Leicester Chronicle – Saturday 26 March 1881 Leicester Chronicle
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Neglected Buttermarket-painful state of dirt and dilapidation
Author: Keith Foster
Street Party Possibly VE Day
This photograph, donated by Carol Jordan, was taken on The Green, possibly on VE Day. Can anybody identify any more of the faces? Continue reading “Street Party Possibly VE Day”
SPENCES SHOP
Letters from Edwin Otho Foulds
Edwin Foulds, a gardener and seedsman 
lived in the cottage on the right. His neighbour William Smith, who he went rabbiting with, was a grocer and lived in the house next door. Continue reading “Letters from Edwin Otho Foulds”
Mountsorrel Believes in Hard Work
This article was written by Neroli Whittle from a series of first-hand Mountsorrel interviews and published in the Leicester Evening Mail on 27th June 1935 Continue reading “Mountsorrel Believes in Hard Work”
Focus on Mountsorrel
This article was published in the Leicester Advertiser on Friday February 4th 1966 Continue reading “Focus on Mountsorrel”
King William IV Pub, Leicester Road, Mountsorrel
King William IV was recognised as a Tavern or Public House (Pigot & Co Directory, 1835) Continue reading “King William IV Pub, Leicester Road, Mountsorrel”
Castle Hill War Memorial
This article about the War Memorial is taken from one written by Noel Wakeling which originally appeared in the Mountsorrel Post in 2009 Continue reading “Castle Hill War Memorial”
Bull & Mouth pub (trading as “Slate” restaurant & bar since 2008)
Bull & Mouth pub, Leicester Road, Mountsorrel now trading as “Slate”. The origin of the name “Bull & Mouth” is believed to have been ‘Boulogne mouth’ relating to the capture of Boulogne by Henry VIII’s forces as a route into France. Continue reading “Bull & Mouth pub (trading as “Slate” restaurant & bar since 2008)”
Duke of York (now Waterside Inn), Sileby Road, Mountsorrel
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