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Empingham, Nursery Close c.1960
Photo ref: E134011
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More about this scene

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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A Selection of Memories from Empingham

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 Empingham

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I have a picture of the cottage that my grandfather lived in with his family. His name was Cecil Stafford. His father was a thatcher and hedgerow maker as I understand. The picture I have is of the family in front of their thatched cottage that my grandmother said was right across from the church. I would love to know more about the town and if anyone knew the Staffords. I know there were 10 or eleven ...see more