Kibworth Beauchamp, Church Road c.1955
Photo ref:
K119013
Photo ref:
K119013
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This view, taken from the north-west angle of St Wistan's churchyard, shows an uncomfortable blend of small scale 18th- and 19th-century cottages with the more angular, bland 20th-century buildings. It is an unusual piece of townscape, which with the passage of time has been simply neatened up rather than transformed.
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A Selection of Memories from Kibworth Beauchamp
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Kibworth Beauchamp
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In photoK119066. 7/44 the house on the right with the upstairs window open about 9 inches is the room i was born in over 80years ago and the bycycle was my dads
I was evacuated to Kibworth three times; in 1939 I came probably from my school, Newington Green in North London.
i stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Dinkley. After a few months, a bomb fell in Kibworth, probably on the way to Coventry. My parents took me home, but each time I returned home a bomb fell in our road as it was near an ammunition factory.
After each bomb, I was sent back to the county, the second ...see more
When I passed the 11 plus exam I was selected to attend Kibworth Grammar School. The only place that you could get the uniform was the little shop in the photo to the right of the monument in the Square. This meant a trip by train from Wigston to Kibworth. This was quite feasible in the days before Dr Beeching closed all the railway stations. I remember the uniform cost my Mum a fortune and I only ...see more
My dad, Maurice Marsden, started work at the age of 14 in Lynns shop in 1937, after serving in the RAF and Fleet Air Arm during the war. He returned to the shop to work and finished up as manager. The shop closed in the 70s.
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