This image shows the Sack Hood game taking place before the Haxey Hood, circa 1980’s. The Haxey Hood game has taken place every January for 700 years. It is said to have started with Lady de Mowbray’s hood blew off whilst riding. Thirteen farmworkers chased after it and caught it. The one who caught it…
Owston Ferry Church School This is the former church school in Owston Ferry. It was built in 1842 with room for 150 children. The sign above the door still shows the boys entrance although the sign for the girl’s entrance has now been replaced with a house number. White’s Directory of Lincolnshire, 1856, states that…
Yachts on the River Trent during the Owston Ferry Regatta of 1910. This annual event was extremely popular with various residents and businesses taking part. Regattas used to take place at many of the villages that line the River Trent. Many events would have taken place to celebrate the day. The Crowle Advertiser writes of…
Wroot Beacon Like this one in Wroot there are thousands of beacons across the UK, Channel Isles, Isle of Man and other UK oversea territories. They are mostly used to celebrate royal occasions as well as milestones such as the millennium or the 50th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in 1995. The tradition dates…
Keadby bridge also called King George V bridge crosses the River Trent at Keadby. It was built between 1912 and 1916 by Great Central Railway. It replaced a previous swing bridge which had opened in 1864. It carries a double railway line and a two-lane carriageway. It was the first type in Britain to have…
Hatfield Moor Hatfield Moor is over 1400 hectares of special scientific interest located in the Hatfield Chase. It is managed by Natural England. It is the second largest lowland raised peat bog in England. Previously vast amounts of peat had been extracted from this area. This peat-cutting has now stopped, and it is being allowed…
The church was erected in 1841 and sits on the site of a chapel built in 1415 but pulled down in the 17th Century. It contains a stained-glass window by William Wailes which represents the scriptural subjects. It was commissioned by William Maws Trousdale in memory of his parents. Trousdale worked as the general surgeon…
Epworth Poor House Here on Queen Street is the former site of the Epworth Poor House, which was the setting for several gruesome murders in the 1790’s. Inhabitants of the house, including children died suddenly. The cook, Poll Pilsworth, blamed the wheat which had gone off. However, the maid reported that she had been sent…
Here we can see peace celebrations taking place in Belton on the 4th August 1919. Hostilities from the First World War ceased with the Armistice on the 11th November 2018. However, the First World War did not officially end until the Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919. A large peace celebration took place…
Amcotts Church During the 15th Century, Geoffrey Crowle and William Amcotts founded a chapel of ease dedicated to St. Thomas-ὰ-Becket. Unfortunately, the building fell into a state of disrepair and eventually collapsed in 1849. The church we see today, dedicated to St. Mark was built upon the same site in 1853 to replace this earlier…