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Stamford books (15 available)
- 64 photos on Stamford appear in 7 Frith books - View photos of Stamford
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Stamford and Lincolnshire
Stamford memories
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The street where I was born
This photograph was taken in the year my father was born in the house which is just out of sight at the far left-hand side of the picture (No. 2). I was also born in the same house 33 years later. Most of the buildings shown here are still standing, but the cottage with two windows on the left-hand side had been rebuilt by the time I was born, and since the mid-1960s there has just been a gap there leading into a car park and delivery area.
Half-way down the left-hand side of the street was a butcher's shop, where my mother used to take me when she went shopping. I remember seeing the butcher ...read more here
Contributed by John Riley
The Hump
Just on the other side of the bridge you can see the footpath leading up and over a mound. This mound was built up in preparation for a projected relief road from the Midland Railway station to the Sheepmarket (on the other side of the Meadows). I remember playing around this hump - rolling down the side of it, and running through the pipe which went through the middle of it (where you could have a wonderful time playing with the echo!). The hump was removed in the 1960s after the A1 bypass was opened, and the whole "inner relief road" idea was, thankfully, scrapped!
Contributed by John Riley
Lincolnshire memories
The street where I was born
This photograph was taken in the year my father was born in the house which is just out of sight at the far left-hand side of the picture (No. 2). I was also born in the same house 33 years later. Most of the buildings shown here are still standing, but the cottage with two windows on the left-hand side had been rebuilt by the time I was born, and since the mid-1960s there has just been a gap there leading into a car park and delivery area.
Half-way down the left-hand side of the street was a butcher's shop, where my mother used to take me when she went shopping. I remember seeing the butcher ...read more here
A memory of Stamford contributed by John Riley
The Hump
Just on the other side of the bridge you can see the footpath leading up and over a mound. This mound was built up in preparation for a projected relief road from the Midland Railway station to the Sheepmarket (on the other side of the Meadows). I remember playing around this hump - rolling down the side of it, and running through the pipe which went through the middle of it (where you could have a wonderful time playing with the echo!). The hump was removed in the 1960s after the A1 bypass was opened, and the whole "inner relief road" idea was, thankfully, scrapped!
A memory of Stamford contributed by John Riley
Extracts From Stamford & Lincolnshire books
The layout of Stamford, climbing gently in terraces up from the Welland, is well shown in this photograph from St Martin’s church tower. The churches of All Saints, St John, and St Mary stand out. To the right of the magnificent broach spire of St Mary’s is the Victorian tower of St Michael’s, now converted into shops. St George’s church is just off the edge of the photograph to the right.
An extract from from"Stamford Town and City Memories".
Stamford, one of England’s most attractive and historic towns, is only just in Lincolnshire. The River Welland is the boundary between it and Northamptonshire. This view from the water meadows is a very well known one and relatively little changed, although it would look very different to a late medieval traveller when there were fourteen parish church towers in this view.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Photographic Memories".
Stamford, one of England’s most attractive and historic towns, is only just in Lincolnshire. The River Welland is the boundary between it and Northamptonshire. This view from the water meadows is a very well known one, and relatively little changed today, although it would look very different to a late medieval traveller – he or she would be able to see fourteen parish church towers from here.
An extract from from"Canals and Waterways".
A classic view of the Stamford skyline from the water meadows. From left to right, the four churches are All Saints’, St John’s, St Michael’s and St Mary’s. At the far side of the meadows stand the Bath Houses. These were founded by local surgeons in 1722, but were rebuilt a hundred years later. At times the river can spill out across the whole of the meadows, so that the residents of Bath Row are protected behind flood walls. On a sunny day, the meadows are still a magnet for townsfolk and visitors alike.
An extract from from"Stamford Town and City Memories".
Stamford, one of England’s most attractive and historic towns, is only just in Lincolnshire. The River Welland is the boundary between it and Northamptonshire. This view from the water meadows is a very well known one and relatively little changed, although it would look very different to a late medieval traveller when there were fourteen parish church towers in this view.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Pocket Album".