Streets, Lanes, Roads and Avenues

 

HIGH STREET

 

Beacon end of High Street. (The houses here have all gone now) 

Similar view as above, 2020

 

1949. Marglen

 

1891. Bank End 

 

1911. Coronation, 'children marching' (outside Ravenhill)

  

 

 

 

 

 Rennisons Garage (now Buttercross Cottage, opposite the church).  In later years the garage and petrol station also accommodated a Spar Shop  

 

1910. Hannah Horsley outside Holly Dene  

 

 

Outside North/South Beeches (left) 

 

Sophia Gill outside her son's house, now Kippax Cottage 

 

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Ivy Dene and North View 

Ivy Dene and North View were owned by the same family at one time.   Ivy Dene is the older property.  In 1869 Joseph Wall and his wife Mary sold to Thomas Olivant  The dwelling house (divided into two) with the grocers shop, warehouse and outbuildings.  There is a suggestion that Mary Wall ran a drapers shop from her property.   

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The Old Coach House before renovation,  High Street/Cross Hill corner, 1981

 

Two photos of Ridgewood House,
top 1920s, bottom 1970s

 

 

Colley Cottage 2020

 

  

 CROSS HILL

  

Acorn House (once Whaley's Bakers) 
& Trust Cottage (once Cross Hill Stores)

 

Lyndale, Cross Hill
Standing in front of the house is Joseph Wilkinson who was born there in 1839, the youngest son of Catherine and Elisha Wilkinson.
The original photograph was taken in September 1895.

   

HORSEWELLS STREET

 

C1910 ?

The Horse Well and cottages

 

The Manse, now The Homestead (corner of Finkell Street and Horsewells Street) 

 

LITTLE LANE

'Ashers Farm',  on the corner of Little Lane/Horsewells Street  
Formerly Little Garth, now renamed Pear Tree Cottage - the converted barns are now a separate property named The Barns (2020)

 

The Barns, formerly part of Ashers Farm, Little Lane

 

Jasmine Cottage 1910? 

Jasmine Cottage, 2020

 

 

BEECH CLOSE, LITTLE LANE

Beech Close is named after Edgar Beech whose farm once stood on the site and was called Orchard House Farm.   Thank you to Alana Parker who sent a picture of great grandfather's farm.  

Orchard Close Farm, Little Lane - Beech Close now stands on this site
More information on the Beech Family can be found in 'Articles'

 

FINKELL STREET  

 

Sunnybank 1980s (now Sunnybank Cottage)

  
Finkell Street, Sunnybank on the right of the photo. C1920s 

 

Sheep on Finkell Street (courtesy Michael Needham)

 ? 1 and 2 Finkell Street (corner of Finkell Street/Horswells Street) 

 Finkell Street, 2020

  

 Appleton House Farm to the left of the photo 
Courtesy of Michael Needham

 

 1937
 

PITT LANE

The photograph above shows Walkers Farm at the end of Pitt Lane. 
The farm house with building and farm yard ran down the left hand side of Pitt Lane (Philip Hardy)

The gentleman to the left in the photo is Phil Hardy's grand-dad  
Thanks to the Hardy family for sharing this photo and to Peter Beresford for forwarding it to us

 

THE GREEN

 Work began on the by-pass in the early 1930s.  It was completed by 1939/1940.   During the war years only one half of the dual carriageway was opened.  One side of the road was used for storing tanks.  Prior to the by-pass being completed the route from Bawtry to Gainsborough would have taken travellers along Gringley High Street.

 

Fields and pond where the dual carriageway now runs. View from the Beacon towards Clayworth

   

The Green before the dual carriageway was constructed.  Beacon Hill seen in the background to the right of the photo

 

THE FAIRPIECE

The Fairpiece is the piece of land opposite Gringley Hall.  It is common land and has been used for centuries by the village.  It was depleted in size when the dual carriageway was constructed in the 1930s.   In the past an Annual Fair was held here on the 13th December for the trading of sheep, cattle, boots, cloth and blankets.  A Hiring Fair for the employment of servants was held on 1st November.  Horse trading also went on here. 

A press clipping of 1833 reports that the fair, “which was most particularly known for the sale of horned cattle and shoes was thinly attended” with “the times being so altered as to render the latter vendors’ attendance almost useless”. This raises two questions – why was Gringley so renowned for its shoe trade (and this reputation is reinforced by other sources), and why did folk suddenly stop buying them??

The Fairpiece before 1918   

 

The Fairpiece and the new by-pass to the right of the photo

 

MIDDLEBRIDGE ROAD  

 

Middlebridge Road is sometimes referred to in old documents as Low Street.

Harwell House (left of photo), 1907

 

Shamrock Cottage C2019 

 Harwell House, left of photo.  Shamrock Cottage and Hillside Cottage to right, 2020 

 

c1986/7  Cairnhope, centre, with its outbuildings just visible to the right.
The outbuildings were sold separately and developed, now Hazel Cottage.
To the left of the photo is Valley Farm, (with white door), before demolition and rebuilding 

 

Hardtofts
House and outbuildings sometime late 1970s/1980 prior to demolition and subsequent rebuilding

WEST WELLS LANE

  These houses in West Wells Lane were built for use of staff working at the Detention Centre.  

 West Wells Lane, C1970

 

Laycock Avenue 

Building commenced in Laycock Avenue under the Housing Act of 1936.  20 houses were built initially, 2 further homes were built in 1943 and 14 more in 1946.  Hunters Drive was developed in 1961 with the construction of 8 bungalows, followed by 6, 2 bedroom bungalows in Windsor Close.  

The Laycock family of Wiseton Hall maintained a strong connection with Gringley. Sir Joseph Laycock founded the hospital at Gringley Hall.  His son Robert Laycock was an important military figure.  

Laycock Avenue
Thanks to David Wagstaff for this photo 

Laycock Avenue and cherry blossom trees C1980??