Waddington
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The Green Dragon Inn
Memories of my husband and I as managers of The Dragon in the early70s, our staff were Mary Lambert, Val Lovely (I think she has changed her name)and Pam Verges, and the lovely football players from Lincoln City, especially the Percy Freeman one, if you're all still out there I would love to hear from any old customers and friends.
Ann Browning
A memory of Lincoln contributed by ann browning
Sleeping inside Lincoln Castle
My Grandfather, Harry Westwood, was custodian at the Castle for many years, retiring in 1966. He passed the position to his son Tom Westwood, my uncle. Tom retired in 1986. As a child I would sleep inside the castle gatehouse at weekends, but since Tom Westwood retired in 1986, I believe that the castle is now managed by Lincolnshire County Council without having a resident custodian living on ther premises.
Tony Hill ( Ex: Sincil Bank secondary school)
A memory of Lincoln contributed by anthony hill
Monks abbey
I used to play in the abbey in the war time as then it had an air bomb shelter, we used to think that there was a tunnel under the abbey to the cathedral.
A memory of Lincoln contributed by dave ainsley
Boyhood in Navenby
This is the village where I was born and grew up. The first shop on the right was my Dad's, a Butcher. This was next to Welbourn's the baker. The other side of Tenters Lane was another Bakers, Marshall's.
The village school then was in Church Lane next to the church and the teachers were Miss True, Mr Wright, Miss Milner, and Mr Powley, the Head. I went to this school and so did my Dad. I believe Mr Powley taught him too.
A memory of Navenby contributed by Graham Dawson
Extracts From Waddington & Lincolnshire books
To the east of Waddington is a vast Royal Air Force station, but the old village core with its mellow limestone houses and cottages remains remarkably unspoilt. The medieval church was destroyed by bombs in World War II intended for Lincoln or the RAF base, but in this view we look north past the Horse and Jockey pub in a view little changed since 1960.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Pocket Album".
To the east of Waddington is a vast Royal Air Force station, but the old village core with its mellow limestone houses and cottages remains remarkably unspoilt. The medieval church was destroyed by bombs in World War II intended for Lincoln or the RAF base, but in this view we look north past the Horse and Jockey pub in a view little changed since 1960.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Photographic Memories".
Waddington is now noted more for its large Royal Air Force station to
the east of the village, but it grew up on a diversion of Ermine Street
to the western scarp of the limestone ridge. Consequently much of the
village is built of the local oolitic limestone, which gives it a coherent
character. This view looks north along the High Street.
An extract from from"Lincoln Pocket Album".
The village lost its medieval church to bombs in World War II and has
expanded much since the War, partly due to Lincoln’s proximity and partly
to the RAF. In this view we look past the Horse and Jockey pub towards the
south of the village; the church is beyond the high tree on the left.
An extract from from"Lincoln Pocket Album".
This stone-built pub on the main road between Grantham and Lincoln was probably built in the 18th century as a farmhouse. It was a very popular ‘watering hole’ for aircrews from the nearby aerodrome, and has numerous old and new photographs to remember those days. Members of the RAF and the RAAF are remembered by a memorial clock located in the shopping precinct, and dedicated to those who did not return from operations over enemy territory.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Living Memoires".