Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire

Fleckney

My uncle Alf and Auntie Mary lived in Main Street, Fleckney. Their son was Joe my cousin.

Just a Kibbuth Lad

For those who have never been to our village called Kibworth, it is worth noting locals call it "Kibbuth". You live in either "Top Kibbuth"- Kibworth Harcourt or "Bottom Kibbuth"- Kibworth Beauchamp. I myself personally, have lived in both and almost on the boundary of both parishes. For almost the past 40 years (man & boy), I have spent many a... [more]

my street

I was born 1953 and lived in No 94 Main Street until 1966, which is one of the small cottages on the right of the photo.  The big house at the bottom of the road was known as "General Jack's", he being a veteran of the Boar and First World Wars.  This road was great in the winter of 62-63 when,... [more]

Leicestershire & Rutland Living Memories

The Rose and Crown Hotel, now on the main A6, stood on the old Leicester-Harborough-Northampton stage of the journey from the north to London, and at one time serviced twenty-four coaches; the horses were changed here, and the passengers were refreshed.

Leicester Photographic Memories

Excellent 18th-century houses are to be found on the Leicester Road, but here we see a contrast between the thatched cottages of pre-18th-century date and the Rose and Crown pub, an early roadhouse. The main road which neatly divides the two Kibworths was not put in until 1810, having previously followed the rather tortuous line of the main village street. Since 1955 little has... [more]

Leicester Photographic Memories

The Old House of 1678 is a prominently-sited example of English domestic architecture at its very best. It is a double-pile brick building with archetypal cross-casement windows and stone dressings. The Parker coat of arms ornaments the broken-scrolled pediment. Two oeil-de-boeufs and a later Tuscan-columned porch complete this quite picturesque composition.