Church Road and St Peter's Church

 
 
 
Something unusual. This is a detail of one of the sloping slate slats that can be seen near the top of the tower. The builders have actually used grave stones to make the slats! I don't believe these were removed from graves but more likely they were scrap stones with engraving errors.
 
c1904


The clock shows a quarter to one on a summers day. The car has been kindly identified as a c1932 Morris Minor Two Seater by Chas Moody of the Surrey Vintage Vehicle Society.




This postcard (photographers proof) was obtained from Italy, date unknown
 

The old church

 
Upper image - Engraving of St Peters old church 1811 (Nichols History of Leicestershire).
Lower image (courtesy of Huw Davies) - Extremely rare and possibly unique cabinet photograph from April 1875. Note the different bell tower. The late local historian Jonathan Wilshere stated in his book 'Glenfield, a Considerable Village'  that the earlier tower contained three bells whereas the 1875 image shows a slimmer tower with only one bell. The larger present day St Peters was completed a year later in 1876. The original bell was incorporated into the new church.


 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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