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Thornton Abbey 1911

Here are a selection of my postcards of Lincolnshire areas outlying Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Lincoln with some comments about the scenes.

This page includes Laceby, Little Coates (before it was absorbed into Grimsby), Louth, Markby, Market Rasen, Nettleton, Ravendale, Skirbeck, Sleaford, Somersby, Spalding, Stamford, Tattershall, Tealby, Tetney Lock, Thornton Curtis and Waltham, all in Lincolnshire.

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Laceby, Lincolnshire, Caistor Road. A used postcard dated 6 Feb 1914		Larger image
Church Lane, Laceby, Lincolnshire A used but undated postcard, the 10p stamp is from the early 1980s but the image seems to be a reproduction of an earlier scene		Larger image
Leceby, Lincolnshire, High St. An unused postcard probably circa 1914		Larger image
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.		Larger image
Laceby, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
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.		Larger image
Laceby, the Parish Church of St Margaret, interior view. An unused card but again dated on the back as Oct 1905.		Larger image
River Freshney running through Little Coates, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire 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		Larger image
Louth, Lincolnshire. Grimsby Road. A used postcard dated 31 Dec 1909		Larger image
Louth, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
Louth, Lincolnshire, Hubbards Hills Park. An unused postcard from around 1907. A very similiar scene to the one above.		Larger image
New Nov 2012 Louth, Lincolnshire, the Market Place A used postcard dated 2 Nov 1976		Larger image
Louth, Lincolonshire, the Market Place A used postcard dated 12 Sep 1981.		Larger image
Louth, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
Markby, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, the Parish Church of St Thomas. A used postcard dated 16 Nov 1914. The church has parts dating back to the 12th century, with a 15th century tower and had extensive restoration by James Fowler in 1862.		Larger image
Nettleton, Lincolnshire, showing the Church of St John the Baptist. A used postcard dated 7 Sep 1912 The list of Rectors goes back to 1257 and the church has three bells dated 1480, 1617 and 1672. Sadly these can no longer be rung. There is also a doorway that is said to be late Saxon.		Larger image
Nettleton, Lincolnshire showing the Church and the Rectory. A used postcard dated 24 Jul 1929. The Rectory was built in the early 1800s, is now a private house and is Grade II listed.		Larger image
Ravendale Valley, Linccolnshire. A used postcard dated 12 Sep 1907. A picturesque valley a few miles south west of Grimsby in the Lincolnshire Wolds.		Larger image
Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, St Nicholas Church. An unused postcard of around 1910. The church is of Norman origins.		Larger image
Sleaford, Lincolnshire - Handley Monument and Garden, High St. Erected in memory of Henry Handley 1797-1846 Member of Parliament. A used postcard dated 5 Nov 1979.		Larger image
The Brook and Bridge Somersby, Lincolnshire. 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.		Largwer image
Somersby, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
"On the Road to Somersby", An unused postcard difficult to date but probably circa 1900.		Larger image
Somersby, Lincolnshire, 15th Century Church dedicated to St Margaret. The Father of the Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson was a Rector here and is buried here. An unused card probably from around the early 1900s reproduced from a painting.		Larger image
Somersby, Lincolnshire, 15th Century Church dedicated to St Margaret. A view from the opposite side to the card above. A used but un-posted card probably from around 1910.		Larger image
Somersby Church, Lincolnshire 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.		Larger image
Somersby Church Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
Somersby, Lincolnshire, the Woodman's Cottage. An unused postcard, difficult to date but possibly around 1910.		Larger image
Spalding, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
Spalding, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
Stamford, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
Stamford, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
Stamford, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
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.		Larger image
Tattershall, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
Tealby, Lincolnshire, All Saints Church. A used postcard dated 4 Aug 1909. A 12th century church built over two distinct phases, parts of the tower are late Norman and there was much restoration to the main body in the late 1800s. A beautiful church on a hilltop in a beautiful village.		Larger image
New Jan 2012 Tetney Lock, Lincolnshire An unused postcard dating from around 1910. The Lock is part of the Louth Canal which was built between 1765 and 1770. It ran from Louth to the Humber Estuary and was just under 12 miles long with 8 locks. It closed in 1924 and is now non-navigable.		Larger image
Thornton Abbey near Thornton Curtis, Lincolnshire, 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.		Larger image
Waltham near Grimsby, All Saints Parish Church A used postcard 29 May 1905. The Church dates back to the 14th century and was heavily restored by the Victorians in the latter half of the 19th century during which the tower was rebuilt.		Larger image
Waltham near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, All Saints Parish Church A used postcard date unreadable probably from the early 1970s however the image most likely dates from the 1960s. A much better view of the church than the one above.		Larger image
Waltham, Lincolnshire, High Street. A used postcard with the date unreadable but circa 1965. The village is 5 miles south west of Grimsby.		Larger image
Waltham, Lincolnshire, Humberston Avenue. An unused postcard circa 1910 but could be earlier. A very rural scene but now the avenue has been extensively built-up and forms part of the separate village of New Waltham.		Larger image
Waltham, Lincolnshire, Tea Rooms A used postcard dated 26 Sep 1907 The Tea Rooms are still in use today but much altered.		Larger image

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Grimsby - Part 1	Docks
Grimsby - Part 2	Roads, Streets etc
Grimsby - Part 3	People's Park, Churches, and Schools
Grimsby - Part 4	Other Buildings, Structures and multi-scene views
Cleethorpes - Part 1	Beach and Promenade areas
Cleethorpes - Part 2	All other areas and multi-scene views
Lincoln	All areas
Mablethorpe, Skegness and Sutton-on-Sea	Seaside Resorts other than Cleethorpes
Outlying Areas - A to K	Alford, Barton-on-Humber, Binbrook, Boston, Bradley, Brigg, Brigsley, Caistor, Candlesby, Crowland, east Stockwith, Gainsborough, Grantham, Harpswell, Healing, Horncastle, Immingham and Keelby
Outlying Areas - L to Y (this page)	Laceby, Little Coates, Louth, Markby, Market Rasen, Nettleton, Ravendale, Skirbeck, Sleaford, Somersby, Spalding, Stamford, Tattershall, Tealby, Tetney Lock, Thornton Curtis and Waltham

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