THIS photograph, sent in by Kate Morgan, of Caythorpe, is a bit of a mystery.
Who were the ladies meeting on a lawn in Caythorpe ... and why?
All that is known is that it was taken in Caythorpe in the early 1920s.
Who were all the ladies - and one gentlemen - and what was the occasion? It was in a large garden so could they have been at Caythorpe Court?
If you can shed some light on it contact John Pinchbeck (Tel: 01476 402984) or e-mail GranthamPast@googlemail.com
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Ginger was one of the last two workhorses in town
Ginger was one of the last two workhorses in town
A MILKMAN with his horse was a common sight before the Second World War, but this picture was taken in the early 1960s.
The milkman was Jack Sentence and the horse, called Ginger, pulled the last of the town's horsedrawn milk floats. He was based at the Co-op's dairy in Inner Street.
Ginger was one of two working horses in the town at the time, the other belonged to Fred Selby, carrier and log-supplier.
Harry Watson, now living in Great Ponton, said he used to help Jack deliver the milk, sometimes at the expense of his education.
He said: "Dad caught me skipping off school one day and gave me a good hiding."
The picture, taken in Sharpe Road, was sent in by Michael Matsell, of Redcliffe Road, Grantham. Photo: Milkman
Post office staff enjoy a day out
Post office staff enjoy a day out
KEN Chappell – he's the young lad sitting on the right – sent in this picture taken in about 1946-47.
It is of staff who worked in the telegraph office at the General Post Office and counter assistants.
Ken, who lives in Prospect Place, Grantham, cannot remember where they went to, but the East Coast resorts, particularly Skegness, were popular destinations then.
He was a messenger boy at the time and aged about 15. After completing his National Service he worked on the railway.
In the picture are Gwen Smith, Sylvia Levick , Pat Burke and 'Bunny', who is on the right in the trilby, who was the 'union man'. Photo: 6252K
10 Years AgoVANDALS attacked the pavilion of the village tennis club at Long Bennington, smashing doors and two windows, which spread glass across the courts.
* A spark from a bonfire ignited a heap of potato crates at CEP Potatoes, at Honeypot Lane, Colsterworth, causing damage estimated at £5,000.
* Managers at Grantham Hospital were considering introducing a pay and display scheme at its car park to foot the bill for improved security.
* David Baggaley, of Long Bennington, and Oasby farmer Robert Pask, appeared in Channel 4 programme Classic Plant about the history of combine harvesters.
* Thirteen-year-old Stephen Davies became the youngest men's champion at Grantham Table Tennis Club's Closed Championship held at the South Kesteven Table Tennis Centre at the Meres.
25 Years AgoPARISHIONERS at Wilsford proposed holding 'DIY' services at St Mary's Church, because they said their rector, the Rev Adrian Jacobs, had enough to do looking after all the churches in the parish.
* The annual Festival of Queens at Finkin Street Methodist Church raised £1,100 for the National Children's Homes despite bad weather keeping many people away.
* Details released from the 1981 Census revealed the population of South Kesteven to be "overwhelmingly" English-born.
* Some schoolchildren in the area had an extended half-term holiday after heavy snow prevented buses getting through to outlying villages.
* Winner of the first pancake race at Long Bennington was Marina Amis, wife of village vicar the Rev Ron Amiss, who had organised the event.
50 Years AgoGRANTHAM band The Vagabonds, soon to be called The Gumdrops, said they were concentrating on ballads and rhythm because "skiffle was on the way out".
* Scrap merchant John Bullen, of Inner Street, said he was taking over the former Ruston and Hornsby premises on the east side of London Road.
* There were long queues outside the Granada cinema for a stage show featuring TV stars singer Tony Brent, Welsh comedienne Gladys Morgan and 'glamour girls' the Mackell Twins.
* Former King's School head boy Robert Locking, 23, of Harrowby Road, was named best recruit at the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment National Service intake passing-out parade.
* Pictures fell from walls and the ceiling of a cottage in Great Gonerby came down during an earthquake that rocked the East Midlands.
100 Years AgoA CONCERT was held at the Spotted Cow, London Road, by the Grantham branch of the United Machine Workers' Association to raise money for members who had been unemployed for three months.
* Figures released by Grantham Co-operative Society at its annual festival in the Exchange Hall revealed it had 40 workers and a wage bill of £2,219 in the previous year.
* Fireman Sam English climbed to the top of the flagpole high above Spittlegate Ironworks to free the hauling tackle, which had become "deranged".
* Children's services resumed at Buckminster parish church after being suspended for many weeks due to an epidemic of whooping cough.
* Bird watching became a favourite pastime in Osbournby following the arrival in the village of a blackbird with a pure white tail.
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