Do You Know

We hold many photographs donated to the archive without identification details. Can you help? Browse the entries below and leave a comment on any photograph you recognise — every detail, however small, helps us build a more complete picture of village life.

  • Catherine West (1877-1958): The Lady with the Flowers
    An unlabelled photograph of a lady holding flowers, shared in January 2025, is now one of our best-documented images — thanks to the village community who identified her as Catherine West of Dragon Lane.
  • Primary School Football Team
    1959-1960 Newbold Verdon Primary School football team who were the winners of many trophies including the Leicestershire Schools Rice Bowl.
  • Sponsored Shirt Presentation
    Mike Dixon presenting Statham’s Shoes sponsored shirts to one of the Newbold Verdon cricket teams. Year unknown – can you help?
  • Group outside the Village Hall
    A sports team photographed outside what appears to be the Village Hall, circa 1935. Can you identify anyone?