on his ...... cont.
 | | | |  | | Glass from the Pig and Whistle pub, Quorn
This etched half pint glass (look carefully!) is thought to date from the 1940s or 1950s ...... cont.
| | | |  | | Apple Tree pub, Quorn
The Apple Tree pub started as a beer house, probably in the 1870s. The first positive ...... cont.
| | | |  | | The Blackies Sunday Shooting Group, late 1970s
This is a photograph of a group of Quorn guys and some of their friends, who were the ...... cont.
| | | |  | | White Hart, Quorn, matchbox label, 1980s
This is a matchbox label, from a box of promotional matches, either given out or sold at ...... cont.
| | | |  | | Motoring Fatality, 1930 Bull in the Hollow, Quorn
The Leicester Mail, Friday April 4th 1930
Terrible Motoring Fatality Near Quorn ...... 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.
| | | |  | | High Street, Quorn, 1920s
Looking down High Street towards Quorn Cross in the 1920s.
The area on the left was ...... cont.
| | | |  | | Cutlery from the Bull’s Head, Quorn, 1930s
Up until 1939 the ‘Bull’s Head’ in Quorn was located at what is now 18 High Street (see ...... cont.
| | | |  | | The History of 94 Meeting Street, Quorn
The story of a house in Quorn over 200 years. Sue Griffiths tells us about how her house, ...... cont.
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Total: 160 artefacts returned over 16 pages
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