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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  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 Little Green, Quorn – Then and Now  The Little Green, Quorn – Then and Now
Although the old postcard (about 1910) is entitled ‘Cross Brook, Quorn’, the stream is ...... cont.
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 The Slabs footpath in flood – Then and Now  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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 Quorn Primitive Methodist Chapel, Meeting Street – Then and now  Quorn Primitive Methodist Chapel, Meeting Street – Then and now
Nationally the Primitive Methodists broke away from the Wesleyan Methodists in about ...... cont.
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 Quorn Hunt at Bradgate Park – Then and now  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.
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 Meeting Street, Quorn – Then and now  Meeting Street, Quorn – Then and now
The earlier of these two photographs is thought to have been taken in about 1911. The ...... cont.
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 Quorn Home Guard, Loughborough Road, 1942  Quorn Home Guard, Loughborough Road, 1942
The older photograph was taken in October 1942. The three men belong to Quorn Home Guard ...... cont.
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 A Cottage Yard at Quorn – then and now  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.
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 Barrow Road, Quorn – then and now  Barrow Road, Quorn – then and now
An unusual view from around 1905, looking down Barrow Road from the Loughborough Road ...... cont.
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 65 Loughborough Road, Quorn  65 Loughborough Road, Quorn
Occupants of 65 Loughborough Road For many years 65 Loughborough Road marked the ...... cont.
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 Elms Drive, Quorn – then and now  Elms Drive, Quorn – then and now
This rare postcard is a is a view down Elms Drive from Cradock Drive, looking towards ...... cont.
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 Loughborough Road, Quorn - then and now  Loughborough Road, Quorn - then and now
This rare and interesting photograph has only recently come to light. It is an image that ...... cont.
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 Sanders Road – then and now  Sanders Road – then and now
This area, between Tom Longs Meadow and the Bowls Club, is now the top end of Sanders ...... cont.
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 Verandah Cottage, Quorn - then and now  Verandah Cottage, Quorn - then and now
Verandah Cottage is situated at the top of Barrow Road (now number 3). The old ...... cont.
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 View over Wright’s factory from the Church tower – then and now  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.
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 View over Nursery Lane from the Church tower – then and now  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.
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 View over Church Lane from the Church tower – then and now  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.
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 View over Rawlins School from the Church tower – then and now  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.
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 Meeting Street/Chaveney Road - then and now  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.
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 Then and Now - Thomas Webster, baker, 29 High Street, Quorn  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.
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 School Lane - then and now  School Lane - then and now
This view is looking up towards the old primary school with Stafford Orchard on the left. ...... cont.
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 Loughborough Road looking towards Springfield Lake - then and now  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.
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 School Lane - then and now  School Lane - then and now
These photographs are of number 9 School Lane. The older photograph was only taken in the ...... cont.
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 Meeting Street - then and now  Meeting Street - then and now
Meeting Street with Quorn House lodge in the background. Facer’s wood yard is shown on ...... cont.
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 Leicester Road - then and now  Leicester Road - then and now
The older photograph shows cottages and shops on Leicester Road being demolished in 1977. ...... cont.
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 Leicester Road, Wakerley Court and The Mills area - then and now  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.
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 Leicester Road, Wakerley Court and The Mills area - then and now  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.
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 Dower House Gardens, off Station Road - then and now  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.
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 Leicester Road, King William IVth/Quorn Country Hotel - then and now  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.
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 Quorn Church - then and now  Quorn Church - then and now
The older picture is an engraving of Quorn Church in 1792, taken from John Nichol's book ...... cont.
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 The Dower House, Station Road - then and now  The Dower House, Station Road - then and now
The Dower House, off Station Road was once the Dower House for the Farnham family. ...... cont.
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 Leicester Road, The Gas House - then and now  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.
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 Leicester Road - then and now  Leicester Road - then and now
The older photograph shows a parade on Leicester road in about 1910. It is thought to be ...... cont.
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 Chaveney Road – then and now  Chaveney Road – then and now
The two large semi detached houses on the left were called West Hayes and are now 65 and ...... cont.
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 Leicester Road – then and now  Leicester Road – then and now
This view is taken looking from the cross, down Leicester Road. In the distance you can ...... cont.
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 Woodlands, Chaveney Road – then and now  Woodlands, Chaveney Road – then and now
These two very large semi detached houses were built in approximately 1904 as part of the ...... cont.
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 Royal Oak, corner of Meeting Street and High Street – then and now  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.
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 The White House, Meeting Street – then and now  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.
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 The Baptist Chapel – then and now  The Baptist Chapel – then and now
The original part of the church was built in 1770. This started as the main building on ...... cont.
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 The Manor House Pub, Woodhouse Road – then and now  The Manor House Pub, Woodhouse Road – then and now
The Manor House Hotel dates from 1899, shortly after the Great Central Railway station ...... cont.
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 Corner of School Lane and Leicester Road – then and now  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.
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 Methodist Church, High Street – then and now  Methodist Church, High Street – then and now
The building seems to have changed very little, but inside it has been converted into ...... cont.
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 Barrow Road, Kirbell Cottages – then and now  Barrow Road, Kirbell Cottages – then and now
This is the bottom, right-hand side of Barrow Road looking from Quorn towards Barrow. The ...... cont.
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 Soar Road – then and now  Soar Road – then and now
The older photograph was taken in the early 1900s, the middle one in the early 1980s and ...... cont.
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 Barrow Road, Hillyard Cottages - then and now  Barrow Road, Hillyard Cottages - then and now
This is the left-hand side of Barrow Road looking from Quorn towards Barrow, starting at ...... cont.
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 Loughborough Road, Quorn – then and now  Loughborough Road, Quorn – then and now
This is Loughborough Road, looking from Quorn towards Loughborough. The two larger ...... cont.
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 High Street shops - then and now  High Street shops - then and now
These photographs are taken looking from the direction of the cross towards Loughborough. ...... cont.
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 Chaveney Road – then and now, 1919 and 2011  Chaveney Road – then and now, 1919 and 2011
This view of Chaveney Road is looking from the Meeting Street direction up to Buddon ...... cont.
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 Soar Road - then and now  Soar Road - then and now
The older photograph was taken in the early 1900s . The present day flood wall may be ...... cont.
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 Interior of Quorn St Bartholomew’s Parish Church – 1905 and 2011  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.
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