Newspaper article on test rail crash July 1984
July 1984, Power News, the staff newspaper of the Central Electricity Generating Board. An article on CEGB's nuclear Flask development programme and the issue of Flask safety. The test rail crash, in the village of Old Dalby, was part of a £1.6m exercise in public reassurance, witnesses by VIPs, Mps, peers, trade unionists, and industrialists, policemen and protestors. It was also watched by millions of television viewers.
Power News
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July 1984
Hazel Kirk
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Excerpt from 1881 census for Old Hall
1881 British Census, Old Dalby Hall - Perkins family & William Underwood
UK Census 1881
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1881
Hazel Kirk
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Excerpt from 1881 census for Dalby Hall Lodge
1881 British Census, Dalby Hall Lodge - Musson family
UK Census 1881
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1881
Hazel Kirk
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News article on Bella the cricketing dog
Article on Bella, the 6-year old labrador, who was owned by local Nolly Greaves. Bella liked nothing more than to head into the undergrowth, to retrieve cricket balls during play.
Picture of Bella, aged 7 months
Picture of Bella, aged 7 months
Picture of Bella (L), aged 7 months and Bonny (R), aged 7 years.
Nolly Greaves with her grandson and Bonny.
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Hazel Kirk
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Photo of tree planting on Green for Silver Jubilee 1977
March 1977. Local residents get together to plant a tree on The Green, to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
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March 1977
Hazel Kirk
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Photo of Pick/Greaves wedding 1926
Photograph of Dorothy Ann Pick and Ronald Greaves on their wedding day, April 5th 1926. They are pictured with the best man, Mr L.M Goodbourn and six bridesmaids, at Longcliffe Farm, following the ceremony at Old Dalby Church.
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5th April 1926
Hazel Kirk
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Photo of Old Dalby Fancy Dress Ball 1925
Photograph of 'Three Old Maids of Lee' from Old Dalby Fancy Dress Ball, 1925. (L-R) Mrs James Pick (local farmers); Mrs R. Howard (local builders); Mrs A.W.B Greaves (farming family Nether Broughton Grange, Old Dalby)
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1925
Hazel Kirk
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Old Dalby Football Team Photo
Photograph of local football team, pre-match, at King Edward VII Upper School, Melton Mowbray. (L-R Top) Sean McCarthy; Derek (Spud) Oldham; Ken Morgan. (L-R Bottom) John Greaves; Vincent McCarthy; Gerald Whittaker.
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Hazel Kirk
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Old Dalby Football Team Photo
Photograph of local football team, pre-match, at King Edward VII Upper School, Melton Mowbray. (L-R Top) Ken Morgan; Keith Bailey; Derek (Spud) Oldham; Albert Perkins; Sean McCarthy; Ken Yaxley. (L-R Bottom) [?] Gerald Whittaker; [?] Don Benzie; Bob Mason.
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Hazel Kirk
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Vale of Belvoir Test Match, played at "The Oval" Nether Broughton, Thursday June 21st 1951.
Vale of Belvoir Test Match, played at "The Oval" Nether Broughton, Thursday June 21st 1951.
All Old veteran cricketers picked from 13 villages, Nottingham and Leicester. Age of both teams total 2,285 years.
SKINNER'S TEAM
Jack Skinner (Capt), Old Dalby
Rudd Morris, Waltham
Bill Skinner, Frisby
Wilson Newcombe, Scalford
Jack Desborough, Twyford
Bill Loseby, Old Dalby
Tommy Crook, Asfordby
Harry Brooks, Hose
Alf Wright, Holwell
Ralph Newman, Kettleby
Sam Furmidge, Harby
Bob Mills, Wymeswold
Doug Coupland, Grimston
Hardy Furmidge, Nottingham
Harold Wilford, Long Clawson
George Merriman, Leicester
Arthur Barnes, Old Dalby
Frank Watson, Leicester
Combined age of Skinner's Team - 1154 years
"BROOKS' TEAM
Maurice Brooks (Capt), Nether Broughton
Albert Leafe, Nether Broughton
Bill Bailey, Nether Broughton
Claude Lovett, Nether Broughton
Charlie Milnes, Nether Broughton
Bob Lovett, Nether Broughton
Bill Bailey ""Anchor"", Nether Broughton
John Grice, Nether Broughton
Joe Whittaker, Nether Broughton
Tim Issitt, Nether Broughton
Shelt. Walton, Nether Broughton
Johnnie Miller, Nether Broughton
Canon Weller, Upper Broughton
Billy Hunt, Upper Broughton
Charlie Frisby, Upper Broughton
Stuart Smith, Kinoulton
Albert Gardner, Upper Broughton
Bill Exton, Stanton-on-the-Wolds
Combined age of Brooks' Team - 1131 years"
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21st June 1951
Hazel Kirk
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