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Meeting Street in Quorn is a fascinating and picturesque road, which once had everything, from gentry to paupers, pubs to chapels and farms to industry. On our walk we’re going to rediscover long gone buildings and find out what went on in others that are now just houses. So download this tour and prepare to lose yourself in the bustling Meeting Street community of yesteryear!

11 stops

30 mins

0.5 km

Quorn Quorndon Farnham

Royal Oak by the Meeting Street sign

Meeting Street starts at Quorn Cross - let’s find out why this area is so important.

Outside 27 Meeting Street

So what secret does a garden wall hold? Listen and find out!

Entrance to Blacksmith’s car park

What is the history behind one of the prettiest street scenes in Quorn?

Crown House

Crown House was once another pub. And why is that window across the road blocked up?

Corner of Sanders Road

Meeting Street really is full of surprises. Let’s turn the clock back 200 years.

Opposite Quorn House Lodge

So who were the Farnham family of Quorn House? And why did they leave Quorn after 750 years?

83 Meeting Street, old Methodist Chapel

Some ordinary houses today - but things were very different in Victorian times.

Corner of Meeting Street and Spinney Drive

Find out what the Scout Hut has been used for over the years, and what else we can see from here.

The Old Meeting House opposite the Baptist Chapel

Learn how the Baptists have played their part in the history of Quorn.

Opposite the Baptist graveyard, by the bus stop

Find out the poignant story behind a WW2 gravestone.

Opposite Chaveney Manor

Find out how Chaveney Road got its name and how the railway affected its development.

Reviews

8 reviews

Mick Cripps

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Thanks Sue, we live at No5 and loved your insight.

Dennis Marchant

26 Feb 2020

I really enjoyed this walk. It brought to life a village street that most people just drive through.

Elliott Hill

25 Feb 2020

Tom Durrant

13 Oct 2018

Jan Niyazi

14 Sep 2018

Sam Chapman

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Superb and fascinating tour that transported me back in time:)))

Byron Chatburn

19 Aug 2018

Gemma Bartlett

16 Aug 2018

Great tour! Really nice, clear commentary and subtle audio background made for easy listening. Interesting to find out more about Meeting Street, it’s great to have the opportunity to take time out and find out more! Thanks for making the tour.

Ashley Bartlett

16 Aug 2018

A really worthwhile extension to the History of Quorn. Fascinating social history embedded and great examples of change over time in the village

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