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Topic: Bombing raid on Boston 12 Sep 1940 (Read 2773 times)
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Graham Whitehead
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That's really interesting Kathy. Also that your grandparents lived in part of it.
I remember walking along Belton Lane and going to the mill. I also remember being introduced to the Verger at St Wulfram's by my great-Uncle Tank. He was a Mr Pacey and he took me to see the chained library. They also referred to the walkway at the base of the Church spire as "the holiads" which seems to be a nautical term, so perhaps Mr Pacey (who had a cleft palate) had been at sea.
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Warwicks: Whitehead, Allcock, Atkins, Bayley, Beacham, Bilson, Brooks, Cleaver,Farmer,Gilks, Lucas, Kendall, Oliver, Pickard, Shilton, Underhill.
Lincs: Kendall, Clark, Morley,Vincent, Withers, Barlow,Dawson.
Leics. Vincent
Notts: Bardill, Bugg, Morley, Winfield
Dublin: Brooks, Flood.
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linclinks
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No Reg, I was born in Morcott in Rutland - but that was because mum went to stay with my Nan for my birth. I lived in Grantham until I was 7 and then North Hykeham - in the days when it was separate from Lincoln. Now its houses all the way in.
Just back from a week in Lincoln - I was re-introduced to Lincoln Plum Bread. Lovely
Jacky
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My Maternal line are all from Lincolnshire - First Generations include:
Arliss, Armstrong, Baker, Borman, Cartwright, Clark, Dixon, Duckering, Everington, Forman, Freshney, Gadsby, Graves, Hatcliffe, Holmes, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lacey, Leverton, Lilley, Morton, Oades, Pacey, Priestley, Rickett, Riggall, Rowson, Shaw, Sleaford, Sleight, Smith, Spikin, Taylor, Thacker, Ticklepenny, Tomkins, Tyler, Walton, Ward, Willson, Wood and Wortley.
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reginald n briggs
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Hi Jacky.
Thank you again for your reply,yes the Plumb Bread is good.so are Boston sausages.We go to Lincoln several times a year,nice city,we have a son who lives up at Broughton.
We were in Skegness yesterday,was a lovely hot day yet Skeg was not crowded,must be the credit crunch,in our younger days there was never a credit crunch,it was always a money crunch,but we were all on the same level,looking back those of us who are 60 on-wards in age have lived some good years,i do not think the next fifty will be as good,anyway good luck to you .
Reg Briggs.
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morganswallow
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hi,just to let you know,W.F.Swallow was my great great grand father,he purchased the steam/watermill from joseph wilders in 1915,there was also a swallows mill in barrowby,just off casthorpe rd, where my great grandfather was born A.B.Swallow (killed in ww1. 1918) this mill was a windmill built in 1870 by, W.F.Swallow millers, corn merchant and bakers.
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tup1
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Hi morganswallow
Welcome to Rootschat.
Many thanks for the information on your family background.It was interesting to find out that there was a mill in Barrowby as I have a friend whose daughter moved into Barrowby about 4 years ago and in their garden against a wall is a huge grinding wheel about a metre in diameter and about 6-8 inch thick which might??have come from your families mill in Barrowby(you never know)
Kathy
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morganswallow
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hi Kathy,thankyou for your reply.i believe there are no remains of the mills tower today.in the early 30s all that was left was the stoke hole from the boilerhouse. in the 1960s Mrs Rodgers who lived in Mill House at the time is believed to have had one of the millstones set into her driveway,and Mrs Pimm had one set into her pathway to Holly House opposite the post office.
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An65
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Bycrofts, they do deliveries nationwide these days = still going strong lol. No longer in Wormgate (tho I recall when they were) now in Dolphin Lane.
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reginald n briggs
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Re Bombing raid on Boston.I am Reg Briggs and have been off line for several weeks due to GOUT most painful,in my hand,i think someone sent another message ref the bombing raid on Boston.
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hockeydude
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..........its a small world indeed Reg. I believe I lost two relatives to the same bomb - my family's home was at the top end of James St. behind the bakery. I had intended to research this for some time when I stumbled across this thread. One of things I remember seeing as child was a photograph of the devastation. I believe it was a professional picture but I have never been able to find a copy.
I am in my fifties now and I have lived in Canada for the last 20 years, and like I said, its a small world............I was born and raised on Westfield Avenue. I guess we were neighbours! 
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