Grantham’s annual Mid-Lent Fair comes next weekend. Westgate and Market Place will be closed to traffic from Saturday evening and the Fair will run from Sunday through to Wednesday.
Here are some pictures from 1961
Grantham mid-lent fair 1961.
Market Place
From Carole Woods
Grantham mid-lent fair 1961.
Westgate – outside Hunter & Moye corn merchants (opposite Guildhall Street)
From Carole Woods
Grantham mid-lent fair 1961.
Wide Westgate outside the Bridge Hotel (Vaculugs Club)
From Carole Woods
Grantham mid-lent fair 1961.
Market Place
From Carole Woods
Grantham mid-lent fair 1961.
Wide Westagte
From Carole Woods
Grantham mid-lent fair 1961.
Dysart Road outside Blue Bull
From Carole Woods
The photos take me back to when I was. Teenager, I can hear the pop music and hear the Waltzer rattling on its tracks, happy, happy times
Pity you not happier now! Jeez Mizzo or what!
Greeves
Your latest comments beg the question are you really such a bitter and twisted individual or are you once again speaking through an alcoholic haze? With you is getting difficult to know where one ends and the other begins.
@ The Thinker says ;>) Aha bit bitter & twisted me nah! If so you would not of got away with what you used to’ interesting to see you on about state of the roads earlier & being like 3rd world country, I remember years ago when I was @ John Lees steel “yowser” going back a bit son! you had a bit of a downer on anything 3rd world then, surprised you not mentioned before’ when ???? like the Polish woman or from where ever? was on about being intimidated by some “locals” or local! in the town? I dunno boy, me Mum from Freeport Grand Bahamas very 3rd world before tourism , & Dad from Spilsby! Rare mix I reckon, You just need to lighten up a bit, I cant you see! & if I was so bitter I would have given out a lot more! but hey even when drunk? I am still discreet, Off it now it was making me badly! oh well, You make me laugh anyway! Just as you do on here remember lots! I always looked smart, polished my “toetecters” even them day’s I wore a hard hat haha! it will comeback to you? Wish you no harm mate! just rattlin your cage a bit, cage?? Umm even if you went to sack dept you & mates would have a go! Golly wouldn’t, he was regular loading from there, but might have been a bit of a conflict so we called him Graham! As you say mate happy day,s unless you was a bit trapped in a situation, haha take it like a Man! Go back to that other name now I told you how to spell it! Dare you! XxX Whoo! Behave yourself , look @ my Grammar hey! thats little schooling for you!
Greeves
I’m puzzled as to who you think I am, but I am very glad I make you laugh and bring a smile to your face, as you say you wish me no harm.
Hey you want me to say???? Nah wouldn’t do that Not Cricket man?? But hey!!! Bet you twigged now eh! who N****ga was # praps??? Yeh I dunno what time in UK me headin home with this tablet thingy on my knee! & you doin good’ man! keepin me awake! Jezz hate this travellin! again? why d’nt you help me out a bit? and just sort out a flight! tell yer! be less than £25.00 from Stockholm to Home! Messed up again & got a driver! Just like that stop here & there thing! But tired now & wanna drink! but I cant! well could ? But strong yer know! hahaha! I am not really! but honest! Jeez you gotta behave man!
Hey you want me to say???? Nah wouldn’t do that Not Cricket man?? But hey!!! Bet you twigged now eh! who N****ga was # praps??? Yeh I dunno what time in UK me headin home with this tablet thingy on my knee! & you doin good’ man! keepin me awake! Jezz hate this travellin! again? why d’nt you help me out a bit? and just sort out a flight! tell yer! be less than £25.00 from Stockholm to Home! Messed up again & got a driver! Just like that stop here & there thing! But tired now & wanna drink! but I cant! well could ? But strong yer know! hahaha! I am not really! but honest! Jeez you gotta behave man!
You have a safe journey and post again when you are less tired. I will look forward to the banter.