This image shows David Brown tractors lined up outside Belton Brothers and Drury in Eastoft. Belton Brothers and Drury were local distributors of the David Brown tractors as well as offering services, equipment and replacement parts. David Brown was founded in 1860 as a pattern manufacturer before making gear systems. They later started making tractors…
Garthorpe Hall Garthorpe Hall formerly called The Hall in the parish of Garthorpe dates from around 1680 with later additions. It was granted grade II listed building status in 1967 partly due to a number of original features of the house. For example, it contains an inglenook fireplace with a chamfered Tudor-arched brick opening. Inglenook…
The White Bear is a public house on Belton Road in Epworth. Originally built in the 18th century but it has later 19th century additions. It is a grade II listed building, and this image was taken in 1986 as part of a listed buildings survey. It contains interesting features such as an inglenook fireplace…
Regal Cinema Crowle This is the former Regal Cinema on the High Street in Crowle. It was built on the former site of W. Bleasby’s blacksmiths shop. It was built by Mr Spivey and sons to replace their earlier cinema, The Picture House in the Market Hall. It opened in 1937 with one screen and…
This image from circa 1910 shows Mr. Taylors wedding taking place on Cross Street in Crowle. On the left can be seen the Fishmongers Arms which was a public house. Crowle was one of the larger villages on the Isle of Axholme and was well known for its agricultural produce. In the 19th Century it…
Althorpe Althorpe is one of the original parishes on the Isle of Axholme. In Stonehouses history 1838 it is described as the parish Althorpe with its hamlets of Amcotts, Keadby, Cottle Hall and Derrythorpe. In 1850 the village of Amcotts was created from part of Althorpe parish. The village became the property of the Neville…
This image shows the Methodist Chapel on the High Street in Wroot, taken in December 1986. It was built in 1870. There was originally a Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist Chapel in Wroot however the Primitive Chapel on Woodside Lane has since closed and is now a residential property. Alongside these there is an Anglican parish…
Owston Ferry Grave In 1874 H. Keet wanted to erect a gravestone over the grave of his 7-year-old daughter, Annie Augusta Keet. The proposed text read ‘Annie Augusta Keet the younger daughter of Revd. H. Keet Wesleyan Minister. The vicar of St. Martins church, Revd. George Smith refused to grant permission for the tombstone unless…
Initially the Goole and Marshlands Light Railway was constructed from Marshlands Junction near Goole to Reedness Junction. It also had a branch line to Fockerby. A second line was built from Reedness to Haxey Junction. There was also a branch line from Epworth to Hatfield Moors for the movement of peat. This was the Isle…
Haxey Buttercross This limestone structure originally formed a cross mounted on stone steps. It is situated at the junction of Low Street and Haxey Lane in the village of Haxey. It is from the Medieval period and grade II listed. Local stories state that it is the location where farmers wives used to come to…