We were fortunate to have local children’s author Addy Farmer at Crowle Moor last month searching for bog monsters with local children. They explored the moors in search of the wild things that call the moor their home, whilst looking out for the bog monster. On their hunt they collected natural materials to create their…
Epworth Riot In June 1852 Epworth was the location for one of the biggest political riots in British history. The three candidates for the North Lincolnshire seat had agreed to all hold a political address on the same day in Epworth marketplace. Sir Montague Cholmeley the Liberal candidate arrived first with supporters carrying blue banners…
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…
Photograph of the central bay of the Almshouses, Bagley Lane Owston Ferry taken in February 1987. These grade 2 listed buildings are built in red brick with a Welsh slate roof. They were commissioned by Frances Sanders of Owston ferry who gave many gifts to the inhabitants of the village including the East window at…
Wroot Wroot is one of the original eight parishes of the Isle of Axholme. As with most of the Isle it was owned in the 12th century by the Norman Lord, Roger de Mowbray. It is believed that Mowbray had difficulties collecting the taxes from the unruly inhabitants of Wroot and as a result he…
The Market Hall, Crowle circa early 1900’s. It was designed by William Hull of Northampton and built by William Cowling. It opened in 1870 and was funded by capital raised by local businessmen Mr Potts and Mr Brunyee. The building has had many uses over its lifetime including being used as a Young Men’s Institute,…
Vinegarth Site, Epworth The de Mowbray family were a rich and powerful family for many centuries. In 1106 they helped to capture King Henry I’s brother, Robert, at the Battle of Tinchebray. For this they were rewarded with lands including the whole of the Isle of Axholme. It was in Epworth that they built the…
Haxey town railway station opened on the 2nd January 1905. It was part of the line for the Isle of Axholme Joint Railway which ran from Marshlands junction near Goole to Haxey. The Haxey town station was situated on the line between Epworth and Haxey Junction. The line was first proposed in 1897 as a…