THIS is Grantham St John's FC in the 1930s with an array of trophies.
St John's won two leagues and three cups in one season
They played on the field behind Alexandra Road.
The photo was taken by Walter Lee in 1931 following a successful season in which they had won the Grantham League, Grantham Hospital Cup, Knock-out Cup, Culverthorpe League and Culverthorpe Cup.
They are, from left, back – P. Smith (treasurer), L. Seymour. F. Mableson (chairman), H. Harris, J. Wood, G. Snell and G. Chappell; third row – J. Chappell, G. W. Walker, A. Skerritt, G. Smith, L. Eustace (capt), T. Hughes (sec) J. Footitt (capt) R. Carpenter, K. Scothern and T. Wood; second row – C. King, A. Eustace, S. Clark, W. Kettle (president), H. White, A. Wilkinson and T. Morley; front – H. Healey, F. Hobson, G. Elston, T. Weavers, C. Bilner, W. Duggan, H. Woods, R. Measures, W. Weselby and H. Price.
The picture was sent in by Barry Morley, of Westerdale Road,
Grantham. Photo: 4690K
Bridegroom was killed in battle
Bridegroom was killed in battle
WILLIAM and Mary Lee, who lived at Dudley House, Grantham, called their sons Carlton, Rothwell, Silverwood, Hatfield and Holdsworth.
This picture shows the wedding of Second Lieutenant Holdsworth Lee of the 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
He was killed in Belgium in July 1917 and is buried at Dranoutre Military Cemetery.
The impressive Dudley House was demolished in about 1969 to make way for Dudley House School and the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The picture was sent in by Patricia Wolfenden, of Manawatu, New Zealand. Photo: 6435K
Corn mill was demolished long ago
Corn mill was demolished long ago
THIS is a painting of Harrowby Mill, also known as Willoughby's Mill, on the River Witham, off Belton Lane.
The mill was probably knocked down in the early 20th Century but the mill house remains.
The picture was painted by Frederick Scarborough (1863-1944), of Folkingham.
The painting was given to Watergate butcher Lewis Bointon just before the First World War and has remained in his family since.
The picture was sent in by his daughter, Lillian Sentence, of Hawksdale Close, Grantham.
Village house cost £500 in 1924A LITTLE more information has been revealed about the Hunt family who were pictured outside their home in last week's Memory Lane.
Angela Ash, the present owner of the Carlton Scroop house, has checked her deeds going back to 1846.
They show Mr Hunt bought the property, now known as The Laurels, in April 1924 for £500. He died in 1931.
10 Years AgoEIGHT 13 and 14 year-old pupils at King's School were taken to hospital after inhaling fumes that had been produced during a chemistry experiment.
* Dog owners in Grantham were urged to have their pets inoculated after the deadly disease Parvo broke out on the Earlesfield estate.
* Veteran Grantham councillor Fred Burrows said public money should not be wasted on promoting business links with Polish town Przemysl while people faced rises in their council tax.
* Grantham Town FC reached the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy for the second time when Dave Taylor's injury-time goal gave them a 2-1 win over Hednesford at The Meres in front of 2,214 spectators.
* Gingers Club, on Trent Road, was packed for a concert to celebrate former Merseybeats member Grantham-born Trevor Leeson's 40th year in show business.
25 Years AgoTHERE was a long queue of people outside Grantham Railway Station trying to get platform tickets to see the restored steam locomotive Flying Scotsman pass through.
* Mayor of Grantham Scott Garnet refuted claims that he had snubbed the annual dinner of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Licensed Victuallers' Association at The George Hotel because he was teetotal.
* Newly formed Grantham and District Tree Society planted its first trees in Wyndham Park to replace those felled because they had Dutch elm disease.
* Grantham Town FC applied to SKDC for £10,000 grant aid to upgrade facilities at their London Road ground.
* Only a year after Buckminster Cricket Club celebrated its centenary, details were discovered of a match it had played against Skillington in 1842.
50 Years AgoHEAVY snow in the area cut off villages, a train ran into a drift at Honington, a Reliance bus became trapped at Old Somerby crossroads and farmers had to throw away gallons of milk that couldn't be collected.
* Kesteven County Council had to cancel it's annual budget meeting for the first time in living memory when only one councillor beat the bad weather to reach Grantham.
* The A1 was closed near to Stoke Rochford Road House after five lorries collided spreading coke, wood and glass over the carriageway.
* Grantham Town FC beat Midland League runaway leaders Peterborough United 7-3 at London Road in front of 3,381 spectators.
* Sketch plans were revealed for a £10,500 ambulance station at Beaconfield, off Beacon Lane, in Grantham, to replace the one in Swinegate.
100 Years AgoNINE stalls at Grantham market collapsed simultaneously as they were hit by a mini-tornado, part of a violent storm that swept the area, which stripped tiles from roofs, blew down haystacks and telegraph wires, and, at Stubton, demolished a 14in thick brick wall.
* The King's School Leap Year dance was held at the Guildhall where rooms had been decorated with greenery and flowers by Mr Emerton, head gardener at Belton House.
* Mayoress of Grantham Mrs A. H. Rear opened a small sale of work at St Anne's parish hall, Harrowby Road, to raise money towards paying off the new church's building debts.
* Chief attractions at a concert in Springfield United Methodist Church were two sketches called Tea and Scandal and Aunt Jemima's Visit.
* Grantham Hockey Club lost 5-3 away to Navenby in a "rough and very unpleasant" game.
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