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Abbott, Anne – Diva taught many Grantham children

Anne Abbott (1931-2013) Miss (Elizabeth) Anne Abbott, who lived for many years in Gladstone Terrace, Grantham, with her partner Alan...

Adamson, Eric – Knew all the right customs

Eric James Adamson (1919-2007) ERIC James Adamson was born at Liverpool and was educated at the Jesuit College of St...

Akroyd-Stuart, Herbert – Beat Diesel to inventing the ‘diesel’ engine

Herbert Akroyd-Stuart (1864– 1927) ALTHOUGH he never lived here, Herbert probably had the biggest effect on Grantham’s economy than anyone. It was...

Alexander, Keith – Lincoln manager who played for Grantham

Keith Alexander (1958-2010) KEITH Alexander was a Saint Lucian footballer and manager, born in Nottingham. He was the manager of...

Alexander, Mike – Grantham footballer became TV sports personality

Mike Alexander (1941- ) GRANTHAM Football Club has a long tradition of free-scoring centre forwards and one of the...

Allen, Bill – Somme survivor joined the Home Guard

William Walker Allen (1890-1956) William Walker Allen, of Inner Street, enlisted in the Army as an 18-year old mysteriously he...

Allen, Henry – Retired railwayman became a publican

Henry Allen (1825-1911) BORN at Peterborough, Henry Allen was superintendent of the loco at Grantham for 27 years. He came...

Allen, Mary (1878-1964) – Policewoman was a former jailbird

MARY Sophia Allen was a military-minded woman who was probably

Allitt, Beverly – Grantham’s Angel of Death

Beverly Allitt (1968- ) BEVERLY Gail Allitt, dubbed the Angel of Death by the national press, went on a killing...

Allport, Archibald – Postmaster preached for 58 Years

Archibald Allport, (1861-1939) BORN in America, Archibald John Allport arrived in the UK at Cheltenham as in infant, moving shortly...

Anderson, Oliver – Writer said Grantham was a Rotten Borough

AS a young journalist, Snitterby-born Oliver Anderson caused a scandal in Grantham with the publication of his first novel in...

Andrews, Christopher – Became one of Grantham’s most popular priests

Rev Canon Chris Andrews (B1947) THE Rev Canon Chris Andrews was appointed Vicar of St Wulfram’s (Rector of Grantham) in...

Angel, Noel – Brewers thought Noel was no Angel

Noel Angel (1928-2007) GRANTHAM-born Noel Angel attended Finkin Street Infants School and although he passed the 11-plus did not take...

Angeloni Albino – Prisoner of War settled in Grantham

Albino Leo Angeloni (1918 – 1986) Albino Angeloni was born in Brescia, Italy, and enlisted into the Italian Navy aged...

Angeloni Martin – likes darting all over

Martin Angeloni (b1953) Born in 1953 at Coxton Kerrial, Martin attended the village school school until the family moved to...

Angeloni, Frank – Frank was mad about cars

Franceso Elia Angeloni, (1948-2017) Franceso Elia Angeloni, better known as ‘Frank’ was born at Croxton Kerrial the son of former...

Appleby, Montague – Montague didn’t find cricket taxing

Montague Appleby (1881 - 1954) Montague William Appleby, was one the greatest all-rounders in the history of Grantham Cricket Club....

Arbuthnot, Harriet – Best of friends with the Iron Duke

Harriet Arbuthnot (1793-1834) Harriet Arbuthnot was an early 19th-century English diarist, social observer and political hostess on behalf of the...

Arendzen, Leo – Artist who became a parish priest

Leo Arendzen, (1875 –1963) CANON Leo Arendzen – known as the Painter Priest – was parish priest at St Mary’s,...

Asher, Isaac – Blacksmith was an avid reader

Isaac Asher (1847-1928) ISAAC Asher was Great Gonerby’s village blacksmith for many years. Born in Green Street, he was known...

Asher, Percy – Porter’s son became a top academic

Percy Asher (1900-1966) BORN in Rutland Street, the son of a railway porter, Percy attended St Anne’s and Boy’s...

Audus, Agnes – Mayoress worked hard for waifs and strays

Agnes Audus (1911-1999) AGNES Audus moved to Grantham from Yorkshire with her husband Leonard in 1942 when he was appointed secretary...

Audus, Leonard – Co-op boss left school at 12

In 1973 he received an OBE for his services to local government. He was the town’s last surviving alderman.

Ayscough, Hannah – Mother of a genius

Hannah Ayscough (1623-1679) HANNAH Ayscough is best known as the mother of Sir Isaac Newton. She was born in Market...

Bacon, Vic – Gas man was on cue at the Con Club

Albert Victor Bacon (1910-1941) ALBERT ‘Vic' Bacon was the son of Mr and Mrs H Bacon, of Elmer Street North....

Baggaley, David – An endless stream of business ventures

David Baggaley (1944-2015) Born at Middle Farm, Valley Lane, Long Bennington, David Jeffrey Baggaley attended Long Bennington School until he...

Bailey, John -Decorator was a poultry fancier

John William Bailey (1858-1936) John Bailey, a native of Grantham, was the son of the late Mr, John R. Bailey,...

Baily, Bob – Continued to serve church 30 years after retiring

Canon Robert Baily (1921 – 2016) Canon Robert Spencer Canning Baily was ordained priest in Salisbury Cathedral in 1945, at...

Baker, Ashley – became England goalkeeper

Ashley Baker (b1990) Sky Blue FC goalkeeper Ashley Baker (20) prior to playing the Western New York Flash. Ashley Lauren...

Baker, Kenny – Top trumpeter stationed at Grantham

Kenny Baker (1921-1999) Withernsea-born, Kenny Baker was an accomplished player of jazz trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn, and a composer. Baker...

Ball, Albert – First air ace went to King’s School

King's School old boy and WWI air ace Albert Ball, lodged in Avenue Road in the town while at school...

Bamford, Patrick – International footballer was born in Grantham

Patrick Bamford (b1993) FOOTBALLER Patrick Bamford was born in Grantham, and joined Nottingham Forest's Academy as an eight-year-old after playing...

Bannister, Roger – Grantham detective became Assistant Chief Constable

Roger Bannister (b1969) BORN near Gainsborough, Roger Bannister was a pupil at the town’s Queen Elizabeth School. Only leaving, he...

Barford, Edward – Factory boss had impressive war record

Edward Barford (1898-1979) EDWARD James Barford was the head of engineering company Aveling Barford. He was the grandson of the...

Barker, Frederic – King’s School old boy became Bishop of Sydney

He was controversial, an opponent of non-denominational education and, in a city where religious feeling ran high, of Roman Catholicism.

Barlow, Raymond Keith – Grantham man was the first airborne casualty of war

Keith Barlow (1892-1914) RAYMOND Keith Barlow has the unenviable distinction of being the first airman to die in wartime. He...

Barnard, Ray – League debut was marking a national legend

Raymond Barnard (1933-2017) Born in Middlesbrough, Raymond Scholey Barnard signed professional terms for his hometown club in 1950, making 118...

Barnes, Dr Alan – Mathematics are his passion

Dr Alan Barnes (b1942) Alan Barnes was educated at the King's School. He obtained a BSc in Pure and Applied...

Barnwell, John – Former town manager became managers’ boss

John Barnwell (b1938) BORN at High Heaton, Newcastle, John Barnwell was an England Youth International who began his career at...

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