During World War One a new terror machine used by the Germans took to the skies and brought the horrors of war straight into civilians lives on their own soil. Huge airships – called Zeppelins’ – would silently sail across the sky raining bombs and incendiary devices down on targets below. The first place to…
Many people will remember Warners factory based off Grange Lane South in Scunthorpe, the building is now the home of Ashby Bowl – a 12 lane ten-pin bowling alley and social bar. The factory was initially run by Gordonia Debrette, a Nottingham-based maker of women’s underwear. The new Scuthorpe factory, designed to provide work for…
The design and layout along with the abstract mosaic mural on front of the former Scunthorpe Co-operative pharmacy building on the High Street is often a topic which is talked about by townsfolk and visitors. The building today is used by Cafe INDIEpendent – an employability project which works with disadvantaged young people on a program…
Ashby, being one of the 5 villages that came together in 1936 to form the Borough of Scunthorpe, plays quite an important role in the town’s development, this page will be developed to look at Ashby throughout the years. In the middle of the nineteenth century the parishes of Bottesford and Frodingham, which contained the townships…
Below, front left, is Squadron Leader Robert Wareing DFC & Bar who is reported to have been the towns first serviceman to be decorated during World War Two. He is seen here taking the salute during the presentation of Scunthorpe’s Spitfire – more of which can be read here – Scunthorpe’s Spitfire. Mr Wareing was…
On this page we look at the various churches and chapels that have served Scunthorpe. Probably the most photographed church in Scunthorpe is that of St. John the Evangelist seen in the pictures below. Paid for by Rowland Winn as a gift to the town and designed by Joseph Crowther in the gothic style it was…
The Corah factory on Scotter Road was a well known manufacturer of hosiery and textiles which employed mainly local women supplying underwear to Marks & Spencer and other retailers. The company was founded by Nathaniel Corah in the midlands city of Leicester back in 1815, by 1824 his business had expanded and he was able to buy…
Here we aim to bring you some of the adverts which local retailers and companies would have published in various local media.
Transport of various types have played their part in helping Scunthorpe grow, from haulage companies to bus operators, on this page we aim to build up a gallery of those. Details of the Hornsby’s bus company can be found here.
Many people will remember the lottery booth which was situated near the clock tower in the shopping precinct which sold tickets for Scunthorpe’s official town lottery. The aim of the lottery, which started in 1979, was to raise money for the mayor’s appeal fund. Most of the sales were carried out from the booth in the…
On this page we will build up a collection of shops that once traded in our towns High Streets and Estates. Some well known shops, like Kirman’s Ironmongers and the S & G Stores have been given there own page as too has Elses Newagents in Ashby, we will endevour to add more. …
The picture seen above is of the Clark & Company Motor Engineering Limited premises in the 1920’s which was situated on Oswald Road. The building still stands today – next to The Honest Lawyer pub – and is currently used as the AM/PM Express Convenience Store. In the lettering on the windows on the front of…
With the building of the new Riddings Estate in Ashby from 1954 there was a need for various public services ranging from shops, a library, community centre and churches to mention but a few. The first of the two churches to be built on the new Riddings Estate was the Methodist Church on Willoughby Road in…
The hall opened in 1909 on the corner of the towns Gervase Street & Clayfield Road (later renamed Doncaster Road) for the worldwide craze at the time for roller skating and was called Geisha Rink. However this craze quickly fazed and it was soon converted to a cinema and leased out to Mr Henry Newton who would…
On this page we will try to build up a portfolio of the various pubs that trade or have traded within the Scunthorpe area, some pubs are steeped in history and deserve their own page like The Crosby Hotel, others will be added here over due course. The Beckwood. Opened on Thursday 10th November 1977. Built for…
