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The first one shows my great grandfather Edward Hibbett, who was a land agent in the market deeping area, with another gentleman.
The second shows a very grand looking scene of ladies in carriages an ...
Mr Bunn in Lincolnshire dialect remember dad mam telling dad to ofder steem coal so portass come and thrassing jonny portass that is
Gosberton Risegate resident Mark Joy has sent us this picture of wheat being combined in 1959.
Mark says: “My Dad, Gus Joy, is driving the lorry and Fred Wilson is operating the combine. “They ...
Farmer's combining at J.W.E Bank's Farm, Postland, Crowland in the 1950's
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Aerial photo showing the strip fields to the rear of Eastgate, Deeping St James, 1949
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This is Charlie Neal, a farm worker who lived in Lutton Marsh. The photo was taken in the 1940s. Charlie died in 1969, aged 66.
Potato Picking Gang 1920 1935
This is a potato picking gang. The style of their clothes suggests the photo may have been taken in the 1920s or 1930s. Note that the woman on the left is wearing a Li ...
This is Ted Neal (1928-1979) on his tractor in Lutton Marsh. It was the first tractor on this farm. The photo was taken sometime between 1949 and 1951.
I remember Ted very well. My mother, Marjor ...
1900-1916, Lutton, Lincolnshire, England,
This photo was taken in an orchard in Lutton owned by the Pratt family. They grew apples, plums and pears and also red, black and white currants, raspberries ...
A cart load of straw. This is Eva Neal and her brother Les. They lived in Lutton Marsh. Both died in the 1960s. Source http://www.sharehistory.org/
This photo shows the potato railway at Goose Hall Farm near to Littleworth Railway Station, Deeping St Nicholas in 1916.Alongside the farm buildings is the glasshouse used for chitting potatoes. This ...
Lovely picture of feeding chickens in Gedney Hill 1911. Apologies for this but it is taken from Lincolnshire Old Photos and Postcards. Was this her Sunday best or did she wear this every day. Thoughts ...
The photograph shows the damage done to the harvest in 1912.
The Elsoms of Spalding
The Elsoms of Spalding are a branch of the Elsoms of Boston. The founder of this branch was Isaac Elsom, son of John Elsom, cabinet maker. His Christian name is somewhat of a c ...
