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Sileby photos

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Sileby maps

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

Sileby map

Historic map of Sileby

Leicestershire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Leicestershire

Sileby map

Historic Map of any Sileby postcode

Sileby maps
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Sileby books

Displaying 3 of 8 books about Sileby and the local area.   View all Sileby books

Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

Leicestershire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

Leicestershire & Rutland Living Memories
Paperback
£14

Sileby books
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Memories of Sileby

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Leicestershire memories

Barn Croft.

The house in the middle is where I lived from 1972. The address is 62 Main Street and the house was called Barn Croft. The house on the right was a farm and the house that the middle house was built on was part of the farmyard. When the farm closed, one of the daughters had this built... [more]

Shared on 06 April 2006 by The Frith Memory Archivist.

Woodgate

I too was brought up in Rothley. I lived at 72, Woodgate. At the time it was the local telephone exchange, operated manually, my mother being the night operator. I remember George Hunt well, along with the Elkingtons, I used to get my sweets and collect Archie Andrews lollypop sticks! There was Mr Brewin who sold bicycles and all sorts of electrical... [more]

Shared on 06 October 2009 by Sue Marriott.

Growing up in Rothley

Rothley is and always will be my home no matter where in the world i live, It is 36 Years since i resided on Woodgate my father is George Hunt, he owned the Barbers shop at no 19 untill his retirement almost 25 years ago.
When i lived on Woodgate we had Betty Smith the chemist on one side of... [more]

Shared on 20 November 2007 by Sandie Lee.

Working on the boats.

The wooden boats in the picture belong to the riverside restaurant, out of shot to the right. As a teenager, in 1974, it was my job on a Sunday afternoon to hire these out. We did have a few people fall out of the boats, but no one complained. A warm brew and some towels was all it... [more]

Shared on 06 April 2006 by Paul Howard.

Extracts From Sileby & Leicestershire books

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

Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories

Regimented pollard trees do little to provide a backdrop screen which will mask out the endless row of unattractive house backs, against which the memorial tends to be lost. The immediate area is, of course, ideal for open air services, but the 'no cycling' sign has nothing to add to the scene.

Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories

Regimented pollard trees do little to provide a backdrop screen which will mask out the endless row of unattractive house backs, against which the memorial tends to be lost. The immediate area is, of course, ideal for open air services, but the 'no cycling' sign has nothing to add to the scene.

Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories

SILEBY, The Entrance To The Memorial

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