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Watery Gate about 1920.
Considered to be on the edge of the village, this gateway to Earl Shilton is indeed watery.
This is where Thurlaston Brook, a tributary of the River Soar, fords the Earl Shilton to Croft Road. Close by is the
site of Normanton Hall and the vanished village of Normanton Turville. The ford is often impassable in winter but is a
favourite destination of young children in the summer. The children delight in fishing for 'tiddlers' or
'sticklebacks'!.
Earl Shilton Scenes. (1920's)