Alf Whitehouse was born on September 25th 1907 in Bond Lane. This account, in his own words, records his memories of growing up in the village of Mountsorrel.
Donated by Margaret Manning
Alf Whitehouse was born on September 25th 1907 in Bond Lane. This account, in his own words, records his memories of growing up in the village of Mountsorrel.
Donated by Margaret Manning
The Follies Lynchettes Concert Party was formed in the late forties and carried on into the fifties. Continue reading “The Lynchettes”
The photograph below shows the horses standing in front of the Nag’s Head (now the Swan Inn)
Continue reading “Bull’s Head”Five quarry workers, as featured in a newspaper article published in 1957 Continue reading “Five Quarry Workers”
Five quarry workers, as featured in a newspaper article published in 1957 Continue reading “Five Quarry Workers”
Five quarry workers, as featured in a newspaper article published in 1957 Continue reading “Five Quarry Workers”
The Mountsorrel Townswomen’s Guild recorded the transcriptions on the gravestones in St Peter’s churchyard in 2002. However because the churchyard was so overgrown it was only possible to access and record details of 53 gravestones. Continue reading “Gravestones in St Peter’s Churchyard”
The Elders was a beer house during the mid-1800s just a few yards south of The Anchor (now a residential care home) on Loughborough Road, opposite the Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum. Continue reading “The Elders – a beer house on Loughborough Road, Mountsorrel”
Trade Directories were produced by different companies from around 1800. Kelly’s county directories Continue reading “Trade Directories”
The Lindens pub, on Halstead Road, demolished in January 2014, was previously a private house.
WILLIAM MARSHALL – 1st EARL OF PEMBROKE
This article written by Linda Tyman is about William Marshall and his connection to Mountsorrel. Continue reading “William Marshall”