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North Somercotes photos

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North Somercotes maps

Historic maps of North Somercotes and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all North Somercotes maps

North Somercotes map

Historic map of North Somercotes

Lincolnshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Lincolnshire

North Somercotes map

Historic Map of any North Somercotes postcode

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North Somercotes books

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Lincolnshire Living Memoires
Paperback
$28

Skegness Town and City Memories
Paperback
$26

Lincoln Photographic Memories
Paperback
$26

North Somercotes books
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Memories of North Somercotes

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Growing up

North Somercotes played a large part in my growing up, I lived with my parents, sister and brother on the Lakeside Lido in St Annes Avenue, next to my friend Cherry Mayfield. I particularly remember when we both had chickenpox and our mothers ran a line through our bedroom windows so we could play noughts and crosses back and forth. [more]

Shared on 24 May 2009 by Linda Butler.

Lincolnshire memories

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... [more]

Shared on 30 July 2008 by Janice Edwards.

happy days

my husband and i were tenants of the old hewitts brewery at the crown inn ror about two years in the sixties we had some marvellous characters as regulars the appleby brothers what jokers, herman the butcher len the baker jim the estate agent strum the plumber whacker from the garage and lots of caravanners from sheffield and nottingham... [more]

Shared on 29 November 2007 by Dorothy Atkinson.

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... [more]

Shared on 29 June 2006 by Andrew Buxton.

At home in Mablethorpe

My first holiday: I was 21 with 2 small girls and lived with my mum and dad, as my husband left me while I was expecting my second child. We went to Mablethorpe as my aunt said the sands were great for kids. We all had a great time, that was in 1972 and then we went every year till my... [more]

Shared on 15 November 2008

school house

I have been to visit the old school house in Maltby le Marsh which was a charity school, run by Cornelius Binks. He was my Great great great grandfather. I know somewhere out there there is a photograph of him with his wife and the children at the school, I would be very interested if anyone has a... [more]

Shared on 28 January 2008 by Lynne C.

Happy Days

Since a very early age of about 4 I can rember very very happy happy thoughts about Trustville Holiday Camp. All of my family went there in June every year, in total there were about twenty of us. I can even tell you most of the chalets that we stayed in. First thing in a morning we would go and get... [more]

Shared on 08 March 2009

Holidays with the family

I remember as a child in the early to mid 1960's taking many family holidays here in these wonderful bungalows. We spent many a day when it was raining playing Dominoes or Ludo as a family. My elder brother used to catch eels in the dyke that ran alongside of this place. I was very squeamish when he returned with them,... [more]

Shared on 21 February 2008 by Gina Reeves.

Extracts From North Somercotes & Lincolnshire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about North Somercotes, inspired by Frith photos.

Lincolnshire Living Memoires

Things change during fifty years. This photograph proved it beyond any doubt as all this has gone, even the building which contained it. The demolition took place about five or six years ago, no one was quite sure when, but the one thing that was said positively was that the replacement is better!

This is an extract from Lincolnshire Living Memoires.
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Lincolnshire Living Memories

Things change during fifty years. This photograph proved it beyond any doubt as all this has gone, even the building which contained it. The demolition took place about five or six years ago, no one was quite sure when, but the one thing that was said positively was that the replacement is better!

This is an extract from Lincolnshire Living Memories.
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Grimsby - A History and Celebration

These were built in the early 18th century with money bequeathed by Thomas Powis for the purpose. He was a vintner from Middlesex who had been born in Chepstow. The almshouses stand in what is now Bridge Street, on the site of a ruined medieval hospital.

This is an extract from Grimsby - A History and Celebration.
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