ROTHLEY PARISH VIEWS

On the approaches to Rothley you will see the Millennium Signs made of oak and showing the Cross of the Knights Templars.

This sign is on the corner of Swithland Lane and The Ridings on the approach from Swithland

Do you remember how Cross Green looked early in 2003 before all the changes?

Taken around 1903, how the trees have grown. Look at the thatched cottage where we now have Cort's Hardware and the cottages standing where we now have the entrance to Greenway Close.

Rothley Cross Green in March 2004. We now have a group of three local people dedicated to keeping Cross Green weed-free and the shrubs healthy. A lot of narcissi and tulips have been planted in the Autumn of 2004 and we look forward to a lovely display in early Spring.

A view of Town Green showing the Beech tree planted to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11 in 1952.

There are many Cruck Cottages in Rothley and this picture shows the oak beams that form the cruck.

This is the front view of the above cottage overlooking Town Green. It looks very different in the summer of 2004 as the ivy has been removed and a red rambling rose planted to the left of the front door.

Looking over Bunney's Field towards the Parish Church. In the foreground is the seat carved with the White-clawed Crayfish which has a stronghold in Rothley Brook.

A closer view of the carving on the seat. The wood has been allowed to age naturally.

Church Street cottages.