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Title: old photos/books
Post by: treegirl on Tuesday 10 February 09 16:01 GMT (UK)
Hi!

I recently found a book in the "Images of England" series of the area where I live. It has lots of photos of it through the ages. I was wondering if anyone knew if there is something similar for Leicester and/or the surrounding villages. I would love to be able to see what the places my ancestors lived in looked like!

Thank you in advance

TreeGirl :)
Title: Re: old photos/books
Post by: diddymiller on Tuesday 10 February 09 19:22 GMT (UK)
i have just returnes to the library 3 books which i borrowed to help a fellow RChatterer. these were images of Loughborough and i know the library has some villages / Lecester books too.

Worth looking at the leics library website:

http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/libraries/library_services/local_studies/family_history.htm

also i find lots of photos and useful info at the leics villages site:

http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/

also francis frith site:

http://www.francisfrith.com/

Diddy
Title: Re: old photos/books
Post by: treegirl on Tuesday 10 February 09 19:31 GMT (UK)
Thanks for this, Diddy. It's just that I don't live near Leicester, so I was hoping to find something I might be able to buy!

Will follow your links re photos though. Thank you very much!

TreeGirl :)
Title: Re: old photos/books
Post by: diddymiller on Tuesday 10 February 09 19:50 GMT (UK)
realised you might not be near, but if library can help with names / details of books you can borrow from your local library on loan or buy. (I used to be a librarian!)

Diddy   ;D
Title: Re: old photos/books
Post by: treegirl on Tuesday 10 February 09 20:15 GMT (UK)
Ah! Didn't realise I was talking to an expert ;D

TreeGirl :)
Title: Re: old photos/books
Post by: zena 5 on Thursday 12 February 09 21:23 GMT (UK)
Hi Treegirl

I wondered if this site on Thurmaston may help you.
http://thurmastonhg.ucoz.com/index.htm

Good luck

Zena
Title: Thurmaston Heritage Group
Post by: Mark G on Saturday 23 March 19 09:17 GMT (UK)
Thurmaston Heritage Group can be seen at http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~tmi45/genealogy/
Title: Re: old photos/books
Post by: Mvann on Sunday 24 March 19 08:19 GMT (UK)
Which villages are you looking for and where are you?

There are a couple of Facebook pages worth joining that have old pictures of some villages. One has had a few of Kibworth on recently plus billesdon, hallaton, smeaton and Belgrave not so long back
Title: Re: old photos/books
Post by: carolmc on Friday 26 April 19 16:26 BST (UK)
Leicester Mercury newspaper produced a large book of old photos, try ebay. Also try google, put 'Kibworth old photos' in then search, then click on images, good luck, carolmc
Title: Re: old photos/books
Post by: macwil on Friday 26 April 19 19:21 BST (UK)
Have you tried  Leicestershire Records Office (https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/history-and-heritage/visit-the-record-office/about-the-record-office)