This sundial can be found in the grounds of St. Nicholas Church in Haxey. It is a Grade II listed monument from the 18th Century with steps from the 20th Century

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Haxey Sundial This sundial can be found in the grounds of St. Nicholas Church in Haxey. It is a Grade II listed monument from the 18th Century with steps from the 20th Century. The pillar is constructed from limestone and ashlar with the lower steps being made from concrete. The dial and gnomon are made…

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  The horse ferry at West Stockwith on the River Trent c.1900. There were several horse ferries in the villages along the River Trent. They were a means of transporting horses or large and heavy goods across the river. West Stockwith was also joined to East Stockwith with a passenger ferry which continued to operate…

Plaque located in Epworth - Magna Carta significance

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Epworth Magna Carta The de Mowbray family once owned all of the Isle of Axholme as well as other estates across England. They had a Medieval Manor house in Epworth called Vinegarth. It was situated on land next to where St. Andrews Church now stands. It is here that we can find this blue plaque…

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  The Steam packet ‘Atlanta’ at Owston Ferry, tied up at the landing stage waiting to depart to Gainsborough. Steam packets were popular along the River Trent as they allowed for the transportation of freight as well as trips out. The Gainsborough United Steam Packet Limited ran a steam packet route from Gainsborough to Hull…

St Nicholas Church Haxey

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Haxey Church St. Nicholas’ Church in Haxey serves the villages of Haxey, Westwoodside, East Lound and Graizelound. Known locally as the ‘Cathedral of the Isle’ as it is the largest church building on the Isle of Axholme. It can seat up to 450 worshippers. Built during the Norman period with many later additions it is…

Chestnut House in Epworth

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Chestnut House Chestnut House will be familiar to many as a fish and chip shop. However, it is the former home of Victorian photographer Joseph Bottomley. Born in 1830 in Stainland near Halifax he went on to marry Mary Ann Sugden in 1852. He established one of the first photographic studios in Bradford in 1855…

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  Epworth Bells printing works circa 1910. The Epworth Bells first started printing in 1872 and would report news from across the Isle of Axholme. The Crowle Advertiser was set up the year before in 1871 by Richard Wood but merged with the Epworth Bells in 1986. It was published by Barnes & Breeze Ltd.…

Temple Belwood pillars at Belton

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Temple Belwood Pillars Situated in the graveyard of All Saints Church in Belton are two remains of stone pillars from the Temple Belwood estate. Having been a monastic site it was sold to the Vavasour family after the dissolution of the monasteries. They bankrupted themselves petitioning the king to halt the drainage of the Isle…