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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1950 - 1959

Leicester Road. Boy's Grammar School (founded on 10th. August 1567) - now the school boarding house. View from the rear. The building is on the site of Samuel Shaw's school erected in 1670's. Additions were made in 1807 and 1891. Photo possibly taken in the 1950's.

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1950 - 1959

Leicester Road. Boy's Grammar School (founded on 10th. August 1567) - now the school boarding house. View from the rear. The building is on the site of Samuel Shaw's school erected in 1670's. Additions were made in 1807 and 1891. Photo possibly taken in the 1950's.

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1950 (circa)

Lower Packington Road, Mill Farm House adjacent to Laundry Mill Steam Laundry (which ran from certainly 1898.)

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1920 - 1929

Lower Packington Road, Laundry Mill Farm. The Rawdon Sanitary Steam Laundry ran from there certainly in 1898. Horsedrawn wagon pictured outside the building. (Mill farm is mentioned in a local directory in 1861.)

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1920 - 1929

Lower Packington Road outbound from Ashby. where people are standing is where the Gilwiskaw brook runs under road. Probably around 1920's judging by the pram.

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1907 - 1910

Tollgate at Adcocks Hill, Lower Packington Road - was by entrance to Laundry Mill Farm. Lady pictured is Sarah Matilda Price, who died 1926, aged 74.

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1890 - 1900

Castle lodge (now J.P.Springthorpe, undertaker), situated at entrance to castle. Note castle gate to left with notice of opening hours. Probably around end of the 1800's.

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2005

Castle lodge (now J.P.Springthorpe, undertaker) with closeup of the Hastings crest. Situated at entrance to castle.

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2005

Castle lodge (now J.P.Springthorpe, undertaker) with the Hastings crest. Situated at entrance to castle. Mrs. Nancy Evatt born 1915 at No. North Street which was her grandmother's house (Sarah Poyser) and her grandfather was custodian of the castle. Lodge was built to be associated with Manor House, approx 1830. At one time, this is where the entrance fee was paid.

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1953

Float decorated for procession to celebrate coronation of Elizabeth II. Photographed in Prior Park Road, looking towards castle, top left. Windmill Hill (Spion Kop) in right distance.