Nostalgia

The Gate House Inn, in Watergate, is pictured in 1987. It later became The Playhouse pub; now closed down and vacant.

This old semi-aerial shot of St Peter’s Hill in Grantham portrays a bustling scene from the 1930s, with a cyclist and pedestrians aplenty jostling with the burgeoning increase of motor vehicles, with parking unrestricted and seemingly quite anarchic.

Three cub scouts spent more than an hour cleaning an appliance at Grantham Fire Station back in April, 1986.

This photograph shows Grantham’s Swinegate 52 years ago.

Woolsthorpe FC triumphed in the Grantham League Senior Knockout Cup back in 1967, defeating Grantham Amateurs 2-1 at London Road.

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

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

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

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.

Not a car, van or lorry in sight!

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

Trendy vicars are nothing new as this photograph clearly demonstrates.

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

‘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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.