8th May 1949. WW2 fallen remembered at the Loughborough Carillon.
8th May 1949. WW2 fallen remembered at the Loughborough Carillon. The 80th Anniversary of VE Day has quite rightly been celebrated all […]
Loughborough Carillon WW2 Casualties. The First and the Last
LOUGHBOROUGH CARILLON WORLD WAR TWO CASUALTIES: THE FIRST AND THE LAST With the approach of the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, […]
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 […]
Zeppelin Raid January 1916
Click on the photo to see the video that tells the story of the Zeppelin raid on Loughborough in January 1916
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 […]
The Future for the Carillon Museum
AN EXCITING FUTURE FOR THE CARILLON MUSEUM Loughborough’s Carillon Tower was completed in 1923 as a war memorial, but it was not […]
Progress on the Museum
We are still confident that the ground floor museum in the Carillon will be completed before Easter this year. Last week the […]
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 […]
The Christmas Truce 1914
THE 1914 CHRISTMAS TRUCE – HOW IT HAPPENED, AND WHY IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. It’s coming up to 110 years since this […]
