Thorpe Arnold
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Thorpe Arnold books (13 available)
Market Harborough Town Walk Guide
Paperback
Melton Mowbray Town and City Memories
Paperback
Uppingham Photographic Memories
Hardback
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Sunday school
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
Got married in this chapel in 1975... I had forgotten how bare the place was....but it brings back memories of how big the building was and how much it was used in the 50/60's - the room upstairs was massive, and the stage.. never quite felt safe on that but there were afew good (using the work loosley)plays were put ...read more here
A memory of Melton Mowbray contributed by denise meadwell
I'm still owed ten shillings!
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. I was promised if I passed the scripture exam they would pay me 10 shillings. I did pass but never got the money!
A memory of Melton Mowbray contributed by clive dixon
MY FATHER (CAPTURED IN TIME)
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 HOME AT 217 ASFORDBY RD IN THE MORNING THEN HOME FOR LUNCH THEN BACK TO WORK AND HOME AGAIN IN THE EVENING WALKING 4 MILES EVERY WORKING DAY. THIS IS MY FATHER AND THIS PHOTO MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD. I CAN ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM TAKING ME INTO 'PACEY'S' SHOWN OPPPOSITE TO ...read more here
A memory of Melton Mowbray contributed by clive dixon
Emma and John Hewerdine
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 share someone's memories of Scalford for about 1850 onwards.
A memory of Scalford contributed by vicky ashton
Extracts From Thorpe Arnold & Leicestershire books
In a well-treed setting,
the church is seen from the
west. This small elevated
village lies about a mile to
the north-east of Melton
Mowbray on the A607
Grantham road. There are
earthworks to the south-
west of the church, the
remains of what appears to
be a 17th-century formal
garden, and eroded house
platforms along the south
side of the road. The
church tower was rebuilt in
1875 by R W Johnson.
An extract from from"Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories".
This view from the nave looking east into the chancel is not exciting, nor is it enhanced by the solid fuel heating pipes to left
and right. The chancel arch was rebuilt by Johnson, a Melton Mowbray architect, who achieved little of note. His work
appears to have been virtually confined to the immediate area, which may be just as well! The font (right, through the south
arcade arch) is 12th-century, and decorated with rather naive yet animated carvings of dragons, and a sword-wielding
St George. Also of importance are the corbels in the nave, which may also be of early date.
An extract from from"Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories".
A fashionable place to be seen throughout the 19th century was the luxurious Harboro Hotel
(right), originally the Lord Harborough Arms and a coaching inn. It was carpeted throughout,
which was a huge extravagance for the time.
An extract from from"Melton Mowbray Town and City Memories".
This view looks from the junction of the High
Street and South Parade on market day. The sign
of the popular White Lion Hotel is just visible in
the centre of this photograph and Barclays Bank
(now Ladbrokes) is on the far left.
An extract from from"Melton Mowbray Town and City Memories".
This is the fine entrance to the chapel. The sculptures represent the common sacrifice and suffering of the nation. They
are the work of Mr F W Sargant, the sculptor brother of a former headmaster. The school sanatorium is on the left, with the
lovely gardens in front.
An extract from from"Oakham Photographic Memories".