Working together to preserve & discover
Desford's
past
Welcome to the Desford Heritage website
We have a fascinating heritage, which reflects many of the social, industrial and cultural events of Leicester and Leicestershire through time. We feel, this deserves to be shared with our local community and much further afield. We hope you will enjoy searching this website and will find it interesting, informative and maybe amusing at times.
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These photographs are a selection from our archives which have been collected by the society over the last 40 years.
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We would be interested to hear from anyone who has further information regarding these photographs.
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Find information about forthcoming talks and visits organised by the the Desford Heritage Local History Group
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Heritage events for Desford, Leicestershire and other regional events.
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The articles here have been produced using documents and photographs from the archives and are intended to give the reader an insight into this valuable village resource.
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We have scrapbooks, maps, documents and artefacts held in our archives for at least 40 years.
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Sessions are twice monthly
The 1st Monday of every month: 10.00am-12pm, and the 3rd Monday of the month 7.00 - 9.00pm. Venue: Desford Library
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A brief overview of the history of Desford, Botcheston and Newtown Unthank. Noting the major changes to work and education and the people who lived here through the times.
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We have designed and installed 18 permanent boards set around the village. (The boards were unveiled at the Desford Heritage Festival in July 2022).