The Transport Panel

The Red Arrows

The Red Arrows, famous RAF aerobatics display team, have been commemorated on the tapestry because the planes were serviced by British Aerospace at Bitteswell Aerodrome, now Magna Park. Occasionally locals were given an impromptu display over the town. The pub on Coventry Road, formerly the Flying Saucer, changed its name to the Red Arrow in 1990.

Lutterworth Railway Station

Lutterworth did not get a station until relatively late. Ullesthorpe had a station in 1840 on the Leicester to Rugby Line. This was quite a blow to the town as the railways destroyed the coaching trade and once this had ceased the town was left without a good transport system. Lutterworth's station opened in 1899 and lasted until 1969

The Railway

Opened in 1899, the Great Central Railway from London Marylebone to Sheffield and Manchester, was the last of the 19th. century main lines to be built. In 1969 it was also the first to be closed down. Trains ran in the dark green livery of the Great Central Railway until 1923 when they became London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and changed to a light apple green. In 1948, with nationalisation the locomotives were predominantly painted black. The premier passenger trains post-war were, The Master Cutler and The South Yorkshireman, pulled by Class B1 4-6-0 locomotives.

The Penny Farthing Bicycle

The rider on the penny-farthing bicycle was a John Bray who lived near South Kilworth. He courted a Lutterworth girl who worked at the Denbigh Arms, and he was a familiar sight as he cycled to see her every day.

An Early Lutterworth Taxi

Lutterworth has always been a town with many carriers, taking people and goods to many parts of the county. A local business man, Tommy Horton owned a garage in Bitteswell Road, before moving to Station Road.