These images are compressed from documents displayed by Ned Newitt at the Secular Hall in
September 2007, illustrating his Open Day talk entitled 'Selections from the Secular Society Scrapbook:
a look at the early activities of the Society through printed materials'. Most of the documents are
from the collection held by the Leicestershire County Records Office in Wigston. If you would
like further information - or better still, if you have any, please get in touch (details on our home page)
Bearded gent in profile (G. J. Holyoake)
Filename: NN-004.jpg; Description: Signed G. J. Holyoake but previously thought to be James Thomson; Same as 056; OriginalFilename: LSS_images 004; OriginalSize: 254x478; OriginalFormat: jpg;
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E. H. Hassell
Filename: NN-007.jpg; Description: Harry Hassell was Vice-President of Leicester Secular Society from 1923 to 1938, and President from 1939 to 1948. He was also a Trustee of the Leicester Rationalist Trust.; OriginalFilename: LSS_007; OriginalSize: 1923x3167; OriginalFormat: tif;
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F. J. Gould
Filename: NN-050.jpg; ApproxDate: 1902; OriginalFilename: LSS_050; OriginalSize: 1276x1972; OriginalFormat: tif;
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Frederick James Gould (1855 - 1938)
Filename: ../gould.jpg; ApproxDate: 1921; Description: City councillor (Labour) and Secretary to Leicester Secular Society in 1899 to 1908;
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J. Cartwright
Filename: NN-010.jpg; ApproxDate: 1903; OriginalFilename: LSS_010; OriginalSize: 2492x3885; OriginalFormat: tif;
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J. Mentor Gimson
Filename: NN-049.jpg; OriginalFilename: LSS_049; OriginalSize: 2171x2481; OriginalFormat: tif;
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John Potter
Filename: NN-045.jpg; OriginalFilename: LSS_045; OriginalSize: 1942x3236; OriginalFormat: tif;
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Joseph Symes
Filename: NN-011.jpg; ApproxDate: 1880; OriginalFilename: LSS_011; OriginalSize: 2492x3951; OriginalFormat: tif;
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Josiah Gimson
Filename: JosiahGimson.gif; OriginalSize: 1569x1824; OriginalFormat: gif;
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Michael Wright
Filename: MichaelWright.gif; OriginalSize: 1549x1847; OriginalFormat: gif;
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Mr Ainge
Filename: NN-013.jpg; ApproxDate: 1908; OriginalFilename: LSS_013; OriginalSize: 2108x3300; OriginalFormat: tif;
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Mrs Michael Wright
Filename: NN-005.jpg; OriginalFilename: LSS_005; OriginalSize: 1465x2394; OriginalFormat: tif;
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Thomas Emery
Filename: NN-039.jpg; ApproxDate: c.1850/60; OriginalFilename: LSS_039; OriginalSize: 696x1081; OriginalFormat: tif;
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Thomas Slater
Filename: NN-019.jpg; OriginalFilename: LSS_019; OriginalSize: 1445x2393; OriginalFormat: tif;
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Tom Barclay
Filename: NN-022.jpg; OriginalFilename: LSS_022; OriginalSize: 1011x1619; OriginalFormat: tif;
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Tom Barclay
Filename: NN-059.jpg; Description: same as image 20; OriginalFilename: LSS_059; OriginalSize: 907x1275; OriginalFormat: tif;
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Tom Barclay (? blurred, holding hat)
Filename: NN-021.jpg; OriginalFilename: LSS_021; OriginalSize: 668x980; OriginalFormat: tif;
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W. H. Holyoak cameo
Filename: NN-002.jpg; OriginalFilename: LSS_images 002; OriginalSize: 1110x1304; OriginalFormat: jpg;
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W. H. Holyoak seated
Filename: NN-001.jpg; Description: William Holyoak (1818-1907) helped found the Leicester Secular Society in 1852, and later ran the attached bookshop for a number of years.; OriginalFilename: LSS_images 001; OriginalSize: 1279x1919; OriginalFormat: jpg;
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Walter Warner
Filename: NN-024.jpg; ApproxDate: 1903; OriginalFilename: LSS_024; OriginalSize: 1298x1935; OriginalFormat: tif;
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William Wilber
Filename: NN-006.jpg; ApproxDate: 1900; Description: Vice President 1899 - 1913 except for the one year 1900 when he was President. Founder and trustee of Leicester Rationalist Trust 1907 - 1923.; OriginalFilename: LSS_006; OriginalSize: 2472x3839; OriginalFormat: tif;
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