Alford
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Alford books (11 available)
Grantham Town and City Memories
Hardback
Grantham Town and City Memories
Paperback
Stamford Town and City Memories
Paperback
- 7 photos on Alford appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Alford
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Lincolnshire memories
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 copy of this as I only have a photocopy kindly given to me by the present owner.
A memory of Maltby Le Marsh contributed by Lynne C
Calceby ... my soul mate.
Calceby... I came to live here in 1947, not a country girl by birth, having lived in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, for the first fourteen years of my life. This hamlet was to become my home for the next three years, isolated and buried in the heart of the wolds. I came to know every part of the landscape, and walking very soon became my hobby. My interest in history became larger than life because here I was surrounded with evidence of a long forgotten past.
The ruined St Andrews Church on the top of the hill was my playground, and most days I would spend my time exploring every nook and cranny, and under the turf surrounding the walls lay ...read more here
A memory of Calceby contributed by Barbara johnson
Mynah Bird?
I recall many visits to the Rose Bowl Cafe as a small child in the 1960s. We used to walk from Anderby Creek where we used to spend summer holidays. There used to be a Mynah Bird I think.
A memory of Huttoft contributed by philippa mccray
Engagement party
My husband & I will be moving to the area in July 2006 to retire from Scunthorpe after 34 years and remember our engagement party at the Grange & Links in 1971 it was a lovely evening enjoyed by all our friends we came from Louth on a coach, we were looked after very well by all the staff, we hope to visit the Hotel again.
What super times we had in this area.
A memory of Sandilands contributed by christina may
Extracts From Alford & Lincolnshire books
Alford is a most attractive small market town on the eastern edge of The Wolds, noted for its thatched Manor House in West Street, a 16th-century hall house with crosswings, all encased in brick in 1661. Its market was first chartered in 1283; in this view the Market Place is beyond the medieval parish church, here partly screened by the 1906 Church Hall.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Photographic Memories".
Here the photographer looks along West Street away from the Market Place. In the foreground are cottages, some thatched, while in the distance are some more urban later houses of two and three full storeys. The thatched cottages of one or one and a half storeys with dormer windows are more villagey in character: there are remarkably few thatched houses in towns, but in Alford even the Manor House is thatched.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Photographic Memories".
The tower of St Wilfrid’s Church had to be the perch of the photographer for him to take this shot. The road has not changed, and the route into the Market Place is still the same; however, as in most of these photographs, the telegraph poles have long since gone. The spire of the former Methodist church can be seen in the distance - the building is now a furniture store. The new church is located just behind the older building.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Living Memoires".
The tower of St Wilfrid’s Church had to be the perch of the photographer for him to take this shot. The road has not changed, and the route into the Market Place is still the same; however, as in most of these photographs, the telegraph poles have long since gone. The spire of the former Methodist church can be seen in the distance - the building is now a furniture store. The new church is located just behind the older building.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Living Memories".
At the east end of the town is Alford Mill, a six-storey, five-sail mill built in 1813 by Sam Oxley, an Alford millwright. It is owned by Lincolnshire County Council and has been restored to full working order. A few windmills feature in this collection: Lincolnshire once had over seven hundred of them.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Photographic Memories".