Yards in the North End of Mountsorrel numbered thirteen. They were often named after the occupier of the house at the entrance to the yard, or the owner. So over the years the names of the yards often changed. Two yards remain with the original houses -Greens Yard and Black Horse Yard. A new house has been built in Post Office Yard. Continue reading “Yards in the North End of Mountsorrel”
These five houses at the top of the Green were once owned by the Earls of Lanesborough. They owned 8000 acres of land in County Cavan, Ireland. They also owned estates in England and Wales including property in Mountsorrel. Continue reading “Houses at the Top of the Green”
These images show the houses on Leicester Road before they were demolished to make way for the flats
Mountsorrel. —A great temperance demonstration was made at Mountsorrel, on Monday, to which no fewer than 2,700 went by special train from Leicester, and intermediate places. Continue reading “Gatherings on Mountsorrel Hills”
This drawing is from ‘Cassell’s Our Own Country’ published around 1880
This drawing can be found in “The Midland Counties’ Railway Companion”, which was was published in 1840. Continue reading “The Old Roman Bridge or the Essex Bridge?”
This scene has not changed much over the last 100 years Continue reading “Looking North along Loughborough Road”
The building that originally stood on the corner of Market Place and Sileby Lane was once a pub called the Red Lion and was put up for sale by John Bacon on the 6th March 1815. Continue reading “Red Lion Pub and Butcher’s Shop”
This is reproduced from a newspaper article titled:
’Write up your Street. Tales from the Past. Wendy Miller visits The Green Mountsorrel’. Continue reading “Memories of The Green-No1”
