Asfordby, Leicestershire

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]

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]

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.

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.

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.