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Some engaging images of Stamford in Springtime!
Some engaging images of Stamford in Springtime!
1). Georgian Assembly Rooms now part o the Arts Centre
St.George's Square.
1). Georgian Assembly Rooms now part o the Arts Centre
St.George's Square.
2). Cheyne Lane
Off High Street.
2). Cheyne Lane
Off High Street.
3). Red Lion Square in the late afternoon sun
3). Red Lion Square in the late afternoon sun
4). St.Mary's Street (Western End)
4). St.Mary's Street (Western End)
5). Cheyne Lane in the morning sunlight
5). Cheyne Lane in the morning sunlight
6). Stamford Recreation Ground in May
6). Stamford Recreation Ground in May
7). High Street from Cheyne Lane
7). High Street from Cheyne Lane
8). Burghley House in early Spring
8). Burghley House in early Spring
and some more, in Autumn this time.....
and some more, in Autumn this time.....
9). St.Mary's Street with view of St.Mary's Church
9). St.Mary's Street with view of St.Mary's Church
10). Timber Framed building on St.Peter's Hill
10). Timber Framed building on St.Peter's Hill
11). Stamford Walk
11). Stamford Walk
12). St.Michael's Church
12). St.Michael's Church
13). Maiden Lane
Joining St.Mary's Street with High Street
13). Maiden Lane
Joining St.Mary's Street with High Street
14). Sheepmarket with the site of the former Eleanor Cross
14). Sheepmarket with the site of the former Eleanor Cross
15). St.George's Church
15). St.George's Church
16). Famous Resident!
16). Famous Resident!
LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF THE PAST
There are tell-tale signs of old Stamford all through the town. Look around you to see former Inn signs, old coaching entrances, remains of churches, symbols, blue plaques and much more! Here are a few pointers below.
LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF THE PAST
There are tell-tale signs of old Stamford all through the town. Look around you to see former Inn signs, old coaching entrances, remains of churches, symbols, blue plaques and much more! Here are a few pointers below.
Top Row: St.Peter's Church
Top Row: St.Peter's Church
This former church stood on St.Peter's Hill. The remaining churchyard, a grassy bank, is one of the prettiest places in town in Spring with its daffodils in bloom! The gate and surrounding wall still exist today. A plaque on one of the posts bears the history.
Top Row: Spirited Places (1)
Top Row: Spirited Places (1)
There are records of an Inn existing on the corner of Star Lane as early as the 1300s. The Half Moon Inn established in the 1740s stood on this site for many years being rebuilt in 1938 when the road was widened. Now Domino's Pizza, it has several tell tale signs that it was once an Inn, like this beautiful stained glass window.
Top Row: Spirited Places (2)
Top Row: Spirited Places (2)
This existing metal arm once suspended the sign of The Wheatsheaf Inn on St.Peter's Hill. You can see many such signs around the town, some being reused by the modern shops of today.
Top Row: Doors in the sky
Top Row: Doors in the sky
This roof line door is on Newgates to the Eastern end of Broad Street and was probably used for winching grain sacks. Other evidence of warehouses can be seen on Wharf Road and Bath Row.
Second Row: Shop Signs (1)
Second Row: Shop Signs (1)
This house on Vine Street was a corner shop selling groceries. It is in a residential area just yards from Broad street. Multiple shops could be found in small areas, this one being only a few doors from a similar establishment on East street. Bentley street at the top of Vine Street had two additional shops, a post office and at one time an Inn, "The Vine". If you were a Conduit Rd Girl Guide during the late 1960s/early 1970s you stopped in Vine Street at the fish and chip shop on the way home! Sadly no general shops exist in these streets now.
Second Row: The writing's on the wall
Second Row: The writing's on the wall
This brewery advertisement was at the door of The Roe Buck Inn in Broad street, the entrance to the Inn being in Goldsmith's Lane.
Second Row: What's in a name? (1)
Second Row: What's in a name? (1)
This street sign on a narrow roadway linking Broad Street with North Street marks the site of a gate in the medieval town wall. See image 14 for another notable name.
Second Row: Fill 'er Up
Second Row: Fill 'er Up
St.Martin's Antique Centre at no.23 High Street St.Martins was formerly a Coach and Carriage maker's business (1800s), and in the 1950s was an RAC and AA approved garage with petrol filling station. The overall appearance suggests such an establishment in addition to the tell-tale signs on the wall outside.
MORE SIGNS OF THE PAST!
MORE SIGNS OF THE PAST!
Top row: Street Life
Top row: Street Life
Having many Georgian buildings, Stamford still has its fair share of boot scrapers saving indoor flooring from muddy streets!
Top row: Remains of the Day
Top row: Remains of the Day
Look carefully to see the remaining section of a medieval wall squeezed between two later buildings (it's the grey bit in the image centre).
Top row: Inn Signs (3)
Top row: Inn Signs (3)
The Half Moon Inn again with its tell-tale stained glass.
Top row: The very fabric
Top row: The very fabric
Stamford had a terracotta factory and the owner John Marriott Blashfield was a leading name in interior and exterior design, taking his work as far afield as India.This moulding is on no.20 High Street.
Second Row: Carving out a name
Second Row: Carving out a name
There are many examples of company names carved into the stone buildings in Stamford. This one is in All Saints Street where Melbourns brewery still exists as a museum and pub/restaurant. Opposite this building you can see more writing on the frontage of The Millstone Inn.
Second Row: What's in a name? (2)
Second Row: What's in a name? (2)
The London Inn name reflects the fact that the Great North Road (now the A1) ran through the centre of Stamford. This made the town a main stop-off point for stage coaches between London and York.
Second Row: Hole in the Wall
Second Row: Hole in the Wall
Many of the former coaching inns had passages like this one at the former Stamford Hotel. This is where you would drive your stage coach to allow passengers to alight and for horses to be stabled. Other openings can be seen at St.Mary's Vaults with its "eye of the needle" gate, and The George Hotel. Today these passages are used for different purposes like entrances to beer gardens, walk- throughs, and in The George Hotel's case, the original coaching entrance forms the hotel's extensive interior foyer.
Second Row: Shop Signs (2)
Second Row: Shop Signs (2)
Another former shop, this was formerly a ladies fashion house on St.Peter's Street.