Caldecott, the Village c1955 (ref. C468003) | This is the first village in Rutland
when approaching from the flood
plain of the River Welland. The
River Eye flows below the bridge
seen here, which was once much
narrower. The large building on
the left is the old watermill which,
when it could not be converted to
steam power, closed in 1910. For
a time it was the village hall, then
a garage with Shell & BP services
as shown. The village itself can be
seen to be on a river terrace
above flood level. There is a mark
on the mill showing the floods of
1884 and 1922 but since the late
1930s and the construction of the
Eye Brook Reservoir upstream,
the flood danger is not so great.
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Caldecott, the Village c1955 (ref. C468008) | A 17th-century house built of ironstone and Collyweston slates, facing the large
green but spoilt by an odd door. The village hall is on the left, once the site of the
Black Horse Inn, closed in 1927. St John the Evangelist is a fine sight but in 1797
the 14th-century spire was 'shatttered by lightning'. In the 1950s the tip was still
kept in the church porch. St John's was drastically restored in the 19th century.
Until 1976 there was a rare sanctus bell turret on the roof of the nave which can
just be seen in the photograph. Caldecott children were famous for their
maypole dancing on the green on May Day.
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Caldecott, the Green c1955 (ref. C468002) | There are two greens in the village and this view shows The Plough Inn nearby. The Old Plough was opposite but closed in
1948, the licence being transferred to the 'new' Plough. Next to the thatched cottage in the centre, the houses show a
good example of limestone banding in ironstone. Once there was a cross on the green and also another at the north end
of the village.
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Caldecott, High Street c1955 (ref. C468004) | This view looks south, opposite to C468005. The White Hart and Foresters Cottages are on the left. John Bradley was once
the landlord, also an undertaker who made his own coffins. The school on the right opened as a board school (managed by
a locally elected board) in 1878 and closed in 1977. In 1954 the village population was 246 and the school had 38 pupils.
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Empingham, Church Street c1955 (ref. E134004) | This exquisite view shows
the tall 14th-century tower
of St Peter's Church with a
small but richly
ornamented spire and very
tall pinnacles. The splendid
exterior was left untouched
during the restoration of
1894-95. As a prebend of
Lincoln Cathedral it would
be expected to be more
richly endowed. The village
shop is on the left and
nearby workmen are
repairing the road.
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Empingham, Audit Hall Road c1960 (ref. E134007) | This is the A606
Oakham to Stamford
Road. Most of the
village lies to the left.
The Regent petrol
station is the only one
between Oakham and
Stamford (advertising
Navoline Motor Oil ).
The Audit Hall is nearby,
opposite the White
Horse, but not in the
photograph. It was the
place where estate
business was conducted
for Lord Ancaster until
the Normanton Park
estate was sold in 1926.
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Empingham, Post Office Corner c1955 (ref. E134013) | This is Loves Lane
leading off the Main
Street and heading for
Horn Mill. There is a
mixture of housing
from thatched and
tiled to prefabricated
postwar styles. The
post office is also a
'Savings Bank' and
'Money Order Office'.
Bus timetables
announce United
Counties services.
Lyons lollies and
Woodbines are on
sale, no doubt
amongst many other
useful necessities.
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Empingham, Nursery Close c1960 (ref. E134011) | On the left are RDC houses
perhaps built in the 1950s.
Further down, a large barn
and an old house beyond. A
local character, Miss Barrow,
lived in Ancaster House
where she was well known
for her vegetable garden.
She kept her Rolls-Royce in
the barn. The house on the
right looks like a former
estate cottage of which there
are many in the village.
Empingham is in the
limestone area and now we
begin to see more stone
walls, as in the photograph.
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Oakham, the Old Pump and Buttercross 1927 (ref. 80279) | Until 1880 this area was the
butchers' shambles, then
replaced by the pump (in the
shelter, foreground). There
are milk churns on the cart
outside F W Hart 'Family
Grocer, Tea and Provision
Merchant'. Note the errand
boy's bike propped up
against the gas light. There is
a motorbike and sidecar up
in the corner near the Butter
Cross. Could it be the one
bought for the police station
in 1926? A boarding house of
Oakham School is behind the
pump surrounded by railings.
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Oakham, Market Place 1932 (ref. 85151) | This classic view has All
Saints' spire behind the
shops with the famous
Butter Cross (at least 300
years old) in the middle.
Hart and Smith next to each
other seem to sell just about
everything anyone could
want - postcards, wooden
hoops, newspapers, parasols, toys
and groceries. Glaziers, the
well-known family draper,
milliner, outfitter and
clothier is opposite the
Butter Cross selling trilby
hats at 3s 11d, boys suits
from 7s 11d and a galaxy of
other goods.
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Oakham, High Street 1932 (ref. 85149) | A pleasant, traffic-free scene with the horse and cart unattended, patiently waiting for the master's return from Illsley the
saddlers. The post office is on the left then Corney Manufacturing Jeweller. Amongst other businesses is the chemist beyond
the Crown Hotel and opposite, the family firm of Matkin's printers, who from 1881 to 1941 published an almanac listing
people and occupations in town and county. Flore's House protrudes in the distance - one of the oldest houses in Oakham
dating from the 14th century.
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Rockingham, Post Office c1965 (ref. R353019) | Looking uphill with
the castle hidden in
the trees ahead. The
post office with shop
is the former school
house (1858). The
village school was on
the right through the
little gate. It opened
in 1865 and closed in
1946, becoming the
village hall. The
houses give an 'estate'
look to the scene.
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Rockingham, the Castle c1960 (ref. R353006) | The opulent car has just arrived
through an impressive gateway out
of view on the left, and has entered a
courtyard reminiscent of Tudor
times with domestic rather than
military buildings. Destruction
during the Civil War was eventually
remedied after 1836 by Anthony
Salvin who renovated both interior
and exterior. The castle has
wonderful views from its escarpment
overlooking the Welland Valley,
notably from the Salvin Tower.
One can imagine the extent of
Rockingham Forest especially in
medieval times. Charles Dickens was
a frequent visitor to the castle and in
the 1980s the TV drama series By the
Sword Divided was filmed here.
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Rockingham, the Church c1960 (ref. R353017) | A medieval church stood outside the castle walls but it was largely destroyed during the Civil War.
The present church of St Leonard was begun in 1650 but has continued to be altered, with Gothic
style windows in 1843, the raising of the roof and the addition of a north aisle in the 1860s. The
photograph shows the church built into a steep slope with the castle walls behind. The marble
memorials in the chancel and chapel are of the highest quality.
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Seaton, the Church c1955 (ref. S547002) | All Hallow's overlooks the viaduct. The 12th-century foundations were uncovered during the extensive restoration of 1874-
75. There are several Norman features inside including the south doorway and chancel arch. The tower is late 13th-century
and the spire has chamfers which reach halfway up. The use of alternating bands of limestone and ironstone is noteworthy.
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South Luffenham, St Mary's Church c1955 (ref. S486003) | St Mary's Church has
a 14th-century
'curiously crocketed
spire' (Arthur Mee).
Pevsner thinks it is
'small and fussy'.
G E Street restored the
church 1852-61. The
building on the right
may have been a tithe
barn. Note that the
village is well above
flood level. A tablet
records that in 1794 a
gypsy girl, Rose
Boswell, was buried in
the church despite
prevailing objections.
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South Luffenham, the Village c1955 (ref. S486002) | Once this was a water
splash, then a footbridge
and now a modern
bridge has been built
with a wider road and
footpath. The stone
houses beyond cluster
together as the lane goes
uphill. This part of the
village is separated from
the rest by the stream.
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South Luffenham, the Boot and Shoe c1955 (ref. S486005) | The inn is well placed near the busy Stamford Road. Once a coal business and a shoemaker's, it
acquired its name from the last occupation - the Boot and Shoe Inn. Opposite was the village spring
and pump. Note the thatched roof gives way to tiles. The school sign on the right refers to the new
school (1875-1969).
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Uppingham, School Chapel 1922 (ref. 72284) | The Chapel lies at the heart of the school and the inside, like the outside, is in the Gothic style of the 19th century. The large
geometrical east window is a feature with the open barrel roof of the chancel above. The organ is on the left, built in 1914
and renewed in 1965. There are chairs rather than pews.
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Uppingham, School 1927 (ref. 80325) | The chapel is on the left
with the school quadrangle
and associated buildings in
the middle distance. The
imposing War Memorial
Hall with angled turrets and
ogee caps is an outstanding
feature. It was completed
only three years before this
photograph was taken. To
the right is the ivy-covered
gateway leading into School
Lane and High Street West.
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