Family History
January 1, 1970

Anderson Hind – A crowle Farmer in the 19th Century.

Anderson Hind farmed 700 acres in Crowle. His father, John, bought a Mill in Crowle at the beginning of the 19th Century and by 1841 three sons were farming a large portion of the Crowle countryside. Anderson was living at the Tithe House, his brothers James and Thomas were farming Crowle Grange and Ealand Grange respectively. The article on Anderson Hind can be found by […]

Organisations
January 1, 1970

Crowle & Ealand Regeneration Project Ltd

Crowle & Ealand Regeneration project were formed in 1996 to improve the villages of Crowle and Ealand. For further information contact the Regen Shop in the Market Place 01724 712221 Over this time the organisation has carried out many useful activities including; Supporting local voluntary groups Developed the Regen Way Provided bird tables and outside seating. Organised Concerts involving local artists and children Developed the […]

Roads
January 1, 1970

Church Street

Church Street from the High Street The lower end of Church Street Vicar’s Walk

Roads
January 1, 1970

Crowle High Street

Crowle High Street at its junction with Potts Lane Crowle High Street at its junction with Godnow Road Crowle High Street near Chafors Crowle High Street looking towards Chrch Street High Street looking from Church Street High Street at its junction with Cross Street High Street looking towards junction with Cross Street Windsor Road looking towards Marsh Road

Bill Goldthorp History
January 1, 1970

Non Farming Occupatons Around Crowle & District

By Bill Goldthorp Peat stacks on Crowle moors. 1936. Circa 1910. Mr. Tune and gang cutting peat on Crowle Moors. Cutting peat for fuel on Crowle moors, has been going on for several centuries. If you read the old documents, there are several accounts of bodies being found, which of course rapidly decayed. These are now known to be either some form of human sacrifice […]

Bill Goldthorp
January 1, 1970

Swimming in the Old Clay Pit.

It is impossible to locate the swimming area now. 1949. Dressed and ready for home. Aged 16. Don Tune, became head of the Music Department in a Comprehensive School, Brain (Chippy) Chapman, Lecturer at an Agricultural College, Don Clarke, joined the administrative department of Lysarsts Steelworks, one other and a great pal, my dog Mac. I cannot spell Lysarts. 1952, long summer vacation of my […]

Bill Goldthorp
January 1, 1970

Crowle in the 1940 & 1950’s, Bill Goldthorp, Part 1

The Crowle of my Boyhood. Taken sometime in the early fifties. Starting at the bottom left hand corner, beyond the row of trees and alongside Johnson’s Lane is the fair field. It belonged to Wroots the fair owners, the annual Crowle fair was held there as the same time as the carnival, gymkhana and children’s sports day. During the war (1939 – 1945) the latter […]

History
January 1, 1970

Crowle Association for the Prosecution of Felons.

I came across an interesting document titled “Rules, Orders and Regulations of Crowle Association for the Prosecution of Felons”. It is dated 1814 and was printed by W.A. Justice of Howden. The introduction states that “Whereas Felonies and Misdemeanors of every Denomination have in the space of a few years increased to an alarming degree, and many persons have been deterred for prosecuting the Offenders […]