Groby, Old Hall c.1960
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Photo of Groby, Old Hall c.1960

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The Greys of Bradgate fame and the Ferrars have lived at the Old Hall; Lady Elizabeth Ferrars married Sir Edward Grey, later Lord Ferrars. His son married Elizabeth Woodville, who went on to marry King Edward IV after she was widowed at the battle of St Albans in 1461. The photograph shows two parallel late 16th-century gabled blocks with large mullion and transom windows. Some fragments of the building may date to the ownership of the Greys.

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A Selection of Memories from Groby

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Heading out of the village, our next port of call is the Scout Hut.  Was it still there?  Well the old gravel path that we used to walk or cycle up was blocked by new buildings.  So back to the main road and a scramble up the grassy bank, through the small wooded area, and there it was.  As luck would have it, due to a children’s party, the hut was open, and we ...see more
Stopping briefly outside the Working Men’s Club, the meeting place on Saturday lunchtimes for us Groby footballers before away games, we pass the chippy, the old blacksmiths where the old Smithy had let us watch him shoeing the horses on our way home from school, and Chaplin’s the family butcher. We had considered going down to the field on the road to Groby Pool, where we ...see more
How many of us as fresh faced five year olds, on our very first day at school, look around the classroom and think ‘will any of these children be classed as ‘true’ friends fifty years from today’? Well none of us of course, we are far too young and nervous to be thinking of anything other than ‘when can I go home?’, but about a year ago my great buddy, John Hughes, pointed out ...see more