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Asfordby photos

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Asfordby maps

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

Asfordby map

Historic map of Asfordby

Leicestershire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Leicestershire

Asfordby map

Historic Map of any Asfordby postcode

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Asfordby books

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Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

Leicestershire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

Leicestershire & Rutland Living Memories
Paperback
£14

Asfordby books
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Memories of Asfordby

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Beechcroft (Rectory)

I had the pleasure of living in Beechcroft since the day I was born in 1954, my parents and grandparents had bought the rectory, named a "White Elephant"as no one had lived in it for 4 years. During that time we had birthday parties on the front lawn, unless of course you were born in January. My parents loved to have... [more]

Shared on 04 December 2008 by Liz Collins.

The Old Rectory, now called

It was Dec 1965, and my sister Ellen Blackham and I sailed to England  from Perth, Western Australia, to spend time with my sister Doris Whitby. Doris and her husband Roy had purchased The Old Rectory in the late 1950s. It was no longer required as a rectory and was therefore put on the market. I will never forget driving down... [more]

Shared on 03 December 2008 by Lyn Praed.

Leicestershire memories

Sunday school

I was put on the cradle roll at about 6 months and attended every sunday school anniversary from the age of 3 - 16 !!! Always had 2 new dresses fro the anniversary.. and a perm!!
I had forgotten about Mr Chapman - thank you for the reminder!
Mrs hall was the lady in charge of the infants sunday school[more]

Shared on 25 January 2008 by Denise Meadwell.

I'm still owed ten shillings!

I remember the inside of the Baptist Chapel as I attended regularly from the age of 5 until my early teens. A Reverand Exall and a one-armed man called Mr. Chapman were in charge. On Anniversaries they used to put staging up either side of the organ and I used to like to sit right at the very top.... [more]

Shared on 25 February 2007 by Clive Dixon.

Extracts From Asfordby & Leicestershire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Asfordby, inspired by Frith photos.

Leicestershire Photographic Memories

The late 19th-century industrial face of the village percolates through the photograph, providing a dramatic contrast to Church Lane, which runs almost picturesquely away to the right of the cross.

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Leicestershire Photographic Memories

The 15th-century spire soars above the River Wreake on its south side, with the now rather mundane Village Street to its north. Internally, there is little to detain the visitor, apart from the nave roof with its stone heads and wooden angels.

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Leicestershire Photographic Memories

Formerly the manor house of about 1620, this fine red brick building is now itself deteriorating. Sashed windows, within stone surrounds under triple gables, grace a quietly elegant facade. Internally Jacobean woodwork survives, as does a wooden spiral back stair. Facing Main Street is the early 19th-century coach-house and stable to The Old Hall.

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