This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Kibworth Beauchamp, Kibworth Harcourt & Smeeton Westerby have changed and developed over the last century.

Stephen Butt is a well-known local historian. After a career with the BBC, he now enjoys writing and research, with over twenty books in print combining local history with an interest in photography. Stephen's first degree was in Psychology and his MA degree is in English Local History. He has served as Hon Secretary of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society.