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Keyham maps

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

Keyham map

Historic map of Keyham

Leicestershire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Leicestershire

Keyham map

Historic Map of any Keyham postcode

Keyham maps
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Keyham photos

We have no photos of Keyham, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Evington, Billesdon, Kings Norton, Thurmaston, Queniborough, Syston, Gaddesby, Oadby

Keyham books

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Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories
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£14

Leicestershire Photographic Memories
Paperback
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Leicestershire & Rutland Living Memories
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Keyham books
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Memories of Keyham

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Leicestershire memories

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.

the cottage on The Green

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 by Marianne Head.

Allens the Chemist

I think Mr Allen was succeeded by his two sons who ran the chemists for some years. Presumably gone now. I also have fond memories of the swimming baths where I learned to swim with my friend Michael Tunnicliffe and of the old library above the baths. Wonderful times.

Shared on 09 May 2009 by Steffan Hughes.

Fluids Lane

This was a wonderful wildlife haven for children and I well remember playing for hours on end in the stream which meandered through. We lived in the Vicarage at No 1 London Road and had the idyllic childhood that few seem to remember. I think there were army huts or Nissan huts alongside the run of Fluids Lane and I assume... [more]

Shared on 09 May 2009 by Steffan Hughes.

Fluids Lane

A demi paradise, Fluids Lane was at the far end of the village towards Glen Road, I think. It contained a stream, and woods. What wonderful memories I have of that place, nothing can compare, we played for hours damming the stream, climbing trees etc., away from home all day. The lane went on to the fields that housed the air... [more]

Shared on 05 April 2009 by Christine Price.

SWIMMING BATHS

My twin sister and I used to go to the Oadby baths on a Saturday morning with some friends, and we always used to have a race to see who got in first. Unfortunately one week I forgot to take off my watch before I jumped in and so got a good hiding when I got home for breaking it. I... [more]

Shared on 23 January 2009 by Patricia Pike.

black pad

We lived on Greenbank Drive and we used to walk to Langmoor School down the Black Pad, which is now called Lawyers Lane. Farmer Steele had his farm down there and we always used to stop and look at his cows, and, if there were any born, his calves. I can smell it all now. He liked to keep people talking... [more]

Shared on 23 January 2009 by Patricia Pike.

Extracts From Keyham & Leicestershire books

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

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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