Burton On The Wolds, Greyhound Inn c.1960
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Photo of Burton On The Wolds, Greyhound Inn c.1960

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This rather imposing white- painted late 18th- or early 19th-century brick-faced pub under a slated roof is set back from the main village street, selling Shipstones Ales from a local Nottingham brewery founded by James Shipstone in 1852. He controlled the enterprise for close on thirty years, but like so many others, in 1978 Shipstones merged with Greenall Whitney, a very large concern, brewing in

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A Selection of Memories from Burton on the Wolds

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Burton on the Wolds

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Does any one remember or heard parents or grandparents remember Mrs Ardynn Lembcke? I write this post again, and in a more detailed way, because in my previous post, my email address has since then changed to the one I have now. Thank you!
In my prevoious post I asked questions about a property clled Ashby Close, in Burton on the Wolds, about Mrs Ardynn Lembke who lived there in the 1940s. If someone has the information I asked for, be so kind to post it here or to email me at: mdealthaus@gmail.com Thanks a lot in advance.
My father, Emilio de Althaus, and my mother Blanca spent weekends in Ashby Close, property of the Lembke family. My father was a Peruvian diplomat in London and came over to Ashby Close on the weekends. I have no personal memories since I was born in 1940. Ms. Ardynn Lembke lived permanently in that country house. My parents, who died in 1988, had ...see more