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Grantham, Lincolnshire
Grantham maps
Historic maps of Grantham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Grantham maps
Historic map of Grantham
Illustrated Victorian map of Lincolnshire
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Grantham books
Displaying 3 of 6 books about Grantham and the local area. View all Grantham books
Grantham Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Lincolnshire Living Memoires
Paperback
£14
Lincoln Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
6 Grantham photos appear in 3 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Grantham
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It was here that I and many of my school friends learned to swim, around about the time this photograph was taken. The water was always cold and the shape of the pool made length swimming impossible. Summer holidays were spent here too, sometimes it was so crowded little piles of clothes could be found all over the grass... [more]
Shared on 05 February 2009
My Grandparents Percy Clarke and Dorothy Flowers were married in this church in 1923. My Great Grandfather Henry Clarke was bailiff to Lord Brownlow for 48 years and my other Great Grandfather Thomas Flowers had been Coachman to his lordship since 1876, retiring in 1922. Lord Brownlow attended the wedding and provided the bouquets and other flowers from Belton's nursery. Over... [more]
Shared on 05 February 2009
Lincolnshire memories
As a child I spent many happy holidays in Denton. My Grandparents lived in the right-hand side of the gatehouse; their names were James and Jane Howell. He was a gardener at the Hall. I remember at the age of about five years old, rushing out to open the big gates for horses or vehicles to come through on their way... [more]
Shared on 01 March 2008
I visited Carlton Scroop with my grandmother, Elizaberth Footit. Her sister was Rose Helena West, they were all born in Hough on the Hill. Harrold Footit whose memorial is in the church was my great cousin. Elizabeth was born in 1875, John in 1873. The West and Footit families all came from Hough. I have photos of Elizabeth and John in... [more]
Shared on 04 September 2009
Extracts From Grantham & Lincolnshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Grantham, inspired by Frith photos.
Grantham Town and City Memories
During the First World War, two enormous army camps were situated within two miles of the town, and in 1915 the Machine Gun Corps was founded in Harrowby Camp. There are plaques recalling this, and the Corps standard is laid up in the church. (The Corps was nicknamed 'the suicide club' as they suffered over 62,000 casualties). The church also boasts a superb ring of 10... [more]
This is an extract from Grantham Town and City Memories.
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Facing the churchyard on the north side of Church Street is the oldest building in the King's School, built just before 1528 as a chantry school. This range is now the library and was, as a plaque informs us, where Isaac Newton was a pupil in the 1650s. No 1 on the right, a good 18th-century stone front, is now a... [more]
This is an extract from Lincolnshire Pocket Album.
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Lincolnshire Photographic Memories
Facing the churchyard on the north side of Church Street is the oldest building in the King's School, built just before 1528 as a chantry school. This range is now the library and was, as a plaque informs us, where Isaac Newton was a pupil in the 1650s. No 1 on the right, a good 18th-century stone front, is now a... [more]
This is an extract from Lincolnshire Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
