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Horncastle, The Bull Ring c.1955
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Horncastle is one of the county's most ancient towns. An important medieval town, it declined until the early 19th century when the Horncastle Navigation Canal opened, giving access to Lincoln and Boston. In this view the thatched King's Head on the left and the Red Lion in the distance are 17th-century buildings amid the early 19th-century three-storey ones, which belong to that later phase of economic prosperity.

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A Selection of Memories from Horncastle

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 Horncastle

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Life Without Love
I’m Don Spencer. I entered homeleigh orphanage in 1954 at the age of 7. After a period in reception, I was transferred to home 10, a house for boys, run by miss Shaw as our mother. A ginger haired bad tempered woman, who took delight in punishing us at every opportunity. Outside activities kept me sane, school and football mainly. I did run away a couple of times and the feeling of relief was ...see more
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Homeleigh Memories
my brothers and I were sent to homeleigh in 1958 after our father was demobbed from the RAF and our mother became ill . Iremember arriving at the recieving home under the watchful eye of the Vardy's and after a few days moving to home 4 which was being run by MR&MRS Blades who were very nice.Iremember being invited into their living room whenever RUSS CONWAY was on there tv (I think she had a thing for him) ...see more
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John Bannister
I was at the home in 1950 I was a baby taken there from my birth I believe my sister Hilda Boswell was there as well. We came from Gainsborough. I have only recently discovered this and am trying to.get any info out there Comment please if you remember either Hilda or John Does anyone know where Wragby home was I had a sister there.
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Life At Holmeliegh Childrens Home
I spent ten years of my life at the Holmeliegh from 1939-1949. I was known to everyone there, children & staff as BUNNY and I can honestly say that although things where hard I was never mistreated in any way. We were looked after well and really wanted for nothing except maybe real Mother love. I was a bit of a rebel and often got punished but never violent I read the article by Michael ...see more
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