The Controversial Carillon
APRIL 1919. THE CONTROVERSIAL CARILLON. On 3rd April 1919 a public meeting was held in Loughborough to decide on the form that […]
The German Spring Offensive
MARCH 1918, THE GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIVE One hundred and seven years ago, on 21st March 1918, the first of the German […]
Victoria Cross for Leicestershire Hero
MARCH 1915: VICTORIA CROSS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE HERO PRIVATE WILLIAM BUCKINGHAM RECEIVES HIGHEST MILITARY HONOUR On March 10th and 12th 1915, Private William […]
Memorial Bells at Loughborough’s Carillon
FEBRUARY 1921: LOUGHBOROUGH PEOPLE VIEW THE ART OF BELL FOUNDING In February 1921, Taylor’s Bell Foundry arranged an exhibition of the ‘bell […]
Foundation Stone Laying
22nd JANUARY 1922 “A MORE FITTING DAY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHOSEN ON WHICH TO LAY THE FOUNDATION STONES OF THE CARILLON […]
Life and Death in Mesopotamia
January 7th is the anniversary of the deaths of six men commemorated on the Carillon, all of whom perished in the Battle […]
