The Desert Rat on the Westcliff Estate was opened in 1968 for the John Smiths brewery and named after the 7th Armoured Division of the British Army that saw distinguished active service during World War 2 where its exploits in the Western Desert Campaign gained it the Desert Rats nickname. Major F.R. Warwick, Managing Director…

A brand new bus station along with garage and workshop facilities opened in Scunthorpe town centre in February 1969. This was the towns’ second bus station and was built replacing nearby first station which was to be demolished as part of the town centre regeneration which would see a purpose built shopping precinct being built.…

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.