Tuesday 1st April 2025  

Quorn Then and Now

Many historical village locations can still be identified today. Whilst our modern streets are more likely to contain cars rather than kids, where buildings have been photographed there is a good chance of identifying the exact spot where a photographer stood in past times. We've done our best in this section to match the historical image with the modern version.

		Then and Now – Floods in Quorn The first photograph was taken in the early 1980s and shows Ruth Iley from Farnham Street ...... cont.
		The Little Green, Quorn – Then and Now Although the old postcard (about 1910) is entitled ‘Cross Brook, Quorn’, the stream is ...... 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.
		Quorn Primitive Methodist Chapel, Meeting Street – Then and now Nationally the Primitive Methodists broke away from the Wesleyan Methodists in about ...... cont.
		Quorn Hunt at Bradgate Park – Then and now The first photograph was taken in about 1896 and was scanned from an old magic lantern ...... cont.
		Meeting Street, Quorn – Then and now The earlier of these two photographs is thought to have been taken in about 1911. The ...... cont.
		Quorn Home Guard, Loughborough Road, 1942 The older photograph was taken in October 1942. The three men belong to Quorn Home Guard ...... cont.
		A Cottage Yard at Quorn – then and now The colour washed sketch of a ‘Cottage Yard at Quorn’ was produced by local artist W E ...... cont.
		Barrow Road, Quorn – then and now An unusual view from around 1905, looking down Barrow Road from the Loughborough Road ...... cont.
		65 Loughborough Road, Quorn Occupants of 65 Loughborough Road For many years 65 Loughborough Road marked the ...... 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 - then and now This rare and interesting photograph has only recently come to light. It is an image that ...... cont.
		Sanders Road – then and now This area, between Tom Longs Meadow and the Bowls Club, is now the top end of Sanders ...... cont.
		Verandah Cottage, Quorn - then and now Verandah Cottage is situated at the top of Barrow Road (now number 3). The old ...... cont.
		View over Wright’s factory from the Church tower – then and now These photographs were taken from the top of the Church tower, looking towards Wright’s ...... cont.
		View over Nursery Lane from the Church tower – then and now These photographs were taken from the top of the Church tower, looking towards Nursery ...... cont.
		View over Church Lane from the Church tower – then and now These photographs were taken from the top of the Church tower, looking towards Church ...... cont.
		View over Rawlins School from the Church tower – then and now These photographs were taken from the top of the Church tower, looking towards Rawlins ...... cont.
		Meeting Street/Chaveney Road - then and now The cottage on the left is now 1 Chaveney Road (Ivy Cottage). The Baptist Church can be ...... cont.
		Then and Now - Thomas Webster, baker, 29 High Street, Quorn This is a picture of Thomas Webster's baker's shop on High Street Quorn, at the end of ...... cont.
		School Lane - then and now This view is looking up towards the old primary school with Stafford Orchard on the left. ...... cont.
		Loughborough Road looking towards Springfield Lake - then and now The earlier photograph was taken in the early 1980s before the Farley Way Estate was ...... cont.
		School Lane - then and now These photographs are of number 9 School Lane. The older photograph was only taken in the ...... cont.
		Meeting Street - then and now Meeting Street with Quorn House lodge in the background. Facer’s wood yard is shown on ...... cont.
		Leicester Road - then and now The older photograph shows cottages and shops on Leicester Road being demolished in 1977. ...... 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.
		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.
		Leicester Road, King William IVth/Quorn Country Hotel - then and now The King William IVth pub on Leicester Road was one of the oldest pubs in Quorn. The ...... cont.
		Quorn Church - then and now The older picture is an engraving of Quorn Church in 1792, taken from John Nichol's book ...... 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, The Gas House - then and now The older picture was taken on Leicester Road in the 1930s. It is looking up from what is ...... cont.
		Leicester Road - then and now The older photograph shows a parade on Leicester road in about 1910. It is thought to be ...... cont.
		Chaveney Road – then and now The two large semi detached houses on the left were called West Hayes and are now 65 and ...... cont.
		Leicester Road – then and now This view is taken looking from the cross, down Leicester Road. In the distance you can ...... cont.
		Woodlands, Chaveney Road – then and now These two very large semi detached houses were built in approximately 1904 as part of the ...... cont.
		Royal Oak, corner of Meeting Street and High Street – then and now The older photograph is one of the oldest on the museum site, having been taken in 1896 ...... 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.
		The Baptist Chapel – then and now The original part of the church was built in 1770. This started as the main building on ...... cont.
		The Manor House Pub, Woodhouse Road – then and now The Manor House Hotel dates from 1899, shortly after the Great Central Railway station ...... cont.
		Corner of School Lane and Leicester Road – then and now The older photograph was taken in the 1940s. Mr Allen's cycle shop is to the right. A ...... cont.
		Methodist Church, High Street – then and now The building seems to have changed very little, but inside it has been converted into ...... cont.
		Barrow Road, Kirbell Cottages – then and now This is the bottom, right-hand side of Barrow Road looking from Quorn towards Barrow. The ...... cont.
		Soar Road – then and now The older photograph was taken in the early 1900s, the middle one in the early 1980s and ...... 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.
		Loughborough Road, Quorn – then and now This is Loughborough Road, looking from Quorn towards Loughborough. The two larger ...... cont.
		High Street shops - then and now These photographs are taken looking from the direction of the cross towards Loughborough. ...... 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.
		Soar Road - then and now The older photograph was taken in the early 1900s . The present day flood wall may be ...... cont.
		Interior of Quorn St Bartholomew’s Parish Church – 1905 and 2011 Our forebears from 100 hundred years ago would certainly still recognise the inside of ...... cont.
		Station Road and the White Horse – then and now The older photograph was taken in the 1950s and many villagers still remember Dockray’s ...... cont.
		60 Station Road/The Pig and Whistle Pub - then and now The Pig and Whistle was a popular pub in Quorn, especially with the footballers who used ...... cont.
		Station Road shops - then and now The older photograph was probably taken in the 1940s. The shops on the far left were ...... cont.
		Freehold Street - then and now These photographs were taken looking down Freehold Street towards Victoria Street. ...... cont.
		Quorn Place/ the Bull’s Head/ the Quorndon Fox - then and now This substantial property on High Street, Quorn was a family house called Quorn Place and ...... 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.
		Meynell Road – then and now These cottages were built for hunt workers on Meynell Road by the Warner family of Quorn ...... cont.
		Thatched Cottage, Station Road – 1904 and 2011 This thatched building is situated on Station Road and the church can be seen in the ...... cont.
		The Old Vicarage – then and now The older photograph shows Quorn vicarage in about 1904. This was on High Street, but the ...... cont.
		Leicester Road, Early 1900s and 2011 Leicester Road looking down from the Cross. The early photograph shows Wrights factory ...... cont.
		Quorn Terrace, Leicester Road – then and now These four houses are ‘Quorn Terrace’ on Leicester Road, now numbers 26, 28, 30, and 32. ...... cont.
		Leicester Road near School Lane – then and now Leicester Road looking towards the Cross with the end of School Lane on the right. The ...... cont.
		Corner of Barrow Road and Farnham Street – then and now These photographs were taken on the corner of Barrow Road and Farnham Street. John ...... cont.
		Troops at The Curzon Arms - then and now 82nd Airborne paratroopers based in Quorn and British Wrens planning their itenery for ...... cont.
		Chaveney Road, Quorn - then and now This photograph was taken in the back garden of what is now 61 Chaveney Road (just by ...... cont.
		Maypole Dancing - then and now Maypole dancing on the Stafford Orchard, 1911 and 2005. Although both events took place ...... cont.
		High Street, Quorn - then and now An evocative image of a snowy High Street in 1907. The tall building became a newsagents ...... cont.
		School Lane - then and now This is a very old cottage at the corner of School Lane and Stoop Lane. Mr Millis stands ...... cont.
		The Old Bull's Head - then and now Situated in the centre of the village, the building has changed little over the years and ...... cont.
		The Cross - then and now Although recognisable, some buildings such as the White Horse have altered their façade ...... cont.
		Station Road Extension - then and now The Apple Tree pub can be seen on the left hand side. Mansfield Street is on the right.
		High Street, Quorn - then and now The cottages on the left no longer exist and the oriel window of the Bull's Head has been ...... cont.
		Leicester Road, Quorn - then and now Many of the buildings have now disappeared including the Mill House Inn and Crown and ...... cont.
		Loughborough Road Villas - then and now Built in the early years of the 20th century, these villas have changed very little. Some ...... cont.
		Meeting Street, Quorn - then and now The buildings in the right foreground of the old photograph, including Alma Terrace are ...... cont.
		St. Bartholomew's Church - then and now Looking a little stark in the old photograph, the yew trees now soften the vista. Note ...... cont.
		Station Road, Quorn - then and now In the mid-distance is the Pig and Whistle pub with the gantry which was used to hang the ...... cont.
		Rawlins School - then and now c1910 and 2009 At the time the old photograph was taken, the school accommodated 39 boys. The roll in ...... cont.
		Quorn Village Hall - then and now c1900 and 2009 The street scene remains largely the same, some of the granite pillars are still in situ ...... cont.
		Mountsorrel Quarry - then and now 1972 and 1995 An aerial view of what was Buddon Wood, now mostly removed by quarrying activities ...... cont.
		The Old School, Quorn - then and now Saint Bartholomew's Primary School (1834-1973). When the village outgrew the ...... cont.
		Quorn High Street - then and now High Street looking towards Loughborough and showing the White Hart pub. Notice the ...... cont.

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