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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.
Pawnshop Passage
My paternal grandparents lived in Schoolhouse Cottages off Lee Street where we occasionally stayed on holidays, Christmas etc. There was an alleyway called "Pawnshop Passage", emerging onto Mercer Row by the bow window in the photograph (Stationers Shop then?), which we children used as a shortcut to the town centre, or perhaps the Playhouse Cinema; when skipping through the passage we used to sing out to hear our voices echo.
My father's first job on leaving school was at a Fish & Chip Shop now called "This Is It" I believe - this would have been in the late 1920's.
Market Hall Tower
Circa 1954 my dad worked with three other men employed by Louth Council on either the rebuild or refurbishment of the top spire of the Market Hall tower. I have about 10 photos taken at the top of the tower during this process. They are available to anybody interested. contact alandavies41@hotmail.com
Stamford, Spalding And Boston Bank
My Great Grandfather was Edward Ashton, he was born at Kirkby House in Harrington Hafleet, Lincolnshire in 1850. In transcribing his son's memoirs he talks about moving back to Louth about 1889 when his father gave up farming at the Grange Farm outside Louth and accepted a position with the Stamford, Spalding and Boston Bank. The lived above the bank and the 1891 Census shows them at 62 Eastgate. He and a younger brother originally had a room at the front across from a Market until their puppet shows on the blinds at night were drawn to the attention of their parents. The SS&B bank was bought out by their London partners, Barclays early in the 1900s. In this picture, taken at the corner of Eastgate and Vickers Lane, you can see the Barclays Bank at the extreme left as Market Place intersects with Eastgate.
Is This The Watch Tower
I wonder if anyone can tell me if the tall black object in the distance in this photo is the coastguard watch tower which was at the top of Sea Lane throught the war and into the sixties or seventies. My grandfather was an auxiliary coastguard at Saltfleet during the war before moving to Donna Nook. My sister and I spent many holidays with my grandparents in South Somercotes and for some reason the coastguard tower remains an abiding image for us but we have no pictures of it. When I returned to Saltfleet a few years ago after an abscence of nearly 30 years I was struck by how the once sandy beach has changed totally and is now green!
Saltfleet Fishing in The 1970s
Through the 1970s my grandad, Sam Stokes, had a caravan on Sea Lane on Sandyfields Site. I think the owner at the time was a Mrs. Shidell. I usually went with my cousin Nigel and we spent the days fishing for eels around Saltfleet. In the evenings we would go to the Crown Inn and my grandad would play dominoes with some of the locals. The amusement arcade was also popular at the top of Sea Lane, as was the Chippy on Sandyfields. As we got old enough to drink (legally!) we would go to the New Inn where I remember playing, over and over again, 'Baker Street' on the juke box. Usually, the first day of our stay would involve a trip to Mablethorpe to get our fishing licences, then to a nearby farm for a dozen broken eggs and to the butchers for some Lincolnshire sausage. When my grandad's caravan was considered too 'old' for the site a kind local who I believe was called Maurice offered him... Read more
Glorious Days in Saltfleet
Following on from my cousin Mick Packwood's memories of Saltfleet in the 1970s, I would like to add mine. Life there was pretty simple as I guess most places were during that period. Fishing was the main pastime during the day with the usual catch being eels. We did used to eat them once you managed to actually hold them and skin them. Grandad used to stew them in milk, but to be honest the only way I could get them down was with plenty of salt and vinegar. Another local delicacy was cockles and I remember walking what seemed miles across the salt flats with bucket and spade in hand to get to the cockle beds. We then used to dig our toes into the sand so we could actually feel the shells. We always had a full bucket so along with the eels and samphire grass we never went hungry. Entertainment was limited so while Nan and Grandad were in the best room of the Crown, Mick and... Read more
