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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 area books
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Memories of North Somercotes
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Bay Horse Inn
I was born in Singapore in 1950, my parents were in the Air Force. We moved to North Summercoates in the late 1950s/early 1960s. My father bought a pub and it was called the Bay Horse Inn, it was run by my mom and dad, sister and brother. I being so young just helped very little, but we all had a great time there. We always looked forward to opening times because we all helped doing something around the pub, I got to collect all the dirty beer glasses and sometimes I tasted beer and it was awful, well, at that age of 12 years it was. The most wonderful memories of all was being a family in a place we all loved, being there for each other and always making friends.and growing up in a pub and getting to eat and drink all you want for free, but not beer. Dad sold out the pub in the 1970s and we all moved to Doncaster and started again in a... Read more
Wonderfl Memories of my Childhood
I was born in March 1947. I believe it was snowing heavily! My mother and father ran their butchers business in the village and my Uncle Don had a commercial painting and decorating business. My Aunty Gwen and Uncle Duncan lived opposite so I had some lovely cousins to play with, Peter, Stuart, Suzette and Pat McCaw. I have 2 brothers Gilbert and Philip and my sister Gillian who sadly died in 1997. I went to North Somercotes school and I have lasting memories of that time. I remember Miss Chappell who also taught my mum and aunts before me, she was also the church organist and our Sunday school teacher. We went to her house in Front Street (now Keeling Street) to rehearse for Sunday school anniverseries. I was a brownie and a girl guide and our Captain was Mrs Cartwright. What a great time we had - so much fun and so many experiences, from campfires to putting on annual concerts in the Church Hall (I think it... Read more
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.
I went to the local primary school, and The John Birkbeck Secondry Modern School as it was called back then. Mr Aegeter was the headmaster at the time. I also remember Miss Vickers the PE teacher.
I have fond memories of our weekend bike rides through the countryside of North and South Somercotes, there would be a group of us, myself, Cherry, Jill, and Andrew Humberstone to mention a few, we would leave in the mornings with a picnic lunch and ride around untill late afternoon when it would be time to return home.
Since leaving the village and emigrating to Australia with my family I have... Read more
Lincolnshire memories
My Village as A Child
I was born at Grainthorpe in 1945 at Chapel Hill Cottages to Jim and Ivy Holdsworth
Dad was a Geordie who came to the village in 1943 with the Royal Ulster Rifles. My mother was Ivy Loughton and was brought up by her grandparents Teddy and Margaret Hiscock. Chapel Hill Cottages were next to the main chapel in the village. We had no water in the cottage. Dad fetched it by oxes yoke everynight from a well in the field next to centre house. The cottage consisted of one living room, one double bedroom, a box room which had a single bed in and you couldn't shut the door and a kitchen which you were not able to swing a cat round. I went to Grainthorpe Primary school and was taught by Mrs Kettlewell whose husband ran the local post office. The village had a very close community. As well as the school there were two pubs, the Bricklayers Arms and the Black Horse. There were three... Read more
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 many holidays with my grandparents in South Somercotes and for some reason the coastguard tower remains an abiding image for us but we have no pictures of it. When I returned to Saltfleet a few years ago after an abscence of nearly 30 years I was struck by how the once sandy beach has changed totally and is now green!
Saltfleet Fishing in The 1970s
Through the 1970s my grandad, Sam Stokes, had a caravan on Sea Lane on Sandyfields Site. I think the owner at the time was a Mrs. Shidell. I usually went with my cousin Nigel and we spent the days fishing for eels around Saltfleet. In the evenings we would go to the Crown Inn and my grandad would play dominoes with some of the locals. The amusement arcade was also popular at the top of Sea Lane, as was the Chippy on Sandyfields. As we got old enough to drink (legally!) we would go to the New Inn where I remember playing, over and over again, 'Baker Street' on the juke box. Usually, the first day of our stay would involve a trip to Mablethorpe to get our fishing licences, then to a nearby farm for a dozen broken eggs and to the butchers for some Lincolnshire sausage. When my grandad's caravan was considered too 'old' for the site a kind local who I believe was called Maurice offered him... Read more
Glorious Days in Saltfleet
Following on from my cousin Mick Packwood's memories of Saltfleet in the 1970s, I would like to add mine. Life there was pretty simple as I guess most places were during that period. Fishing was the main pastime during the day with the usual catch being eels. We did used to eat them once you managed to actually hold them and skin them. Grandad used to stew them in milk, but to be honest the only way I could get them down was with plenty of salt and vinegar. Another local delicacy was cockles and I remember walking what seemed miles across the salt flats with bucket and spade in hand to get to the cockle beds. We then used to dig our toes into the sand so we could actually feel the shells. We always had a full bucket so along with the eels and samphire grass we never went hungry. Entertainment was limited so while Nan and Grandad were in the best room of the Crown, Mick and... Read more
