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KingstonMariner
May 17, 2017, 10:29pm
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The Rod Collins site is a very good resource. Have enjoyed dipping in to that over a few years now.

Enjoy learning about local (NE Lincs particularly) history. As a bit of a history buff myself I like seeing the links and differences from national trends. How GY and Clps were typical of Britain and how they differed.

One thing I'd like to find more about is the burial mound in Cleethorpes cemetery. I think it's late stone age? Remember reading something about a dig there in the 30s on a website by one of my old history teachers (Tony McCabe). I find it fascinating that the highest point in town has always been a burial site.   There's also the other one by Ploggers (on Clee Town's once and future home ground). Anyone know any sources where I can find more about the mounds?


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Ah, talking of Hewitts, there used to be a jam factory (before my time) down Pasture Street. Ticklers. One of my other history teachers (Gordon Taylor - an inspirational teacher who nourished our interest in history) used to tell us one of his dad's anecdotes from the First World War.

Ticklers used to be a big supplier to the British Army on the Western Front. They were famous for their apple jam. Taylor Snr was in the trenches and they used to get Ticklers Apple Jam so often they got fed up with it. So, in an ages old soldiers' tradition they used to trade it with their opposite numbers on the other side of No Man's Land during quiet spells. 'Over would go our tins of Ticklers Apple Jam and in return we would get German sausages. Night after night we'd swap supplies. One night over went our tins of jam and back came half a dozen tater mashers*'

* German stick hand grenades.

'What did you do then Dad?' asked Taylor junior.

'We filled our pants lad. We filled our pants.'


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My Parents Worked at Lloyds cars and I think that was in pasture street
And I can remember the rd is it Gilbey st that used to go down to pyewipe
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Quoted from KingstonMariner
The Rod Collins site is a very good resource. Have enjoyed dipping in to that over a few years now.

Enjoy learning about local (NE Lincs particularly) history. As a bit of a history buff myself I like seeing the links and differences from national trends. How GY and Clps were typical of Britain and how they differed.

One thing I'd like to find more about is the burial mound in Cleethorpes cemetery. I think it's late stone age? Remember reading something about a dig there in the 30s on a website by one of my old history teachers (Tony McCabe). I find it fascinating that the highest point in town has always been a burial site.   There's also the other one by Ploggers (on Clee Town's once and future home ground). Anyone know any sources where I can find more about the mounds?


Tony McCabe was one of the teachers when i was at school, though not my history teacher; mine was Mr Duffield. He's a good chap Tony and i've had many a pint with him in Willy's.
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Was Mr Duffield the shortish bloke with dark hair? Bumped into Tony out walking his dog down the seafront on 2 of my last three trips home.


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Was Mr Duffield the shortish bloke with dark hair? Bumped into Tony out walking his dog down the seafront on 2 of my last three trips home.


Hazy memory but Mr Duffield was short and dark i think. Tony lives near the seafront, so not surprising.
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Hazy memory but Mr Duffield was short and dark i think. Tony lives near the seafront, so not surprising.


Mr Skelton was the bloke I was thinking of.


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Can't remember him.
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He was the short one I was thinking of. Nice bloke. Was there at least from 1974 when he taught us at Lindsey Lower (the old Girls Grammar site) and at least up to 81 when he taught us at A-level with Tony.


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My Parents Worked at Lloyds cars and I think that was in pasture street
And I can remember the rd is it Gilbey st that used to go down to pyewipe


My mate worked for Lloyds Cars until they went under in the late 70s. I think they were based in Patrick St. They made popular cars before WW2.


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