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Allexton, Leicestershire

Allexton maps

Historic maps of Allexton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Allexton maps

Allexton map

Historic map of Allexton

Leicestershire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Leicestershire

Allexton map

Historic Map of any Allexton postcode

Allexton maps
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Allexton photos

We have no photos of Allexton, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Uppingham, Great Easton

Allexton books

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Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories
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Leicestershire Photographic Memories
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Leicestershire & Rutland Living Memories
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Allexton books
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Memories of Allexton

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Leicestershire memories

My great great grandfather lived here.

My grandfather William Keightley moved to Sheffield, Yorkshire in the 1890s.
He was born in one of these cottages, as was my great grandfather Albert Keightley.   On the 1871 Census he is listed at no. 44 Cottage and on the 1881 Census he is listed at no. 31 cottage with the "White Hart" Inn as No. 32.
I would love to... [more]

Shared on 07 May 2007 by Linda Archer.

Seaton in the 1950s and 60s

I lived in Seaton from the very early 1950s to the very early 1970s. My happy memories are: going down to the River Welland in Harringworth and fishing, going down to Seaton railway station and watching the trains go through. Seaton station in the 1950s and 1960s was a very important station, with trains running from Peterborough to Rugby, and single... [more]

Shared on 23 October 2009 by Roger Bixley.

Castle hit by storm

Not 100% sure if it was 1966 or 67, but I do remember that the castle roof was covered with a tarp for quite some time after lightening hit the castle during a storm.

Shared on 11 February 2007 by Janet Saw.

Queens Visit

I remember the Queen's visit to Rutland in this year. I remember all the children from the local schools forming the shape of a horseshoe in a field/park? and the Queen being driven around the horseshoe waving to us all.

Shared on 11 February 2007 by Janet Saw.

Living at the White Hall, Billesdon (c. 1972 - 1979)

We moved to the White Hall when I was 2, almost 3, and my sister was 5 weeks old!  It was a wonderful house to grow up in - lots and lots of space, inside and out, and were were fortunate enough to have ponies and dogs etc. .. an idyllic childhood!  I remember the huge walled vegetable garden - and... [more]

Shared on 25 September 2008 by Emma Lack.

My Grandparents Kitty & Reg Nichols by Elaine Waterfield nee Merrikin

My Mum Valerie Merrikin, nee Nichols, was born next to the old pub (recently knocked down) in Skeffington. Grandad Nichols worked at the hall and got the sack because he picked up some wood in the ground for a fire. This meant they lost their home and had to go and live somewhere else, 3 Sunrise Cottage, Brook Lane. When they... [more]

Shared on 12 March 2008 by Nigel Waterfield.

my earliest memories

I was born at Kettering General Hospital in 1942. My father was the village policeman in Wilbarston since 1939 and we lived there until I was five years old in 1947 when my father was posted to the other end of the county. Wilbarston was perhaps the place I have always regarded as 'home' and I still feel a tingle of... [more]

Shared on 14 August 2009 by Derek Smith.

Bridge over river/stream, Back Lane

I was born in South Luffenham in 1942, some time later (I must have 10 or 11) I can  remember helping the butcher on his round, his name was Mr Lake and he came from Wing. He had a old blue van if I remember correctly. I can remember him stopping in the stream as it was still a water splash... [more]

Shared on 21 May 2009 by Leonard Harries.

Extracts From Allexton & Leicestershire books

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Leicester Photographic Memories

Close to the road, the solid but impressive ashlar tower dominates the immediate street scene with its substantial angled buttresses and crocketted finials; these are not 15th-century, but were added in 1832, after the collapse of the original tower, by the local architect William Flint (1801-1862), whose specialism was Greek Revival. The body of the church is fairly run-of-the-mill with its four-bay... [more]

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Leicester Photographic Memories

Castle Yard c1965. The Great Hall, built by Robert, Earl of Leicester around 1150, cannot compare with that of Oakham Castle of c1180, some twenty miles east of the city, as an example of Norman architecture; but as part of the extensive remains of Leicester Castle and its town defences, it is quite remarkable. Although the building has been pared down from its original aisled form, and has been provided... [more]

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Leicester Photographic Memories

A picturesque view, whose general outlook has altered quite radically since 1955. St Paul's school to the left, dating from 1835 with its Tudoresque details and gable end bell-cote, has changed dramatically to become a residential property. The entrance door remains in situ, but the stone mullion and transom windows have gone in favour of unattractive modern replacements; strangely, the bell-cote now resides in... [more]

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