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All Saints View, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 1UZ

13th century Manor House

Part of what remains of a medieval hall now known as "The Old Rectory Museum" off Rectory Place, premises that are owned by the Borough Council. The ground floor of this 14th century structure is thought to have been the kitchen of the original rectory and the first floor, the cleric's accommodation. Later on an immense two-storey rectory was built on the now-grassed area to the left of the ruins. However, this newer Victorian extension was demolished in 1962, it being considered too impractical and expensive for the adjacent All- Saints-with-Holy-Trinity Church to maintain. The houses in the distance are situated on Toothill Road, the word Toothill coming from the Saxon word 'tot', meaning a lookout or watching post.

A corner and driveway of what is now known as "The Old Rectory Museum" off Rectory Place, premises that are owned by the Borough Council. The ground floor of this 14th century structure is thought to have been the kitchen of the original rectory and the first floor, the cleric's accommodation. Later on an immense two-storey rectory was built on the now-grassed area beyond the ruins that are just visible. However, the Victorian extension to the rectory was demolished in 1962. The left-hand red brick building across the road, just visible through the trees, is the original home of the former Girls' High School (1850). Chesterton House was one of the first such schools in England and now a privately owned property.

Part of what remains of a medieval hall now known as "The Old Rectory Museum" off Rectory Place, premises that are owned by the Borough Council. The ground floor of this 14th century structure is thought to have been the kitchen of the original Parish Church rectory and the first floor, the cleric's accommodation. Later on an immense two- storey rectory was built on the now-grassed area to the left of the ruined section. However, this newer Victorian extension was demolished in 1962, it being considered too impractical and expensive for the adjacent All-Saints-with-Holy-Trinity Church to maintain. The less than aesthetically pleasing maisonettes in the distance are situated on Rectory Road.

A view of All-Saints-with-Holy-Trinity Church from the part of north-western boundary wall that is co-terminus with "The Old Rectory Museum" (a 14th century medieval hall). The church dates from the 14th century; the tower from the 15th. It is apparently one of the largest parish churches in England, an indication of Loughborough's prestigious position in the medieval wool trade. The original Loughborough Grammar School (for boys!) was situated within these grounds until it transferred to an alternative site in 1850. The school was founded by the Catholic priests serving the church at the time (c.1496) as the result of a legacy in the will of a local wool merchant. It seems that Thomas Burton willed a sum of money to the church in exchange for prayers for his soul following his death in 1495. As a result these priests went on to found an on-site boys' school that would later become Loughborough Grammar School.

This 13th century stone manor house is in Rectory Place, it now houses a museum run by the Loughborough Archaeological and Historical Society.