Grantham Hall of Fame - Grantham Matters

Bartle, William – Converted ambulance to a bus

William Bartle (1873-1948) BORN in Harlaxton William Bartle, lived in Main Street until he married Mary Ann and moved first...

Basford, Robert Alexander (1881 – 1955)

Robert Alexander Basford (1881 - 1955) - founded Independent Labour Party Grantham-born, Robert Basford was an outstanding personality in both...

Bason, James – Head of Grantham school for 17 years

James Bason (1920-2013) James William Bason was headmaster of Belton Lane Primary School for 17 years. Born in Fakenham, Norfolk,...

Bass, George – Mysterious disappearance of ship’s surgeon

George Bass (1771-1803) George Bass was a British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia. He was born at Aswarby, the...

Bastaja, Nick – Made his name as an offensive guard

Nick Bastaja (b 1953) Nick Bastaja (born February 4, 1953 in Grantham, England) is a former professional Canadian football offensive...

Batchelor, Frank – Swimming Club stalwart

Frank Batchelor (1940-2017 FRANK Henry Batchelor was born in Waltham-on-the Wolds. He attended the local school before moving...

Bates, Doug – keen cyclist and keener angler

Doug Bates (1932-2001) THE son of Fred ‘Baggy’ Bates and his wife Ada, Douglas worked for his early years at...

Bates, Terry – Manager of Grantham’s first leisure centre

Terry Bates, manager of Grantham Leisure Centre Terry Bates (1938-2009) Terry Bates spent his school years in Morton, attending the...

Baumber, Jill – GP gave Grantham precious GIFTS

Jill Baumber (1941-2008) DONCASTER-born Jill Lester came to the Grantham area in 1973 after marrying pharmacist Noel Baumber. She moved...

Baxter, Frank – Nearly 30 years on Grantham Town board

Frank Baxter (1908-1996) BORN at Irnham, sport played a big role in Frank Baxter’s life. The eldest of nine children,...

Baxter, Jim – Milkman in the morning, swept chimneys in the afternoon

James Oliver Baxter (1925 - 2012) JAMES Oliver Baxter was a pupil at Spitalgate Boys’ School, and although he passed...

Baxter, Jim – Taken prisoner at Dunkirk

Jim Baxter (1915-1982) JAMES Robert Baxter was a master painter and decorator and a partner in the Grantham-based firm, Baxter...

Bee, Norman – Mayor died in office

Norman Bee (1912-1971) Councillor Norman Bee was born in Victoria Street, and was educated at Wharf Road School and the...

Beech, Joe – Hitting all the right notes

Joe Beech (b1994) NOTTINGHAM-born Joseph Beech came to Grantham as a two-year-old, where most of his family already lived....

Beech, William – Musician in Royal Irish Hussars

William Beech (1849-1934) William Beech was born on 19 December 1849, in Middle Gonerby, the youngest boy of 10 children....

Beech, William – Musician joined the Army aged 11

Wiiliam Beech (1883-1941) WILLIAM Beech was one of Grantham’s foremost musicians. He was conductor of the Empire Theatre orchestra and...

Beecroft, Albert – Constable who dealt with late drinkers in his own way

Albert Beecroft (1898-1979) BORN in Buckminster, Albert Beecroft joined the Grantham Borough Police in 1928 and became something of a...

Beecroft, Bryan – Slotted into the fruit machine business

Bryan Meredith Beecroft (1936-2010) THE son of a local policeman, Albert Beecroft, Bryan was educated at Huntingtower Primary School and...

Beeden, Harry – Housing chairman had estate named after him

Harry Beeden MBE (1873-1941) BORN at Thorpe, near Newark, he was the grandson of William Beeden, a Freeman the Borough...

Bell, Charles – Designed more than 60 chapels

Charles Bell (1846-1899) Charles Bell was a British architect who designed buildings in the United Kingdom, including over 60...

Bell, Peter – Big influence on visual arts in north America

Peter Bell (1918 – 2015) Peter Bell was an artist, curator, and art critic who played an influential role in...

Bellamy, Alfred Rowe – Saved Grantham engineering giant

Alfred Bellamy MI Mech E (1862-1945) WHEN Alfred Rowe Bellamy died as Grantham’s last remaining Freeman of the Borough, the...

Bellamy. Horace Francis – From biker to buyer

Horace Bellamy (1902-1977) CHIEF Buyer at Henry Bell & Co, was born at Langwith Colliery, Notinghamshire. The family...

Bentley-Rudd, Samuel – The man who built Grantham’s mansions

Samuel Bentley-Rudd (1840-1922) MANY of Grantham’s most prestigious houses were built by Samuel Bentley-Rudd. Their usual hallmark is a half-timbered...

Benton Jones, Sir Simon – Baronet played himself in US drama

Sir Simon Benton Jones (1941-2016) SIR Simon Warley Frederick Benton Jones, 4th Baronet, of Irnham Hall, Irnham, is the...

Berardi, Antonio – Italy’s fashion guru was born in Grantham

FASHION designer Antonio Birardi has been compared to great talents Dolce and Gabbana, Alberta Ferretti and Emporio Armani. Born in...

Bergara, Danny – Grantham boss was first South American, Football League manager

Danny Bergara (1942 – 2007) Daniel Alberto "Danny" Bergara de Medina was a Uruguayan footballer and manager who also managed...

Berridge, Willy – A life on Grantham’s rooftops

Willy Berridge (1945 - 2013) Mr William Frederick Berridge (Willy) was born in 1944, the son of Ada and Ted...

Bingley, Margaret – Thriller writer who turned to erotica

Margaret Bingley (b1947) MYSTERY and thriller writer Margaret Bingley was born in Sutton, Surrey and educated at Sutton High School...

Birch, Azey – An incorrigible rogue

Azey Birch (1816-1901) IT is hard to not to feel some sympathy for Azey Birch and his family. On the...

Bishop, Elaine – The lady loves opera and all that jazz

Elaine Bishop (b1982) MEZZO-soprano Elaine Duggan was born in Grantham, on Manthorpe estate, and was educated at St Mary’s and...

Bissell, Ron – The fighting bantam

Ronald Bissell (1924- ?) BORN in Rotherham, Ron Bissell never considered boxing a dangerous sport. When he lived in Grantham...

Black, Amanda – Grantham woman with the winning Formula

Amanda Black (b1982) Amanda Black went to Cliffedale Primary School, and lived with her parents in Manthorpe Road, Grantham, for...

Blackie, Ernest – Grantham Bishop married into pedigree family

BORN in Leamington Spa, Ernest Morell Blackie was an Anglican bishop.

Bland, Matt – Motor dealer who changed Grantham’s night scene

Matt Bland (1915-2009) MATTHEW Bland was very much a hands-on entrepreneur who was involved in many businesses. Born in a...

Blandford, Roger – In the footsteps of Newton

Roger David Blandford, FRS, FRAS (1949 - ) Roger David Blandford, FRS, FRAS is a British theoretical astrophysicist, best known...

Bly, Terry – Norfolk man became a Grantham legend

GRANTHAM footballing legend Terence Geoffrey Bly came to town in 1964, as player-manager of the Gingerbreads but never lost his...

Boles, Nick – The source of the apprentices

NICHOLAS Edward Coleridge Boles was elected as the Conservative MP for Grantham and Stamford in May 2011.

Bolton, Frank – Rugby enthusiast made ladies undies

Frank William Bolton (1939-2019) Frank Bolton was educated at Spittlegate Boys (Stonebridge) and King’s School. He first worked for the...

Bond, Alan – Jungle hero was born in Grantham

Alan Bond (1937-2019) Alan Bond was born at Grantham in July 1937. He joined the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment in 1955....

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