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Grantham Collection

Background imageGrantham Collection: Gipsies and Caravan / 30S

Gipsies and Caravan / 30S
Gypsies stand outside their caravans in a corner of the huge gypsy camp near Grantham, Lincolnshire

Background imageGrantham Collection: Advertisement for hammocks for workhouse vagrant wards

Advertisement for hammocks for workhouse vagrant wards
A 1900 advertisement from the Grantham company of Carlton * Co. for the supply of hammocks to workhouses for use in their casual wards which provided overnight accommodation for tramps and vagrants

Background imageGrantham Collection: Edith Smith, first woman police officer in UK

Edith Smith, first woman police officer in UK
Edith Smith, first woman police officer in the UK, working in the Grantham area. Date: circa 1915

Background imageGrantham Collection: The Village, Knipton, Grantham, England

The Village, Knipton, Grantham, England
The Village, Knipton, Grantham, Leicestershire, England. Date: 1906

Background imageGrantham Collection: Belton House & Courtyard, Grantham, Lincolnshire

Belton House & Courtyard, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Belton House & Courtyard, Grantham, near Barkston, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1920s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Newton / Woolsthorpe Lincs

Newton / Woolsthorpe Lincs
SIR ISaC NEWTON Woolsthorpe Manor House, near Grantham, Lincolnshire: birthplace of the English scientist and mathematician

Background imageGrantham Collection: Ruston Proctor General Purpose Engine Tulip Queen BE 7421

Ruston Proctor General Purpose Engine Tulip Queen BE 7421
Ruston Proctor SH class General Purpose Engine, regn. BE 7421, number 44836, Tulip Queen. Built in 1912 by Ruston and Hornsby Ltd (R&H) of Lincoln and Grantham

Background imageGrantham Collection: Aveling-Barford Road Roller GMK 939

Aveling-Barford Road Roller GMK 939
Aveling-Barford Road Roller, regn. GMK 939, number 621, Lady Helen. Built in 1939 by Aveling-Barford in Grantham, powered by a 4 Nhp single cylinder steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Burrell Devonshire General Purpose Traction Engine

Burrell Devonshire General Purpose Traction Engine TA1849 Jellicoe (msn 3368), with Coeur De Lion 5nhp Engine, built 1913, at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. With Aveling & Barford Steam Roller YA2197

Background imageGrantham Collection: Robinson - Lord Grantham

Robinson - Lord Grantham

Background imageGrantham Collection: Cycling Club, Grantham in the 1920s

Cycling Club, Grantham in the 1920s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham - a meeting of the Cyclists Touring Club - 1920s

Grantham - a meeting of the Cyclists Touring Club - 1920s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham Westgate Victorian period

Grantham Westgate Victorian period

Background imageGrantham Collection: Westgate, Grantham

Westgate, Grantham

Background imageGrantham Collection: Watergate, Grantham

Watergate, Grantham

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham Watergate early 1900s

Grantham Watergate early 1900s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham St. Catherine's Road early 1900s

Grantham St. Catherine's Road early 1900s

Background imageGrantham Collection: St Catherine's Road, Grantham

St Catherine's Road, Grantham

Background imageGrantham Collection: Market Place, Grantham

Market Place, Grantham

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham Market Place probably 1920s

Grantham Market Place probably 1920s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham Manthorpe Road early 1900s

Grantham Manthorpe Road early 1900s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham Market Place early 1900s

Grantham Market Place early 1900s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Manthorpe Road, Grantham

Manthorpe Road, Grantham

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham Castlegate early 1900s

Grantham Castlegate early 1900s

Background imageGrantham Collection: High Street, Grantham

High Street, Grantham

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham High Street early 1900s

Grantham High Street early 1900s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Castlegate, Grantham

Castlegate, Grantham

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham Angel and Royal Hotel early 1900s

Grantham Angel and Royal Hotel early 1900s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Angel and Royal Hotel, Grantham

Angel and Royal Hotel, Grantham

Background imageGrantham Collection: 1840s Victorian Map of Lincolnshire

1840s Victorian Map of Lincolnshire

Background imageGrantham Collection: Reims-Cessna F172H Skyhawk G-AXUV

Reims-Cessna F172H Skyhawk G-AXUV
Reims-Cessna F172E Skyhawk G-AXUV (msn 0731), at Winthorpe, near Grantham in April 1973. Date: 1973

Background imageGrantham Collection: de Havilland DH. 115 Vampire T. 11 WZ544

de Havilland DH. 115 Vampire T. 11 WZ544
Royal Air Force - de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 WZ544 (msn 15136), on gate guard duties at RAF Spitalgate, near Grantham, in December 1961. Date: 1961

Background imageGrantham Collection: Advert, R Hornsby & Sons, mowing and reaping machines

Advert, R Hornsby & Sons, mowing and reaping machines
Advert, R Hornsby & Sons, the best mowing and reaping machines, Grantham, England. Date: 1868

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham Coronation celebrations 1937

Grantham Coronation celebrations 1937
Celebrations in a Grantham back street for the coronation of George VI and his wife Elizabeth as King and Queen of the United Kingdom on 12 May 1937 Date: 1937

Background imageGrantham Collection: The Maharani of Cooch Behar pictured with Major Kunish Jung at a meet of the Belvoir

The Maharani of Cooch Behar pictured with Major Kunish Jung at a meet of the Belvoir hounds at Hungarton, near Grantham in February 1928. Date: 1928

Background imageGrantham Collection: Ruston Proctor General Purpose Engine Success CE 7949

Ruston Proctor General Purpose Engine Success CE 7949
Ruston Proctor SHS class General Purpose Engine, regn. CE 7949, number 50278, Success. Built in 1914 by Ruston and Hornsby Ltd (R&H) of Lincoln and Grantham

Background imageGrantham Collection: Ruston Hornsby General Purpose Engine FW 1509

Ruston Hornsby General Purpose Engine FW 1509
Ruston Hornsby SH class General Purpose Engine, regn. FW 1509, number: 161250. Built in 1922 by Ruston and Hornsby Ltd (R&H) of Lincoln and Grantham, powered by a 6 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine

Background imageGrantham Collection: Ruston Hornsby General Purpose Engine Hildary DO 2953

Ruston Hornsby General Purpose Engine Hildary DO 2953
Ruston Hornsby General Purpose Engine, regn. DO 2953, number: 115100, Hildary. Built in 1922 by Ruston and Hornsby Ltd (R&H) of Lincoln and Grantham, powered by a 7 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine

Background imageGrantham Collection: Aveling-Barford General-Purpose Steam Tractor KO6739 Lorna

Aveling-Barford General-Purpose Steam Tractor KO6739 Lorna (msn 11997), at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam Rally. (Aveling-Barford was a large engineering company making road rollers, motorgraders)

Background imageGrantham Collection: Bugler in the Ruston & Hornsby band, Grantham

Bugler in the Ruston & Hornsby band, Grantham
A 16 1/2 year-old girl, who played bugle in the band of Ruston & Hornsby, Grantham, Lincolnshire - Industrial Equipment Manufacturers. Date: 1953

Background imageGrantham Collection: Belton House, Belton, Lincolnshire

Belton House, Belton, Lincolnshire
Belton House, Belton, Grantham, near Barkston, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Thomas Baron Grantham

Thomas Baron Grantham
THOMAS ROBINSON, first baron GRANTHAM diplomat with his autograph Date: 1695 - 1770

Background imageGrantham Collection: Rev. Grantham Munton Yorke

Rev. Grantham Munton Yorke, founder of the Birmingham Industrial School

Background imageGrantham Collection: Belton House, Grantham, Lincolnshire

Belton House, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Belton House, Grantham, near Barkston, Lincolnshire, England. Showing the gardens Date: 1910s

Background imageGrantham Collection: The Village, Welby, Lincolnshire

The Village, Welby, Lincolnshire
The Village, Welby, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1920s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Henrietta De Grey

Henrietta De Grey
Henrietta Frances De Grey Countess De Grey Date: 1784 - 1848

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham Market Cross

Grantham Market Cross
The fine old Market Cross in the Market Square of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1940s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Harlaxton House

Harlaxton House
Harlaxton Hall, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, built by Gregory Gregory in the Jacobean style to replace the ancient manor house (of which we have a nice engraving)

Background imageGrantham Collection: Grantham Street

Grantham Street
Old houses and the church at Grantham, Lincolnshire, where Margaret Thatcher spent her childhood. Date: 1940s

Background imageGrantham Collection: Justice Grantham

Justice Grantham
Justice William Grantham (1835-1911) British Conservative politician and judge of the Queens Bench Division

Background imageGrantham Collection: Slip of earth on the Great Northern Railway line

Slip of earth on the Great Northern Railway line
Slip of earth at the Spittal-Gate cutting off the Great Northern Railway. The incident happened just south of Grantham, over a thousand tons of earth fell on the track alomost burying the engine

Background imageGrantham Collection: The Mallard

The Mallard
The LNERs Mallard, the locomotive that attained 125 m.p.h - a record in 1938 for steam engines. The record took place on a straight stretch of track between Grantham and Peterborough


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