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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2000

Primitive Methodist Chapel (now called Methodist church) with noticeboard taken from slightly different angle from previous (P09-0622). Rev. David Gibson was minister at the time.

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2000

Primitive Methodist Chapel (now called Methodist church) with noticeboard. Rev. David Gibson was minister at the time.

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1906

Primitive Methodist Chapel looking pristine. Probably newly built (in 1906) Trams line in foreground. School rooms to rear on left.

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1906

Children and parents gathered ready for first meeting in newly built Primitive Methodist Chapel schoolrooms. Building separated from main chapel by a yard. Room on ground floor once used as classroom annexe for the Council School opposite. (Michael Conibear once a pupil there!)

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9.1906

Wedding car outside Primitive Methodist chapel. The first use of a car in Ashby for a wedding when Ernest Smedley married Elizabeth Ward Poyser in September 1906.

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1905

Stone laying for the Primitive Methodist Chapel (having moved from Mill Lane - where site is now Lewis's printers)

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1906

Grand opening of the Primitive Methodist Chapel (having moved from Mill Lane - where site is now Lewis's printers)

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1911

Council School (now Burton Road Primary School)) in 1911. Possibly the official opening. Was erected in 1910, for 350 boys, average attendance 315. Next to white bearded gentleman standing on steps is William Ernest Jennings, first headmaster, J.W.Jackson who took over in 1923 is the gentleman sideways on.

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1906 - 1927

Building on corner of Burton Road and Derby Road, was the New Inn. Built in 1870 by Thomas Cheatle. Tram lines visible so photo taken between 1906 and 1927. In 1911 was owned by Messrs Brunt, Bucknall. See in window, white lettering "Brunt Wooden Box Ales", so likley to be around 1911. Closed as a pub in the late 1950's or early 1960's.

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1960 (post)

Building on corner of Burton Road and Derby Road, used to be the New Inn. Built in 1870 by Thomas Cheatle. Closed as a pub in the late 1950's or early 1960's.