Hogsthorpe Farms.
I have fond memories of Hogsthorpe in 1959. I worked on a farm just outside the village, I think the area was called Slackholme End. The farm belonged to Silas Willey and next door was a bigger farm belonging to Taylors. In busy times both farms would work together, haymaking, threshing, potato picking etc. I think Taylors had some land across the road called Greens as well. I did most of the milking, the milk collected in churns by Eastons from Alford. I did early starts from Bilsby where I lived and I used to push bike it until I got a motorbike. I also did most of the tractor driving, a grey diesel Fergie whose reg number I forget. I can't remember any names from the village except North, but I do recall using the "Top House" rather than the "Bottom House" for a drink after work (I was only 16, nobody bothered). What was the name of the "Top House"? I would like to know. And also what happened to the little farm where I worked before joining the RAF in January 1960?
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I forgot to say that there was another little farm next door belonging to an old feller called Goy and he was still using a horse in those days. His wife asked me for one penny to fill my water bottle up when I was ploughing a meadow next to his farm.
Comment from Chris Webb on Monday, 29th August 2011.