Reflections of a Bygone Era - Early photographs from around the end of the 19th/start of the 20th Century of landmarks and people from the village of Caythorpe in Lincolnshire, UK.

Gallery 5

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The nearby village of Frieston. The village pond (now gone) would have been just out of shot to the left

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Another unknown bowls team

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Old Lincoln Road

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Holy Cross, long since pulled down (see photo 67)

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Two bridesmaids outside Caythorpe Chapel. The one on the left is Elsie Chapman and the one on the right is Florence Metheringham (who also happens to be the mum of the owner of these plates, Mr Geoff Owen). The picture dates from about 1920

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The "Eight Bells" of Caythorpe church and after which the now closed pub was named. The quality of this print is good enough to enable one to read the engravings on the bells stating who donated each of them

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Caythorpe High Street in winter

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Caythorpe Railway station - long since closed

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Caythorpe church

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Caythorpe High Street looking towards the old Eight Bells pub

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Used to be called Wisteria House and stands next door to the Wagon and Horses pub on the High Street

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Caythorpe Railway station in its prime with the track heading off to the North

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Another view of the High Street and the old Eight Bells pub on the left. On close inspection you can see two steeplejacks on the church spire, one at and one very near the top