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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AYZMU:P09-0551
1920 (circa)
North Street Infants School. Children in fancy dress outside in
playground, at what is now entrance of library and TIC. -
possibly a coronation celebration or carnival. Buildings in
background - extreme left row of terraced cottages, opposite
museum, were demolished circa 1950. Now car parks for
businesses/surgery. Property on end is now Ashby Day Nursery.
At time of photo was lived in by the Randall family.
AYZMU:P09-0550
1937 - 1938
North Street Infants School. Staff photo 1937-8. From left:
Miss Joyce Beard, Miss Gladys Underwood, Miss RutH Hill, Mrs.
Wheatley, Miss Ena Kellam-Smith, Miss Annie Outram
(headmistress), Miss Polly Neale, Miss Adams, Miss Bott.
AYZMU:P09-0549
1918 - 1920
North Street Infants School. Interior view of classroom with
children sitting at desks. Room is now the library and TIC.
AYZMU:P09-0548
1918
North Street Infants School. Class photo taken outside! 4th
left back row -Molly Walford (later Holland), front row 4th left
Mary Canner, 5th left Lily Canner, 4th right Lena Smedley, 1st
right Betty Smedley, extreme right Miss Ada King (later
Wheatley).
AYZMU:P09-0547
1911
North Street Infants School. Celebration of coronation of
George V. Uncertain of location of photo. Various people have
been identified: Mr Arnold, Charlie J. Lewis, Canon Sawyer,
Edward Arnold, William, Joe Randall, Miss Curtis?
AYZMU:P09-0546
1930
North Street Infants School. Children doing country dancing for
charity on the Bath Grounds.
AYZMU:P09-0545
1952 - 1954
Moore's Transport lorry (Morris Commercial) in North Street,
outside the museum section of what was then North Street
Infant's School (now library and museum). Used to operate from
opposite side of road on site which is now the Ashby Social
Club/VIP Rooms. Was Moores Haulage until April 1951, then
nationalisation, became Moores Transport. Moved to Nottingham
Road in mid to late 1940's. Driver is Jeff Mason who went on to
run own transport business. Still today his daughter and
son-in-law run the business - Mason's. Behind openback trailer,
the "Old Cottage" is visible. It was minus its upper floor in
1960's and fully demolished as unsafe by mid 1960's.
AYZMU:P09-0544
1932
Hood Park - looking towards town from the football pitch. Note
young trees lining the path running through the centre of the
park. Probably flood of 1932.
AYZMU:P09-0543
1932
Hood Park - looking towards town. This area, to the left of
what is now main entrance to Leisure Centre was used annually
for a circus or small fair. Probably flood of 1932.
AYZMU:P09-0542
1932
Hood Park, looking towards open air swimming pool changing rooms
(built 1931). Probably therefore the flood of 1932. St.
Helen's church just visible extreme left background.
