Charles Lockton (1830-1925)
FRUITERER and greengrocer Charles Lockton carried out his business in in Castlegate for 70 years.
He began work at Spittlegate Ironworks when he was none years old., whch was founded by Richard Hornsby.
He then became a butcher in Brewery Hill, when cattle had to be collected from farms on foot.
From there he became a greengrocer, a career that he enjoyed for the rest of his life
He used to tell tales of the railway coming to Grantham and the town’s celebrations of Queen Victoria’s Coronation.
For 50 years he attended markets at Stamford, Sleaford and Grantham and towards the end of his days, he went to Hull each week.
His father, a Crimean veteran, also fought at Waterloo.
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