Once upon a time in Thurcaston
THESE lovely old views of Thurcaston were sent by Derek Goodwin.
Derek originally sent the photographs to our sister paper, the Leicester Mercury, but we thought Looking Back readers would enjoy them as well.
One image shows Thurcaston Lane in 1935. The little thatched cottage to the right is now no longer there.
Derek included another view of the cottage in 1935 with its one-time resident Bert Wright standing in the doorway with his dog.
He also sent in a photo of Bert’s grandson, Kevin, on a tricycle in Anstey Lane in 1952.
Kevin is one of Derek’s workmates and it was a chance dinner invite which led him to discover a Thurcaston link with Derek’s parents-in-law, Fred and Ruth Parrott.
Included in the views sent in by Derek, who lives in Rushey Mead, was one of the Wheatsheaf Inn in the 1940s.
The Wheatsheaf has been in the village for 400 years, having been built in the 1600s with two attached cottages. The thatched roof was replaced by slates in the early 20th century.
Another view shows Anstey Lane in about 1950.