Kath - Postcards From the Past - Outlying Areas I to Y

	Laceby, the Parish Church of St Margaret. An unused card but dated on the back as 26 Oct 1905. A church has been at Laceby since 1172, the lower part of the tower dates from this period and it has a ring of five bells. John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, was rector from 1572-77. He is commemorated in stained-glass windows in the vestry and chancel.
	Laceby, the Parish Church of St Margaret, interior view. An unused card but again dated on the back as Oct 1905.
	Laceby, multi-scene view. A used postcard dated 25 Aug 1910. Views show the three Laceby Churches, the Post Office and a Memorial that is also featured below.
	Laceby, Memorial Statue in the Cemetary. An unused postcard difficult to date. This large memorial is of a lady with children and a guardian angel, It is the memorial erected to Consul Peter Henrik Haagensen who was born at Loss in Norway in 1837 and his wife Janna. He died at Bournemouth in 1919.
New Dec 08	River Freshney running through Little Coates, Grimsby Although no evidence of it here, Little Coates had a population of 91 in 1901 and was a separate village outside of Grimsby until 1928 when it was absorbed A used postcard dated 22 Dec 1906
	Louth, St James Church. An unused postcard from around the 1900s? This fine 15th century church has the tallest spire (295 feet) of any medieval church in the country. The spire was not completed until 1515.
	Louth, Hubbards Hills Park. An unused postcard from around 1907. This beautiful area with the shallow River Lud running through it was gifted to Louth in 1907.
	Markby, the old thatched Church of St Peter. A used postcard dated 12 Sep 1915. One of the few remaining thatched churches in the country and is the only one in Lincolnshire, it may have been built from the ruins of Markby Priory. It is still in use today.
	Nettleton, showing the Church of St John the Baptist. A used postcard dated 7 Sep 1912.
	Ravendale Valley, Lincs. A used postcard dated 12 Sep 1907. A picturesque valley a few miles south west of Grimsby in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
	Sleaford, Lincs - Handley Monument and Garden, High St. Erected in memory of Henry Handley 1797-1846 Member of Parliament. A used postcard dated 5 Nov 1979.
	Skirbeck, St Nicholas Church. An unused postcard of around 1910. The church is of Norman origins.
	Somersby, Lincs, 15th Century Church dedicated to St Margaret. The Father of the Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson was a Rector here and is buried here. A used but un-posted card probably from around 1910.
	Somersby Church, with its 15th Century Cross, still standing today. Alfred Lord Tennyson was born and raised in the village and baptised in this Church. An unused card probably from around 1910.
	Somersby Church, the interior was renovated in the 19th Century and a thatched roof remained until the turn of the 20th Century. An unused card again probably from around 1910.
	Somersby, the Woodman's Cottage. An unused postcard, difficult to date but possibly around 1910.
	Somersby, The Rectory An unused postcard again difficult to date but could be of around 1910. Alfred Lord Tennyson was born here in this fine Georgian building in 1809.
	The Brook and Bridge Somersby. An unused postcard probably circa 1910. This card has an extract from "The Brook" by Alfred Lord Tennyson - By thirty hills I hurry down, Or slip between the ridges. By twenty thorps a little town, And half a hundred bridges.
	Spalding, the Terrace, London Road. An unused postcard possibly 1920s. This fine row of georgian properties fronts onto the River Welland than runs through the centre of the town.
	Spalding, Tulip Fields. An unused postcard which maybe 1970s or 80s. This small market town in the South Lincolnshire Fens holds an annual Flower Ferstival during which many floats are decorated with thousands of flower heads and paraded through the town.
	Stamford, Burghley Park Gatehouse on London Road. An unused postcard possibly around 1910. Burghley Park is the home of the world famous Burghley Horse Trials considered as one of the six leading three day events in the world.
	Stamford, St Mary's Church interior. A used postcard of around 1910. St Mary's has parts dating back to the early 13th century and was built on the site of earlier churches.
	Stamford, All Saints Church. A used postcard dated 19 Aug 1957. All Saints' has been described by Simon Jenkins in "England's Thousand Best Churches" as "'The whole composition faces the main square in a bravura display of Gothic architecture, expressing Stamford's confidence in its mercantile wealth.'" The church was built in the 13th century on the earlier site of an existing church at the time of the Domesday Book of 1086.
	Tattershall, Holy Trinity Church An unused postcard possibly 1920s The Church's correct title is "The Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity, The Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Peter the Apostle, St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist". It is considered by many experts to be one of the finest examples of English Perpendicular architecture and is also one of the largest Collegiate churches in the country. Building work started in the mid-15th century and it contains some superb stained glass.
	Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire. A used postcard dated 25 May 1927. The red bricked medieval Castle was built by Ralph Cromwell circa 1440 and was last occupied in the 17th century and is now owned by the National Trust.
	Thornton Abbey near Thornton Curtis, the Gatehouse. A used postcard dated 25 Aug 1911. The fortified gatehouse, said to be amongst the finest surviving in Britain, stood guard over the Abbey and associated buildings and grounds, it was built after the 1381 Peasant's Revolt. The Abbey was founded as an Augustinian Priory in 1139 and went the way of most others in Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. It is now an English Heritage site.

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