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Horncastle, Lincolnshire
Horncastle maps
Historic maps of Horncastle and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Horncastle maps
Historic map of Horncastle
Illustrated Victorian map of Lincolnshire
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Horncastle books
Displaying 3 of 6 books about Horncastle and the local area. View all Horncastle books
Lincolnshire Living Memoires
Paperback
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Grantham Town and City Memories
Paperback
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£10.40
Lincoln Photographic Memories
Paperback
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£10.40
3 Horncastle photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Horncastle
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Hi, I am trying to find anybody that would be interested in talking to me about my late mum, Pat Stones, who was in Holmeleigh children's home in the mid 1930s onwards. She was in the home with her sisters, Shiela, Ruby and brothers George and Rodney. Understandable though, it wasn't talked about as I was growing up but I would... [more]
Shared on 15 July 2009
Holmeleigh Horncastle Childrens Homesa nd School //Years
By Michael Savage
A reunion of the Horncastle Homes children and the staff was held at the Town Hall (Drill Hall) July 20 1989. Almost 400 people attended the event. “The atmosphere was really great - everyone was talking about the good old days, although some had painful memories to share.”
Generations of children were brought up in a group... [more]
Shared on 06 January 2009
Lincolnshire memories
My Tasker and Lawies families come from the tiny village of Ashby Puerorum so I went to see the place in 1971 when I first became interested in tracing my family tree.
There is a beautiful church - St Andrew's - surrounded by a lovely churchyard and I enjoyed searching among the gravestones until I found two for my... [more]
Shared on 06 October 2008
I have no personal memories of Kirkstead, but it was an important place in the history of my family.
My great grandfather, William Gilbert West, and his wife Rebecca farmed somewhere in the Kirkstead area during the 1870s. From census entries we know that their 9th, 10th and 11th children, all girls, were born there, the first of these... [more]
Shared on 26 June 2009
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Hi...We are just about to move into The Old Post Office in Fen Road, East Kirkby, Lincs and am trying to find out anything about it. If you've got ANY info - I'd love to hear about it. Please contact me on janet.humphrey1@virgin.net
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Shared on 18 January 2008
An ancester of mine, Edith Rebecca Henson, lived in Worlaby in the late 1800s/early 1900s in Low Road or Top Road, Worlaby. She lived with the Rusling family as a niece. She married Richard Frank Henson in 1905. They shared the same surname but were they related - maybe cousins? Richard came from Scawby. I would like to hear from anyone... [more]
Shared on 03 August 2009
I've been researching my family history and have found that an ancestor of mine known as James Faunt used to live at a place called Packet Beerhouse, in fact he is in the 1891 census as being the "beerhouse keeper". He lived there with his wife Sarah. Is the building still in existence today? Are there any Faunts still living in... [more]
Shared on 26 September 2006
I was told by my mother that my grandparents moved to Tattershall in 1912 from Buckinghamshire so my grandfather could find work helping to restore the castle he was a carpenter. His name was William Bywater, known as Roger, they lived in the village for many years.
Shared on 01 February 2007
Extracts From Horncastle & Lincolnshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Horncastle, inspired by Frith photos.
Lincolnshire Photographic Memories
Horncastle is one of the county's most ancient towns. There are still remains of its Roman walling which enclosed about seven acres. It was granted a market charter in 1230 and is focused around its market place, seen here. The triangular Market Place is dominated by the Gothic-style memorial to Edward Stanhope, MP from 1874 to 1893; it is a parody... [more]
This is an extract from Lincolnshire Photographic Memories.
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Horncastle is one of the county's most ancient towns. An important medieval town, it declined until the early 19th century when the Horncastle Navigation Canal opened, giving access to Lincoln and Boston. In this view the thatched King's Head on the left and the Red Lion in the distance are 17th-century buildings amid the early 19th-century three-storey ones, which belong to... [more]
This is an extract from Lincolnshire Pocket Album.
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Lincolnshire Photographic Memories
An important medieval town, it declined until the early 19th century when the Horncastle Navigation Canal opened, giving access to Lincoln and Boston. In this view the thatched King's Head on the left and the Red Lion in the distance are 17th-century buildings amid the early 19th-century three-storey ones, which belong to that later phase of economic prosperity.
This is an extract from Lincolnshire Photographic Memories.
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