Crowle Stone This is a fragment of an Anglo-Scandinavian cross shaft or monument. Nearly seven feet in length it is believed to date from the 11th century. It is known locally as the ‘Crowle stone’. It is decorated with Norse carvings which include serpents, two flying dragons, two figures in conversation and a third figure…
White Hart Hotel, North Street, Owston Ferry. White’s Directory lists the owner of this establishment as Edward Briggs in both the 1856 and 1872 editions. It is located on the riverbank on the River Trent. Daily steam packets would stop close by to pick up passengers. They travelled between Hull and Gainsborough and were especially…
Barges on the western side of the River Trent with Keadby Bridge in the background. Keadby Bridge opened in 1916 and carried both road and rail traffic. It was commissioned by the Great Central Railway to replace a previous swing bridge which had been built in 1864. It contained a 50-metre electrically powered bascule (lifting…