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RIP Laura
This may not be relevant to many people or even to this photograph, but Laura Torn, sadly, brutally murdered, a resident of Owston Ferry, was a good friend to many. My main memory of Laura is biking down the village to the shop with her. She was a great girl, fantastic friend and super sister. RIP Laura - you will never be forgotten nor will our time in Owston Ferry as kids, playing on the reck, camping out, and enjoying life in Owston Ferry as many people did through the years, a lovely place. I look back on my time there with fond memories, and I am grateful to have known Laura Torn for the time that I did. What a tragic loss of life.
Manor Court House
The building behind the Market Cross with the arched windows is the Manor Court House, a grade II listed building. It is owned by the Epworth Mechanics' Institute Library, which still operates from the upper floor. The Library was formed in 1837 by William Read, who owned a business based at Albion House on Albion Hill. The Manor Court House is not the original, being built in 1803, but retains the character of the first building. The archways originally held the Shambles, a small market and the Market Cross has moved and used to be surmounted by a stone column.
Epworth Gas Works
Epworth gas works was located down Tottermire Lane next to the fire station. I was brought up there as a child in the 1950s and had some happy times there. My father Horace was the manager there, and his brothers also worked there, Tom and Eric, I believe my father took over from his father Tom. If my memory serves me correctly I think the works closed in 1963. I have loads of pics, if anyone is interested feel free to contact me.
Great Grandma's House
This house is where my great grandma lived as a child. It was demolished not long after this photo was taken.
Family Ties With Ealand
My parents, grandparents and I visited the village of Ealand every year from about 1954 until the 1960s. Our connection with the village arose from the fact that my paternal grandmother had two sisters, Mary and Lizzie, who both married farmers who hailed from Ealand. Mary married Jim Foster and they originally lived at Field House Farm, before Uncle Jim retired and they moved into a house on Ealand Main Road called 'Wyngarth'. Lizzie married Wilfred Oades (later Easton), who farmed at White House and on retiring moved into a house called 'Glenhurst' on Wharfe Road.
Auntie Lizzie and Uncle Wilf had a son called James, who became a farmer like his father and took over White House and when he retired he had a bungalow called 'Greenacres' built on part of the land. Jim and his wife Mary (nee Robinson) who hailed from Scunthorpe had 2 children, Sandra and David, but they have moved to different areas. Mary and Jim Foster had a daughter, Mary and she had a... Read more
The Village Shop
One of my fondest memories of my childhood visits to Ealand was visiting the village shop, which stocked a wide variety of goods and was owned by two sisters, Miss Gertie and Miss Laura Sales. Miss Gertie was in charge of the shop and when I called in the shop soon after arriving in the village by train from Manchester via Doncaster, if there were other customers on the premises, Miss Sales would proclaim, "This young lady has come all the way from Manchester!" She made it sound as though it was a million miles away! When I was on duty as 'drinks supplier' to the farm workers, I would stock up with several bottles of Tizer in the morning and we would take them down to the fields, known as The Warpings, on the tractor. During the day, I would replenish the stocks of drinks and collect the empty bottles. In those days, customers received 1 penny (pre-decimalisation coinage) when they returned one empty bottle to the shop so... Read more
98 & 100 High Street
These two shops in the High Street in Crowle were owned by my grandmother Rose Raper. They were handed down to my father and aunt. My dad Raymond Raper had the grocers shop at number 98 and we lived above the shop until I was ten years old in 1963. My dad continued to work in the shop until his retirement in 1984.
The shop at 100 was owned by my aunt Winnie Underwood. She had a drapery shop and her husband ran the post office at the back of the premises.
