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Views of the village      

New photos   -  Aug/Sept 2007  

Remembrance Day Service 11/11/07          

                                                      Hinckley Road

                      

 

                                 Roseway                                                                                   Sherwood Road

              

                   

               Hall's Sock factory - now private flats known as The Courtyard

            

The old hosiery factory employed many of the village's adults before becoming small business units and closing in the 1990s. It was then converted into flats.

 

Plaque on The Courtyard, Station Road, to commemorate the restoration of Hall's Clock, February 2002

                                                   

                                                                           The Golden Jubilee Clock

The clock was renovated by the Charity of Thomas Barton to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2002. It was originally placed on the wall of Hall's factory on Station Road by a member of the Hall family.

 

                                                                       High Street                                                                             

                                                                    

           Station Road, towards the canal...                                      and towards the village - 6 April 2008

                       

          

    A favourite view of the village - from Dadlington Lane

            (photo by Jill Webster)

        

 

                                                 Wykin Lane

              

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                       The Goldings                                                                       Crown Hill, Station Road

           

  

Towards Church Walk (from St Margaret's Church)                     High Street - towards the church

                                

 

Wartime bunker near Wykin Lane                        A favourite walk for many - from Higham Lane to Wykin Lane

                             

 

   The Cemetery, Hinckley Road                                 

                        The War Memorial   War Memorial in the Cemetery

Hinckley Road Cemetery was purchased in 1883 for £205 and is one and a half acres in extent. It was not consecrated until 1917. To date some 1100 people have been buried within its confines. Details of all burials can be obtained from the Cemetery Administrator via the Parish Clerk.

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Entrance to new cemetery, Wykin Lane         Winter sunshine and frost in the woodland area

             

 

                           Sunset over St. Margaret's Church...                                      and a stormy evening      

                     

 

              New flagpole on corner of Hinckley Road & Wykin Lane, Aug 2007

                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                 Flower trough on Main Street

 

                                                                                The Last Straw!

           

Four large cylindrical bales slid off a farm tractor onto the pavement at the junction of Hinckley Road and Main Street on 1st Sept 2007. Our ever vigilant police officers were soon on the scene to direct traffic while the bales were reloaded.

 

                                         Village cricket - 1st September 2007

               

 

Remembrance Day Service at the War Memorial in Hinckley Road Cemetery, 11th November 2007

       

                

                             

 

Carols around the Christmas Tree - 21st December 2007

           

                      Sheep in snow near the canal - 6th April 2008

              

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