History

The changes brought to the local scene by the passage of time are evident in photographs readers have sent in

Lady Jane Grey reigned as Queen for nine days in 1553 until deposed by supporters of Catholic Queen Mary. She

The very long search for a true likeness of Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England for just 9 days, could

In 1825 the 6th Earl of Stamford and his Leicestershire estate agent Robert Martin went to the opening of the

Readers of the Leicester Mercury continue to respond to my request for information about the former Bradgate house at Groby

Do you remember that Groby once had a transport café? It was situated at the bottom of the hill on

The Story of the Chapel Hill Folk 1822-1982 Nonconformists were meeting on Zion Hill [now Chapel Hill] in the very

Photographs of our past make fascinating viewing and are an important part of the Heritage Groups collection. Many photos have

(From the class of ’61) How many of us as fresh faced five year olds, on our very first day

This meadow (situated behind the Groby Pool Car Park) was once part of a large cultivated open field known as

There are always on-going heritage projects in the village (see ‘heritage group’ in the community section). Alison Coates has set

With the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II this year, we are interested in collecting your memories

Did you know that most of Groby was sold in 1925? Since the late Middle Ages, Groby was an estate