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Aisthorpe, Lincolnshire

Aisthorpe maps

Historic maps of Aisthorpe and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Aisthorpe maps

Aisthorpe map

Historic map of Aisthorpe

Lincolnshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Lincolnshire

Aisthorpe map

Historic Map of any Aisthorpe postcode

Aisthorpe maps
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Aisthorpe photos

We have no photos of Aisthorpe, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Ingham, Saxilby

Aisthorpe books

Displaying 3 of 6 books about Aisthorpe and the local area.   View all Aisthorpe books

Lincolnshire Living Memoires
Paperback
£14

Grantham Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13

Lincoln Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13

Aisthorpe books
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Memories of Aisthorpe

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Lincolnshire memories

Royal Air Force

Basic training days over, my first posting "Scampton" with 230 OCU. I remember having fire duty sitting beside the control tower as fighter pilots converted to bomber, the exercise being circuits and bumps with the Lincoln bomber, some of the bumps were were heavy, good job the aircraft was well built. I am proud to have served, it was a wonderful... [more]

Shared on 23 July 2008 by James Clifton.

The Green Dragon Inn

Memories of my husband and I as managers of The Dragon in the early70s,  our staff were Mary Lambert, Val Lovely (I think she has changed her name)and Pam Verges, and the lovely football players from Lincoln City, especially the Percy Freeman one, if you're all still out there I would love to hear from any old customers and friends.
Ann... [more]

Shared on 14 May 2008 by Ann Browning.

Sleeping inside Lincoln Castle

My Grandfather, Harry Westwood, was custodian at the Castle for many years, retiring in 1966.  He passed the position to his son Tom Westwood, my uncle.  Tom retired in 1986. As a child I would sleep inside the castle gatehouse at weekends, but since Tom Westwood retired in 1986, I believe that the castle is now managed by Lincolnshire County Council... [more]

Shared on 17 April 2008 by Anthony Hill.

Monks abbey

I used to play in the abbey in the war time as then it had an air bomb shelter, we used to think that there was a tunnel under the abbey to the cathedral.

Shared on 07 September 2007 by Dave Ainsley.

Extracts From Aisthorpe & Lincolnshire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Aisthorpe, inspired by Frith photos.

Boston - A History & Celebration

Plans are also under way for economic developments that should benefit the privately owned port of Boston and the people and businesses dependent on it. During 2005 Lincolnshire Development, part of Lincolnshire County Council, prepared a bid for European funding under Objective 2 for the Boston Southern Enterprise Zone in the Marsh Lane area south of the dock. This would fund the construction of a dock link road, and the commissioning... [more]

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Boston - A History & Celebration

On a happy day in August 1916 Alice Oldrid, one of four sisters who then owned the famous drapers shop in Boston, married Alan James Derrick of Redcar on Teesside, a 2nd Lieutenant in the 7th Reserve Batallion of the Northumberland Fusiliers.

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Boston - A History & Celebration

The direct involvement of the civilian population in the horrors of war might be one of the factors contributing to the decline of religious belief and worship during the 20th century. When the Centenary Methodist Chapel was destroyed by fire on 24 June 1909, the congregation responded magnificently and the new chapel on the site was re-opened in 1911, and is still in use. However since then many churches and chapels... [more]

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