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Asfordby, Leicestershire
Asfordby maps
Historic maps of Asfordby and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Asfordby maps
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Asfordby 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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Memories of Asfordby
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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
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
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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
Shared on 25 January 2008
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
THE MAN ON THE RIGHT WITH THE RAINCOAT IS ALBERT TOMAS DIXON. HE LIVED IN MELTON ALL HIS LIFE . HE WAS BORN IN 1910 AND DIED IN 2001. HE WORKED FOR THE POST OFFICE AND STARTED AS AN ERRAND BOY RISING TO ASSISTANT POSTMASTER OF MELTON. HE NEVER HAD A CAR AND WALKED FROM HIS... [more]
Shared on 24 February 2007
I remember my grandma telling me that her mum, Frances Hewerdine, came from beautiful Scalford and she was a real lady, and somewhere along the line Frances's parents had a dress shop. Sadly I don't know where Emma and John were buried, or I would take flowers. Does anyone else have memories along these lines to share? I would love to... [more]
Shared on 04 May 2008
The house in the middle is where I lived from 1972. The address is 62 Main Street and the house was called Barn Croft. The house on the right was a farm and the house that the middle house was built on was part of the farmyard. When the farm closed, one of the daughters had this built... [more]
Shared on 06 April 2006
The cottage on the left of this photo was where my great grandfather and his ten children lived at the turn of the 20th century. He was a butcher. There was a slaughterhouse at the back of the property. They lived there from about 1895 to 1908.
Shared on 04 December 2007
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.
This is an extract from Leicestershire Photographic Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from Leicestershire Photographic Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from Leicestershire Photographic Memories.
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