by alhsadmin | Mar 5, 2026 | History
Anstey WW2 Community Sharing Day – In Pictures On Wednesday 18th April 2018, Anstey Local History Society hosted a WW2 Community Sharing Day, where we welcomed the whole community to take part and share memories, reunite with old friends and talk to experts about...
by alhsadmin | Mar 4, 2026 | History
Why is the Road Named Nothill Way? Why is one of the roads on the Jelson Estate off Cropston Road named Nothill Way? Nothill was the name of one of the common or open fields, which existed before the Enclosure Act of 1762, when the land was awarded to Richard Hurd,...
by alhsadmin | Mar 4, 2026 | History
Fire at the Nook Yard 1938 Article by Sharon Grey and Michael Tedd Loughborough Library Volunteers were told by a visitor to their stand, at the Century of Stories Event Day at Anstey Library on 25th January 2017, a family story about an ancestor, John Heggs who spoke...
by alhsadmin | Mar 4, 2026 | History
Old Anstey Receipts Receipts from the 1930s – from wireless sets to physician’s invoices Our thanks go to Diane Green for loaning Anstey Archivist Brian Kibble this wonderful set of old receipts and invoices – which we have now been able to scan for both the archive...
by alhsadmin | Feb 24, 2026 | History
Dear Old Bradgate Park The song ‘Bradgate Park’ was published in 1930, not long after Charles Bennion had given the park to the people of Leicestershire. The words of the song were written by Joe Smith and the music by Harry Payne, both Anstey residents. Born in 1875,...
by alhsadmin | Feb 18, 2026 | History
Old Anstey Adverts 1969 Explore some of the witty, charming, and informative advertising from Anstey in the 1960s, generously provided courtesy of Brian Kibble and the Anstey Millennium Collection. Click any image to view a larger version in our lightbox, or click...
