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Grantham Town and City Memories
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Grantham Town and City Memories
Paperback
Stamford Town and City Memories
Paperback
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Branston Hall Sanatorium
Invited to the Hall at turn of Year for a 'Cocktail-Party' as escort to a Nurse on Staff, the setting was magnificent and memorable! Moreover, the event and hospitality could not have been bettered for the lit exterior equalled the warmth of the interior....some of the old character of the building came alive that night!
Consequent to this, I returned to Branston Hall a few days later to see my Lady and a courtship developed making me travel seven miles as the crow flies from RAF Waddington, regularly, on foot! We married late 1959 and will celebrate 50 wonderful years in '2009' perhaps returning to that place and grounds we often think of fondly? Branston folk were always kind and ...read more here
A memory of Branston contributed by m cavanagh
The Hump
Just on the other side of the bridge you can see the footpath leading up and over a mound. This mound was built up in preparation for a projected relief road from the Midland Railway station to the Sheepmarket (on the other side of the Meadows). I remember playing around this hump - rolling down the side of it, and running through the pipe which went through the middle of it (where you could have a wonderful time playing with the echo!). The hump was removed in the 1960s after the A1 bypass was opened, and the whole "inner relief road" idea was, thankfully, scrapped!
A memory of Stamford contributed by John Riley
Boyhood in Navenby
This is the village where I was born and grew up. The first shop on the right was my Dad's, a Butcher. This was next to Welbourn's the baker. The other side of Tenters Lane was another Bakers, Marshall's.
The village school then was in Church Lane next to the church and the teachers were Miss True, Mr Wright, Miss Milner, and Mr Powley, the Head. I went to this school and so did my Dad. I believe Mr Powley taught him too.
A memory of Navenby contributed by Graham Dawson
Topliss drapers 1882-1975
I wonder if anyone remembers Topliss, 16 Mercer Row? It was there until 1975 when it was taken over by Boyes. It was probably the last shop in Britain to have a "cash railway" for taking customers' payments to the cashier and returning the change. The money travelled in a hollow wooden ball, like a croquet ball cut in half. There is a photo on The Cash Railway Website. Cash ball systems were generally supreseded by overhead wire or pneumatic tube systems.
A memory of Louth contributed by Andrew Buxton
Extracts From Raithby & Lincolnshire books
St Nicholas’ Church and the village are now bypassed from the busy A52 that thunders along towards Mablethorpe. Locally the church is known as ‘the Queen of the Marsh’. Its style is classed as early Perpendicular; the chancel was taken down in 1706 and the arch filled in with brickwork. The marsh, the land immediately behind the sand hills, was used by farmers to fatten up their beef cattle on the rich grass that grew there; now thousands of caravans have taken the place of the cattle.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Living Memoires".
The tower of St Wilfrid’s Church had to be the perch of the photographer for him to take this shot. The road has not changed, and the route into the Market Place is still the same; however, as in most of these photographs, the telegraph poles have long since gone. The spire of the former Methodist church can be seen in the distance - the building is now a furniture store. The new church is located just behind the older building.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Living Memoires".
This is a beautifully proportioned Lincolnshire ogee-capped windmill, which is located on the A1104 road to Mablethorpe. Built in 1813, it is still in working order, and is open to the public regularly. The miller for many years was Mr Fred Banks.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Living Memoires".
Situated by the side of the main road through Alford, the church of St Wilfrid is built mainly of Lincolnshire green stone, which does not wear too well. The road divides a couple of hundred yards further along, with the A1104 going to Mablethorpe and the A1111 to Sutton on Sea. There appear to be no gravestones in the churchyard, but in fact they are there – they are all lying flat. J A Wilson (extreme left), who sold radios and TV sets, has been replaced by Whatnots, who sell curtains and soft furnishings.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Living Memoires".
The Market Place is to the right. In the distance we can see the shop of Frank and Albert Blakey, grocers, and the High Speed Gas offices. The grocers’ shop has now been incorporated into the George public house. West Street, whose sign (right) has now gone, is the route to Horncastle and Lincoln. The road repairs next to the crossing are unusual, as nearly all the roads in these photographs seem to be in excellent condition. The pedestrian crossing has been slightly moved and is now controlled by lights. L W Newman (right) was a butcher, and was replaced by another butcher, Thornalley.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Living Memoires".