Heckington, the Mill c1955
Heckington, the Mill c1955 Ref: h63015
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My father was John Henry Williamson known as Harry. He lived with his father John William Williamson and mother Ada Florence nee Rylatt. My mother Florence Thorpe Catton was from Yorkshire and met Dad at Metheringham Feast.
The family lived in Burton Pedwardine at the time of my parents marriage in 1933 and Harry and Florence went to live with John and Ada Williamson for the first few years. They had three children while living there. John, Mary and Joan.
My father and Grandfather were Agricultural Labourers. Dad and Mum moved to Fishtoft Boston about 1937.
I have not been able to find out anymore about their time in Burton Pedwardine so would be interested in reading any memories at all that relate to that era.
Shared on Sunday, August 24, 2008
i have fond memories of sleaford staying with my grand parents on st giles avenue , going to the wreck to play going swimming and best of all going to the market to see all the live stock .My dad would tell is all what he got up too as a child where he lived as a boy,jubilee road i think (ken gash). i have an old photo of my great grandad out side a public house in sleaford would love to know where about it is or if its still there
Shared on Sunday, December 16, 2007
Donington, High Street c1955
Ref: D220011
This is a very significant picture to me although taken a good many years after we left high street for Mill Lane. My sister, Hilda and I were both born in one of the houses just beyond the white building, in our time that was the bakery, run by a Mr Wilson and family. (Hilda was born in 1918 and I in 1921.) The first house was Mr Arthur Burton's, then ours, Mr George White, after the archway was Mr Gideon Wilkinson. We moved to Mill Lane in 1936! On the opposite side of the road was the Primitive Methodist Church and the Manse. I remember Mr and Mrs Wacey when he was the Preacher then Mr Arthur and family took over. I was a close friend of Winnie Arthur and remained so up to her death almost three years ago.
Our Father was a bricklayer and worked for the Barnsdales for 40 years!
I have just returned to Alaska after a seven-week visit with family in Boston and area, made several Donington stops and looked sadly at High Street, especially at the Red Cow being boarded up. In our youth it was the stop for all the "charabangs" on their way to the coast for day trippers. Mrs Glassup was the proprieter. Across from the Red Cow was our butcher Mr Drinkhall and just down from there was Mr Picker, a well known slogan was "pick a Glass Up and Drinkall". This made Ripley's believe it or not, I wonder if any one remembers that? Mrs Dawson had a ladies shop on high Street and the Dawsons also had a car dealers and garage. Bob Dawson was my age. Then there was Ince Clarkes, the grocery store - what memories I have of going there with my Mother. Jim Clarke took over from his Father. Abel Goodacre had the jewelry Store and Edwin took over, this was next to the butchers, then there was Gas House Lane now known I believe as Goxhill Ave! - am I right? The footpath next to the old Police Station led to the playing fields. Mansfield House was the finest on the street and we often visited there when the Laverick's lived there. All of the White Family attended The Donington Grammar School including our father in the late 1800's early 1900's, then Charles (lost at sea during WW2) Maurice, Walter, Hilda and myself. I have a postcard taken in the mid thirties of the same scene with Betty Almond and myself standing outside our house, it was sold for many years!
Thank you for putting on such fine photographs.
Winnie Nowak, nee White.
Anchorage
Alaska. USA
Shared on Thursday, July 13, 2006
The Old Vicarage Cottage in Church Street is now home to the Parish Office and is a local access point for North Kesteven District Council. There is a good display of village photos, the building itself is about 350 years old, and is of interest as it is a rare example of the mud and stud buildings found in the village prior to the fire in 1864.
Old photos are often reproduced in the 'Billinghay Times' the parish newsletter. Staff at the office are willing to try to help anyone with family history enquiries and are always pleased to receive any donated photos for the heritage room.
Billinghay used to have many public houses, including The Cross Keys in Victoria St, and The Mill in West Street (often also known as Back St). Recently the village was without any open pubs, but The Coach and Horses has reopened, The Golden Cross is under renovation and will reopen soon. and The Ship is due to open again in the near future.
There is an open air swimming pool in the village and many thriving clubs, clubs and groups offering leisure activities and a strong sense of community among the people who live here. An attraction worth a visit is the wonderful mosaic on Fitzwilliam Corner, created over 10 years by a local group called 'The Nibblers' that depicts the village's history and identity.
Plans are underway to regenerate the Skirth river by the Billinghay Skirth Regenaration Society, a new group in the village who hope to attract future visitors to Billinghay. The Market Place was renovated a few years ago, and had a Christmas tree in place for the first time last year and hopefully this will become an annual event.
Feast week is still a time in October when traditionally people come back to visit family, enjoy the funfair, and eat 'stuffed chine', a Lincolnshire delicacy that you either love or hate!
Shared on Thursday, May 28, 2009
This was where I started training as an RAF fighter pilot in 1951.
I firstly did my "Square Bashing" then was promoted to Acting Pilot Officer and made my first flight in a Tiger Moth flying over Lincoln. Then it was off to AFTS Ansty to train on Chipmunks.
Happy days!
Shared on Tuesday, October 14, 2008
