Grantham fair 1952
BMARCo apprentices 40 years ago
Who are these men from the Co-op?
Who remembers the Welcome Cafe?
Who remembers the Long Bar?
Who do you know in this 1980s picture?
Grantham from above 30 years ago
The oldest house in the Midlands
The Winslow Boy
Last days of Bmarcos
Do you remember the old bus station?
Colclough, Katie – Retired aged 23
Katie Colclough (b1990) Katie Amanda Colclough is a retired English road and track cyclist from Frieston near Caythorpe and a former member of British Cycling’s Olympic Development Squad. She began cycling competitively in 2004 and the following year she was selected to ride for British Cycling’s Talent Team. She joined the Olympic Development Programme in […]
Manners, Lady Violet – Model daughter with ‘Bad Manners’
Lady Violet Manners (b1993) Lady Violet Diana Louise Manners is the eldest child of David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland and Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland She is an English socialite, businesswoman and model. Who studied at Queen Margaret’s School, York. She worked for My Beautiful City, a creative agency in Soho, before starting […]
Watergate in the 1980s
Londonthorpe a century ago
Knocking off time
Fighting Germany’s bombers
AN ALLIED anti-aircraft gun used to defend Grantham against German bombers still stood more than 10 years after the end of the war. This picture taken around 1950 from John Brocklesby, shows his cousin, Dorothy Lee. BMARCo can be seen in the background. The gun stood on high ground well into the 1950s.
Grantham from above in 1952
Collard, Norton – Priest had a tiger in his tank
Fr Norton H Collard (1923-2017) Fr Norton Harvey Collard was vicar of St. Anne’s parish from 1970 to 1987. Although he died in Grantham, he is buried in Gravesend with his parents. Fr Collard served in the RAF in Egypt during the war when he got involved in shows. Before going into the priesthood, he […]