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MEMORY LANE: Former Grantham Journal ‘snapper’ was village school’s star swimmer

MEMORY LANE: Former Grantham Journal ‘snapper’ was village school’s star swimmer

MEMORY LANE: Former Grantham Journal ‘snapper’ was village school’s star swimmer

19 June 2017

Grantham Journal photographer Toby Roberts was the star for Colsterworth School when they lifted the Small Schools Swimming Gala, some 25 years ago.


MEMORY LANE: Was this road roller manufactured in Grantham?

MEMORY LANE: Was this road roller manufactured in Grantham?

MEMORY LANE: Was this road roller manufactured in Grantham?

12 June 2017

Regular Grantham Journal Memory Lane contributor Stan Matthews wonders whether this road roller was built by Aveling Barford?


NOSTALGIA: Grantham Town manager Martin O’Neill presented darts trophies in the 1980s

NOSTALGIA: Grantham Town manager Martin O’Neill presented darts trophies in the 1980s

NOSTALGIA: Grantham Town manager Martin O’Neill presented darts trophies in the 1980s

10 June 2017

Grantham Journal sports editor John Burgess came across a box of old black and white darts presentation photos last week.


MEMORY LANE: Grantham church has seen many changes in its 170-plus years

MEMORY LANE: Grantham church has seen many changes in its 170-plus years

MEMORY LANE: Grantham church has seen many changes in its 170-plus years

05 June 2017

The recently renovated Christ Church in Finkin Street also saw a few changes over the years when it was known as Finkin Street Methodist Church.


MEMORY LANE: Grantham High Street before WWI – unrecognisable!

MEMORY LANE: Grantham High Street before WWI – unrecognisable!

MEMORY LANE: Grantham High Street before WWI – unrecognisable!

23 May 2017

Not a car, van or lorry in sight!


MEMORY LANE: Rabbit disease forced Grantham’s John Lee and Son to expand into a variety of ventures

MEMORY LANE: Rabbit disease forced Grantham’s John Lee and Son to expand into a variety of ventures

MEMORY LANE: Rabbit disease forced Grantham’s John Lee and Son to expand into a variety of ventures

22 May 2017

One of Grantham’s largest industrial players of the past was John Lee and Son.


MEMORY LANE: Trendy vicars were a thing of the past

MEMORY LANE: Trendy vicars were a thing of the past

MEMORY LANE: Trendy vicars were a thing of the past

16 May 2017

Trendy vicars are nothing new as this photograph clearly demonstrates.


MEMORY LANE: Old lorries hark back to Grantham’s industrial past

MEMORY LANE: Old lorries hark back to Grantham’s industrial past

MEMORY LANE: Old lorries hark back to Grantham’s industrial past

15 May 2017

Former Foden lorry owner-driver Colin Holloway brought some old truck photos into the Journal office last week.


MEMORY LANE: Grantham-designed hovercraft attracted a lot of interest

MEMORY LANE: Grantham-designed hovercraft attracted a lot of interest

MEMORY LANE: Grantham-designed hovercraft attracted a lot of interest

09 May 2017

‘Skylark’, the Hillman Imp-engined hovercraft designed and built by Grantham’s Aubrey Musson and Cis Blankley, of Colsterworth, drew a lot of attention at the international rally of the Hovercraft Club of Great Britain in 1967.


MEMORY LANE: Grantham town centre primary school closed during WWII

MEMORY LANE: Grantham town centre primary school closed during WWII

MEMORY LANE: Grantham town centre primary school closed during WWII

08 May 2017

Tucked away surrounded by houses, a cinema and John Lee’s rag and skin factory, Welby Street School was open for about 80 years.


MEMORY LANE: St Peter’s Hill Players put on plays in church schoolroom

MEMORY LANE: St Peter’s Hill Players put on plays in church schoolroom

MEMORY LANE: St Peter’s Hill Players put on plays in church schoolroom

02 May 2017

Fifty years ago, back in 1967, St Peter’s Hill Players put on a production of ‘Pools Paradise’ at Grantham Congregational Church schoolroom.


MEMORY LANE: Grantham pub became a car parts dealership

MEMORY LANE: Grantham pub became a car parts dealership

MEMORY LANE: Grantham pub became a car parts dealership

01 May 2017

Pictured is the former Crown and Anchor public house in Swinegate.


MEMORY LANE: Going to the gym is nothing new in Grantham

MEMORY LANE: Going to the gym is nothing new in Grantham

MEMORY LANE: Going to the gym is nothing new in Grantham

23 April 2017

Regular Grantham Journal Memory Lane contributor Stan Matthews dropped off this collection of snaps from his bodybuilding days.


MEMORY LANE: Padgett and Halls boss recalls when ‘coal was king’ in Grantham

MEMORY LANE: Padgett and Halls boss recalls when ‘coal was king’ in Grantham

MEMORY LANE: Padgett and Halls boss recalls when ‘coal was king’ in Grantham

17 April 2017

Grantham Journal reader John Roberts, of South Witham, posted these photographs to us last week.


MEMORY LANE: Grantham’s Nottingham Forest fans headed to 1979 European Cup Final: what chance would Cloughie’s boys have?

MEMORY LANE: Grantham’s Nottingham Forest fans headed to 1979 European Cup Final: what chance would Cloughie’s boys have?

MEMORY LANE: Grantham’s Nottingham Forest fans headed to 1979 European Cup Final: what chance would Cloughie’s boys have?

16 April 2017

Members of the Nottingham Forest Supporters Club (Grantham branch) are pictured before they boarded the coach to Munich, where Brian Clough’s team were set to take on Swedish club Malmo in the 1979 European Cup final.


MEMORY LANE: Driver Fred was one of 14 killed in Grantham rail disaster

MEMORY LANE: Driver Fred was one of 14 killed in Grantham rail disaster

MEMORY LANE: Driver Fred was one of 14 killed in Grantham rail disaster

10 April 2017

Regular Memory Lane contributor Mike Matsell dropped off these photos that recall the well-documented Grantham railway crash of September 19, 1906.


MEMORY LANE: Laurel and Hardy paid a visit to Barkston 70 years ago

MEMORY LANE: Laurel and Hardy paid a visit to Barkston 70 years ago

MEMORY LANE: Laurel and Hardy paid a visit to Barkston 70 years ago

02 April 2017

Following on from last month’s recollection of Laurel and Hardy’s appearance in Grantham in 1952, the photo above recalls an earlier visit to the area in 1947.


MEMORY LANE: Policeman Henry Matsell was stationed at Corby Glen

MEMORY LANE: Policeman Henry Matsell was stationed at Corby Glen

MEMORY LANE: Policeman Henry Matsell was stationed at Corby Glen

26 March 2017

Regular Memory Lane contributor Mike Matsell popped into the Grantham Journal office this week to drop off a few photographs from his collection.


MEMORY LANE: 1980s Belton Jazz Festival attracted the stars and the crowds

MEMORY LANE: 1980s Belton Jazz Festival attracted the stars and the crowds

MEMORY LANE: 1980s Belton Jazz Festival attracted the stars and the crowds

22 March 2017

An enthusiastic audience appreciated the delights of Belton Jazz Festival in 1983.


MEMORY LANE: ‘High class tobacconists’ was relocated to Grantham’s Westgate

MEMORY LANE: ‘High class tobacconists’ was relocated to Grantham’s Westgate

MEMORY LANE: ‘High class tobacconists’ was relocated to Grantham’s Westgate

20 March 2017

H. Welbourn and Son’s ‘high class tobacconists’ shop is pictured in Westgate, back in 1982.


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