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  • Collection: Leicestershire & Rutland Sound Map

WymeswoldHunt.jpg
Ellen Smith recalls the Quorn hunt coming to Wymeswold in the 1910s and 1920s.

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Jim McClelland talks about moving to Wigston in the 1950s.

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Francis Smith talks about working conditions at Whitwick Colliery during the 1920s and 1930s.

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A recording of Leicester Tigers Rugby Club chanting at Welford Road Stadium.

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The sound of bell ringing at St. Mary Magdalene parish church i n Waltham on the Wolds.

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The sound of church bells in St. George's church in Leicester.

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Edith Gilbert recalls some of the main festivals celebrated in Sileby in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Arthur John Morton talks about village life during the 1900s and 1910s. Also, he recalls the lack of means of transportation and amenities in Sharnford.

HallShadyLane.mp3
Primrose Hall recalls American soldiers and German Prisoners of War at Shady Lane in the 1940s.

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Tim Appleton recalls the early beginnings of Rutland Water in the 1970s.
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