Images

Ashby museum has an archive of over 3000 photographs – both original and copies. This page allows people to view the main group of photographs, but does not include photographs in specialist collections as these often include ones that are not in our primary area of interest. Larger images may be viewed at the museum during opening hours, and copies for private use may be purchased.

This page also allows access to details of artefacts (physical objects) held by the museum. Please note that when changing between photographs and artefacts, the classification list is only updated after the first search.

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1968

Ladies President's Day. 1968. Left to right: Mrs. E. Gunby (president Leicestershire Ladies County Bowling Association), Mrs. E.A. Holden, at 90 years old, oldest playing member of Ashby Club sneding wood down the green, and Mrs. G. Bateman (Ashby Ladies club president).

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1.5.1954

Visit of County President's team May 1st. 1954. Left to right: F. Burton J.P. (president E.B.A. Sileby Bowling Club), J. Bullen C.C. (president Ashby Bowling Club), T.A. Woodcock O.B.E., M.A., J.P. (president Leicestershire B.A., Ashby Bowling Club)

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1930 - 1935

Players at the bowling green, near Mines Rescue Station, Lower Packington Road, probably taken at same time as previous photo P10-1249. Names not known.

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1930 - 1935

Players at the bowling green, near Mines Rescue Station, Lower Packington Road, listed left to right:Frank Brown, Post master, Bath Street:John Long, Telephone engineer: Charlie Adcock, groundsman: Mr. Prescott, tobacconist, Market Street: Cyril Joyce, grocer, Smisby Road: Joe Staley, councillor, The Green: Jack Webb, Mines Rescue station: Arthur Joyce, grocer, Prior Park: Frank Brown, clerk, Post Office, Market Street.

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1956 - 1960

Blocked entrance to what was locally known as the "Black" tunnel on the branch railway line Worthington-Breedon-Derby, (which was closed in 1950's and lines removed in 1955, and tunnel blocked soon after)

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28.6.1952

SLS Rail tour, enthusiasts photographing the entrance to what was locally known as the "Black" tunnel on the branch railway line Worthington-Breedon-Derby, (which was closed in 1950's and lines removed in 1955, and tunnel blocked soon after)

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1900 - 1915

Event unknown, but people "arranged" around the entrance to what was locally known as the "Black" tunnel on the branch railway line Worthington-Breedon-Derby, (which was closed in 1950's and lines removed in 1955, and tunnel blocked soon after)

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2003

Newspaper photo showing the "filling up of the crevasse in Smisby Road, Ashby today, caused by the cloud burst" Date not known but could have been the flood of 1925 or 1932 judging by the tipper truck visible.

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2005

Cliftonthorpe - nicknamed Love's Folly after Samuel Love, currier, farmer, brick and tile and sanitary pipe manufacturer and victualler at the Queens Head. Property built with a tower so he could see his Market Street property. Was landlord there 1861 until his death 1878. House built approx 1870 after he left Prestop Park. Became a care home in late 1980's and in approx 2000 was redeveloped into residential apartments. Photos show the main house in 2005 in process of conversion in residential apartments.

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2005

Cliftonthorpe - nicknamed Love's Folly after Samuel Love, currier, farmer, brick and tile and sanitary pipe manufacturer and victualler at the Queens Head. Property built with a tower so he could see his Market Street property. Was landlord there 1861 until his death 1878. House built approx 1870 after he left Prestop Park. Became a care home in late 1980's and in approx 2000 was redeveloped into residential apartments. Photos show the main house in 2005 in process of conversion in residential apartments.