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WB01 - Humberstone Lane Corner, Thurmaston
Thurmaston at the corner of Humberstone Lane - behind the bus on the
corner of the lane is Worthington's shop
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB02 - Main Street, Thurmaston
Thurmaston Main Street, with Brook Street corner to the right of the
double-decker bus.
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB03 - Bridge at Birstall/Thurmaston
Bridge at the Birstall end of the river - there was a footpath opposite
Humberstone Lane across the fields to Birstall.
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB04 - The Boatyard, Thurmaston
Thurmaston boatyard, with a selection of pleasure craft
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB05 - The Boatyard, Thurmaston
On the curve of the river, boats both in and out of the water.
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB06 - The Weir on the River Soar, Thurmaston
Sunny days and happy days - a pleasure ground for young and old alike.
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB07 - River Soar near Birstall/Thurmaston
An atmospheric picture of the river.
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB08 - River Soar near Birstall/Thurmaston
The wooden footbridge across the weir.
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB09 - River Soar near Birstall/Thurmaston
The plank footbridge near Birstall.
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB10 - Thurmaston By-Pass, Thurmaston, c1961.
Thurmaston By-Pass was newly opened in 1961. Its building effectively
separated the newer houses in the parish from the old heart of the village.
In this view, looking northwards, the by-pass road carries only a few
vehicles, a far cry from the stream of traffic that the A607 road carries
today. On the right of the picture is Wayside Drive.
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB11 - Thurmaston By-Pass, Thurmaston, c1961.
The newly opened Thurmaston By-Pass at its junction with Thurmaston's
Main Street (Melton Road). Apart from some stone cladding, the houses
today are largely the same as they were in 1961. Rookery Lane is at
the right of the picture.
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB12 - Thurmaston By-Pass, Thurmaston, c1961.
Thurmaston By-Pass was opened in 1961. In this image, taken at the
junction of Melton Road and Humberstone Lane, the camera points southward
towards Leicester. A Morris Minor car is seen heading along the A46
towards the City.
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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WB13 - Thurmaston, Main Street (Melton Road), c1954.
This photograph, taken from Dorothy Avenue, shows a view looking northwards
along Thurmaston's Main Street (Melton Road). The prominent building
in the centre of the picture, with its sign-boarded wall is the Harrow
Inn public house.
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Wilf Baird.
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