Waddington, High Street c.1960
Photo ref: W2011
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The village lost its medieval church to bombs in World War II and has expanded much since the War, partly due to Lincoln's proximity and partly to the RAF. In this view we look past the Horse and Jockey pub towards the south of the village; the church is beyond the high tree on the left.

A Selection of Memories from Waddington

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 Waddington

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My grandparents, Harold and Phyllis Fenton, ran the village post office in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s from their home in the stone house opposite the Horse and Jockey Inn. My three sisters and I, daughters of Margaret Fenton and Joseph Gerard Nevin, visited with our grandparents many times during the 1950s and 1960s and early 1970s. I remember the village of Waddington as a quiet rural ...see more