Melton Mowbray
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Sunday school
I was put on the cradle roll at about 6 months and attended every sunday school anniversary from the age of 3 - 16 !!! Always had 2 new dresses fro the anniversary.. and a perm!!
I had forgotten about Mr Chapman - thank you for the reminder!
Mrs hall was the lady in charge of the infants sunday school
Got married in this chapel in 1975... I had forgotten how bare the place was....but it brings back memories of how big the building was and how much it was used in the 50/60's - the room upstairs was massive, and the stage.. never quite felt safe on that but there were afew good (using the work loosley)plays were put ...read more here
Contributed by denise meadwell
I'm still owed ten shillings!
I remember the inside of the Baptist Chapel as I attended regularly from the age of 5 until my early teens. A Reverand Exall and a one-armed man called Mr. Chapman were in charge. On Anniversaries they used to put staging up either side of the organ and I used to like to sit right at the very top. I was promised if I passed the scripture exam they would pay me 10 shillings. I did pass but never got the money!
Contributed by clive dixon
MY FATHER (CAPTURED IN TIME)
THE MAN ON THE RIGHT WITH THE RAINCOAT IS ALBERT TOMAS DIXON. HE LIVED IN MELTON ALL HIS LIFE . HE WAS BORN IN 1910 AND DIED IN 2001. HE WORKED FOR THE POST OFFICE AND STARTED AS AN ERRAND BOY RISING TO ASSISTANT POSTMASTER OF MELTON. HE NEVER HAD A CAR AND WALKED FROM HIS HOME AT 217 ASFORDBY RD IN THE MORNING THEN HOME FOR LUNCH THEN BACK TO WORK AND HOME AGAIN IN THE EVENING WALKING 4 MILES EVERY WORKING DAY. THIS IS MY FATHER AND THIS PHOTO MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD. I CAN ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM TAKING ME INTO 'PACEY'S' SHOWN OPPPOSITE TO ...read more here
Contributed by clive dixon
Leicestershire memories
Sunday school
I was put on the cradle roll at about 6 months and attended every sunday school anniversary from the age of 3 - 16 !!! Always had 2 new dresses fro the anniversary.. and a perm!!
I had forgotten about Mr Chapman - thank you for the reminder!
Mrs hall was the lady in charge of the infants sunday school
Got married in this chapel in 1975... I had forgotten how bare the place was....but it brings back memories of how big the building was and how much it was used in the 50/60's - the room upstairs was massive, and the stage.. never quite felt safe on that but there were afew good (using the work loosley)plays were put ...read more here
A memory of Melton Mowbray contributed by denise meadwell
Extracts From Melton Mowbray & Leicestershire books
This is probably the most beautiful of all Leicestershire churches, floating here above the trees and grassland, its magnificent late 15th-century tower dominating the market place and the south side of the town. The fine porch once provided cover for the town fire engine.
An extract from from"Leicestershire Photographic Memories".
Paid for by the priory of Lewes in Sussex in about 1300, the architecture represents a triumph of the stone mason’s art, so much so that the church was championed as a possible contender for the new cathedral in 1926. The elaborate brass chandelier dates from 1746.
An extract from from"Leicestershire Photographic Memories".
Crowds gather under tented canopies and around trestle-tabled market stalls to snatch up bargains, just as they have done for 500 years. Good 18th-century buildings dominate the scene. Note the former Swan Inn of the late 17th century on the extreme right of the photograph.
An extract from from"Leicestershire Photographic Memories".
One of the finest houses in the town and dating from the 15th century, this is likely to have been built as a priest’s lodging. The name is linked to the church’s connection with Lewes Priory and its revenues, which became the Queen’s jointure.
An extract from from"Leicestershire Photographic Memories".
This church lies to the north of Melton Mowbray; built of ironstone and limestone, it dates from the late 12th century, with a south aisle of c1270. The tower was rebuilt around 1640, and the rather solid-looking chancel was added in 1845. There are now notable fitments and fittings in the church.
An extract from from"Leicestershire Photographic Memories".