Armour Shield Roofing Services Coalville covers Groby (LE6), reached from Hugglescote along the A50. The village grew from under a thousand people in 1901 to over seven thousand today, so most of its roofs are postwar or modern, but neighbours such as Newtown Linford still have granite cottages under Swithland slate that need a careful hand.
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| Covered from | Our base on Station Road, Hugglescote, Coalville — about 7 miles away as the crow flies |
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| Postcode district | LE6 |
| Local council (planning) | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council |
| Conservation areas include | Groby, Ratby, Markfield, Anstey (Charnwood) and Newtown Linford (Charnwood) |
| Roofs we see most | Postwar and modern homes · Granite cottages under Swithland slate · Hilltop village houses |
| Also covering | Ratby, Markfield, Field Head, Anstey and Newtown Linford |
| Every job | Free quote · £5 million public liability insurance · 15-year written guarantee |
Local details checked and updated September 2026.
Groby lies on the Leicester side of our patch in LE6, an old quarrying village on the edge of Charnwood beside Groby Pool, now mostly postwar semis and modern estates with an older core near the church. Granite-country weather and mature trees keep moss, gutters and slipped tiles on the to-do list here. We cover Groby and its neighbours — Ratby, Markfield, Field Head and Anstey — from our base in Coalville, up the A50.
Most of the village, either side of the A50
Mostly concrete or clay tiles, with the flat-roofed garages and extensions typical of homes from these decades. Mature trees shade many gardens, so clearing gutters, treating moss and refixing ridges make up the regular maintenance.
Newtown Linford and the older parts of Groby and Anstey
Charnwood’s own heavy slate, laid in diminishing courses with the biggest slates at the eaves, on walls of local granite. No new slate has been quarried for over a century, so repairs depend on reclaimed slate and on knowing how it is laid.
Markfield and Field Head, on the high ground towards Markfield’s Hill Hole
Markfield is one of the highest villages in Leicestershire, and its conservation area appraisal describes granite cottages and boundary walls as its character. Height means wind, so ridge and verge fixings and chimney flashings are tested harder here than in Groby itself.
Groby lies on the southern edge of Charnwood Forest beside Groby Pool, the largest natural lake in Leicestershire, with Martinshaw Wood between it and Ratby and Bradgate Park a few miles to the north-east. That woodland setting is what shapes roof care here: leaves block gutters and valleys every autumn, and shaded, damp slopes grow moss that holds water against the tiles. Up at Markfield and Field Head the ground climbs towards the Hill Hole, and exposure to wind becomes the bigger issue.
Groby’s planning authority is Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, which designated the Groby Conservation Area in 1976 around the historic core south of the A50, and has conservation areas at Ratby and Markfield too. Groby Old Hall, partly 15th-century brick and near the site of the Norman castle, is Grade II* listed. Anstey and Newtown Linford, just over the boundary, belong to Charnwood Borough Council, and the Newtown Linford appraisal names local granite, soft red brick, thatch and Swithland slate as the village’s materials, so a re-roof there needs careful matching.
Planning authority for Groby: Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. We will tell you at the quote if your job needs consent, but the council has the final say.
Woodland all around the village, from Martinshaw Wood to the trees around Groby Pool, keeps roofs damp, and moss is a constant in Groby.
Moss Removal & Cleaning in Groby →Leaf fall blocks gutters and valleys every autumn, and water that cannot get away rots timber fascias and stains walls.
Roofline & Guttering in Groby →Reclaimed Swithland slate on the older cottages of Groby, Newtown Linford and Anstey, and like-for-like tiles on the postwar homes.
Pitched Roofing in Groby →Flat-roofed garages and extensions are common on Groby’s postwar homes, and a new membrane roof outlasts patching old felt.
Flat Roofing in Groby →Swithland slate is the heavy local slate once quarried in Charnwood Forest around Swithland and Groby, and it was the traditional roof of the area until cheaper Welsh slate took over in the 19th century. It is thicker and rougher than Welsh slate and laid in diminishing courses, with the largest slates at the eaves getting smaller towards the ridge. The last Groby slate quarry closed in 1908 and none has been quarried since, so repairs use reclaimed slate matched for size and thickness. A Swithland roof is best not patched with Welsh slate or concrete tiles, which look wrong and sit differently.
Groby, Ratby, Markfield and Field Head are in Hinckley and Bosworth borough; Anstey and Newtown Linford belong to Charnwood Borough Council. All five villages have conservation areas, so if you are planning a dormer, a roof extension or any work on a listed building in the older part of one of them, check with the right council first. We can tell you at the quote which one that is.
Shade and damp. Groby sits among trees, from Martinshaw Wood towards Ratby to the woodland around Groby Pool, and roofs under or beside them stay wet for longer and collect leaf litter. Moss holds that water against the tiles, can lift them and washes into the gutters. Removing it by hand and brush and then applying a biocide keeps it back without the damage a jet-wash can do to older tiles.
All of Groby (LE6), including Ratby, Markfield, Field Head, Anstey and Newtown Linford. We reach Groby from Hugglescote along the A50, and cover Ratby, Markfield and Field Head on the Hinckley and Bosworth side and Anstey and Newtown Linford on the Charnwood side. Every quote is free and no-obligation, the work is covered by £5 million public liability insurance, and our workmanship is guaranteed in writing for 15 years.
Swithland slate is Leicestershire’s own thick, purple-grey roofing slate, no longer quarried. How to recognise it, repair it and keep its value.
Read the guide →Moss thrives on shaded Coalville roofs under National Forest tree cover. When to scrape and treat it, why never to pressure-wash, and when to leave it.
Read the guide →GRP and EPDM flat roofs last 25–30+ years, quality torch-on felt 15–20. Which suits a Leicestershire garage, extension or dormer, and what each costs.
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