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Kegworth maps
Historic maps of Kegworth and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Kegworth maps
Historic map of Kegworth
Illustrated Victorian map of Derbyshire
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Kegworth 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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2 Kegworth photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Kegworth
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My name is Sandra Faure nee Cartlidge.
I have wonderful memories of my childhood in Long Whatton, especially those when I was at the Primary School.
Anyone remember Mrs Sharpe and Mrs Varnam?
Mrs Sharpe was a lovely person and I feel that we all got a good start in life having her as our teacher. She taught us so... [more]
Shared on 15 May 2008
My elder brother, Alan Crook, and I were evacuated from Sheffield during the blitz of, I think, 1941. We stayed, as far as I can recall, in a large house, I believe the Manse, attached to the Church. (St. James ?). I was about 6 at the time so my memories are a little hazy ! We... [more]
Shared on 21 August 2008
1953 were a special year for me and Great Britain - we climbed Everest, the Coronation, the parties. We had just moved into a new council estate, they were all prefrabricated houses after the war and supposed to only last a few years to help the housing shortage, but they are still standing. The estate had a green in the centre... [more]
Shared on 16 October 2008
I remember when the snow was really heavy, I was about 6 years old and I lived with my grandparent and mother on New Ashby Road, just over the road from the Loughborough University. My uncles and Aunts took me over to the university with a sledge, we had a wonderful time sledging and making a giant sized snow man...... [more]
Shared on 01 August 2006
Extracts From Kegworth & Derbyshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Kegworth, inspired by Frith photos.
Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories
The camera looks east down the High Street, which opens onto Church Gate and Derby Road. Kegworth's origins lay in its medieval weekly market and annual fair. The arrival of framework knitters heralded a dour expansion of red brick housing and hosiery factories, but some nice examples of vernacular architecture are to be found in the village. In the photograph, a butcher's shop front (left) with its rather flimsy canopy has been built... [more]
This is an extract from Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories.
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Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories
The camera looks east down the High Street, which opens onto Church Gate and Derby Road. Kegworth's origins lay in its medieval weekly market and annual fair. The arrival of framework knitters heralded a dour expansion of red brick housing and hosiery factories, but some nice examples of vernacular architecture are to be found in the village. In the photograph, a butcher's shop front (left) with its rather flimsy canopy has been built... [more]
This is an extract from Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
Leicestershire Photographic Memories
To the east of the village, we see a timeless view of an industry wiped out by the growth of the national railway system. Once utilised to deliver raw materials and to take away the finished products to Derby or to Leicester, the waterway is basically reduced to the status of a leisure facility.
This is an extract from Leicestershire Photographic Memories.
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