This photo of Melton Road – with the school gates on the left and grass verges beside the road – looks like it was taken in the late ’50s – early ’60s. I received it at the same time as this photo of a house on Melton Road, which is captioned as no.29. And this one of the Bishop family – also captioned as living at 29 Melton Road. So I’m assuming there...
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Keen local historians, David Bowles and Gillian Lane, relate the story of one of Melton’s most famous escapades – the ‘Midnight Steeplechase’. Which has connections with both Thorpe Arnold and Waltham. The article first appeared in the WOTWATA parish newsletter. We’ll reprint the final episode as soon as it’s published. Click here to read part...
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Our thanks to Wendy Watts for lending us a book which includes this old photo of Waltham Fair. The caption says it was taken c.1890. It was a fairly poor image, and spread across two pages, so I’ve had to do a fair amount of work to hide both the fold and the marks. Click on the image to expand it into full frame. And click here to view a close up detail, showing the windmill in the...
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We’ve discovered a map detailing a wide range of ancient earthworks at Croxton Park. Some of them date back to the time of the abbey, but others may be far earlier – perhaps even neolithic burials. The path at the end of the farm track from Bescaby towards Croxton Park has long been a favourite walk of mine. But I hadn’t realised that it was flanked by earthwork banks of what...
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It took a while to work out the exact position from where this very old photo of Waltham must have been taken. (Click the image to expand it.) Today you’d be looking across the Melton Road towards Regent Services, with the tower of St Mary’s Church in the background. We’re hoping to get a better quality copy of the photo, but it looks like there’s an entrance through a...
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