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Dirtness Pumping Station from the south west at Dirtness, Belton. This pumping station was built in 1867. It originally contained a James Watt low pressure condensing beam engine from the Soho, Birmingham works. It was refitted in 1928 and then again in 1952 when electric driven pumps were added. There are still pumping stations found…

Wesley stone in Wroot

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Wroot Wesley Stone This stone monument stands outside St. Pancras Church in Wroot. It commemorates Reverent John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement who was curate here between 1727 and 1729. After this post he became the Moderator of Lincoln College, Oxford. John Wesley was born in Epworth and was the son of Reverent…

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Disused windmill tower, South Street, Owston Ferry. Picture taken in December 1986. Windmills have many uses; they have primarily been used to grind grain, but they have also been used to generate power and in some cases to help with land drainage and water pumping. There are two main types of windmills which were found…

The Tiddy Mun is a Lincolnshire folktale. Said to be an old man no taller than a three-year-old

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Tiddy Mun The Tiddy Mun is a Lincolnshire folktale. Said to be an old man no taller than a three-year-old. He had a matted white beard and dressed in grey, so he was difficult to see at dusk. His laugh sounded like the Peewit bird. People believed he could control the waters and the mists.…

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This image shows a group of cyclists from Crowle in fancy dress outside the Sir Soloman public house, Belton, circa 1900. The landlord of the Sir Solomon at this time was Thomas Pearson. The Sir Solomon got its name from the favourite horse of local man William Johnson. Johnson owned the manor house at Belton,…

This grade II listed house in Kelfield is dated from 1689.

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Kelfield Dutch Architecture This grade II listed house in Kelfield is dated from 1689. It is the only example of a house of this period with curvilinear gables in the area. These gables are a Dutch style of architecture and show the influence of the Dutch workers who came to the Isle of Axholme with…

This grade II listed building on the High Street in Belton is the former post office

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Belton Post Office This grade II listed building on the High Street in Belton is the former post office. Built in the late 18th/ early 19th century it served the inhabitants of Belton and associated hamlets with their post. The hamlets included: Carhouses, West Mosswood, Sandtoft, Temple Beltwood, Westgate, Woodhouse and Brakin. The population in…

View of the Garthorpe and Fockerby divide line

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Garthorpe and Fockerby Although the villages of Garthorpe and Fockerby are now joined this wasn’t always the case. Garthorpe used to come under the parish of Luddington and lay on the eastern bank of the Old River Don. Whereas Fockerby lay on the opposite bank of the river and used to come under the parish…