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Lea Park Cricket Pavillion

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:40:16 -0800

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LincsRanger64 recently put up a picture of a flooded Lea Park cricket pitch: well here's what it looks like when not underwater, taken in December 2012.
Lea Park, near Gainsborough, is, of course, the former grounds of Lea Hall, most of which was sadly demolished in the early 1970s.

Camera: Nikon F5
Lens: Nikkor 28-80mm zoom
Film: Kodak Ektar 100

Sign of the Times

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:07:50 -0800

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There used to be signs like this at the four principal entry points into the Town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire: this one at Lea Boundry, one at Trent Bridge, one on Morton Terrace and one on Corringham Rd.
In the last year at leat the ones at Morton Terrace and Trent Bridge seem to have vanished, so I am pleased to see this one is still there.
Very surprised that no-one seems to have posted a shot of one of these signs to the Gainsborough, Lincolnshire group before!

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Lea Green

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:05:25 -0800

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The Village of Lea, has become a suburb of the Lincolnshire Market Town of Gainsborough down the years, with no "green belt" between them. I therefore count pictures of the village (the same goes for Morton at the other end of the Town) as being valid entries to the Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Flickr Group.
This is the green, still with all the character of a village, and with three attractive (and all Grade 2 listed) buildings visible: closest to the camera is the Old Post Office & "Mellow Cottage" - which date back as far as the early EIghteenth Century. Next along is "Holly House", in white colourwashed brick, and dating from the start of the Nineteenth Century. I always thing this house looks like a pleasant village pub - but of course, Lea has no pub. The second whitewashed building in the row is known as "The Village Farmhouse", and is mid-Eighteenth Century in date.
These properties all stand on a little road at the Western side of the green, but until the mid-Twentieth Century, this was the main road, the current carriageway only being built later to cope with modern traffic levels.

Camera: Nikon F5
Lens: Nikkor 28-80mm zoom
Film: Kodak Ektar 100

The Plaque & The Window

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 07:49:52 -0800

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If I'd cropped this to show only the window, very few people, even Gainsborough residents would have known where this is, I fancy.
This is the window, in red Sandstone, of the former Butler's Pantry, the last surviving fragment of the once-magnificent Lea Hall.
The plaque, seen to the left, gives the game away, of course. It dates from 2001, when this building was refurbished for community use. There is a second, older plaque affixed to this building, commemorating the opening of the former grounds of Lea Hall as Lea Park, on May 28th, 1973.

Camera: Nikon F5
Lens: Nikkor 28-80mm zoom
Film: Kodak Ektar 100

Lea Hall Lodge

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 07:48:33 -0800

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Converted in 1951 to it's present day use as a Methodist Chapel, this little building at the enterance to what is now Lea Park was once a gatehouse to Lea Hall.

Camera: Nikon F5
Lens: Nikkor 28-80mm zoom
Film: Kodak Ektar 100

Remnant of Lea Hall

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 07:07:55 -0800

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Not much remains of Sir Charles Anderson's seat at Lea Hall, but this building, the old Butler's Pantry does, in use for community purposes.

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Gone But Not Forgotten - Lea Hall

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:40:14 -0700

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This is the best picture I have of the old Lea Hall - a hand-coloured picture from the early 20th century.
At that time, the resident of this fine Jacobean pile was the well-known Lincolnshire naturalist, and antiquarian, Sir Charles Anderson (Bart), who is characterised in the well-known Gainsborough Ghost Trail X-perience.
Sir Charles (1804-1891) was reported to be a charming personality. In the book Highways & Byeways of Lincolnshire (1914) there is a story about Sir Charles speaking to an Irish navvy when he visited the Railway line being cut through Lea on it's route from Gainsborough to Lincoln. The navvy suposedly said:
"so you're Sir Charles Anderson, are ye? Sure now, there's some Andersons where I come from: there's one now in Sligo, a saddler. He's a rare good & generous fellow, that - he gives (money) without asking." Then, after an expectant pause: "You've the look of him". The good humoured Sir Charles no doubt confered some small change upon the fellow.
My 1960s edition of Pevsner's guide to the Buildings of Lincolnshire tells me that the hall is early 17th Century, though much altered - under Sir Charles' hand - in 1857. The North & South fronts were said to still have their Jacobean gables, though the centre of the South front (around the back on this photo) was eighteenth century.
Sadly, the Hall fell into disrepair, and the last parts were demolished in 1973, the only surviving portions being the old Butler's Pantry, now the office for Lea Park, and would have stood behind the building in this view, and also the lodge, which since 1951 has served as Lea's Methodist Chapel.

Sir Charles Anderson's Lea Hall

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 10:08:38 -0700

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Lea Hall, just South of Gainsborough, is perhaps best remembered as the home of Lincolnshire Naturalist and Antiquarian, Sir Charles Anderson, Bart. (1804-1891). Towards the end of it's life, the hall was also used as by a convent. The hall's architecture was early Seventeenth Century Jacobean, although considerable alterations were made by Sir Charles in 1857.
Sadly, the Hall fell into disrepair, and the last parts were demolished in 1973, the only surviving portions being the old Butler's Pantry, now the office for Lea Park, and would have stood behind the building in this view, and also the lodge, which since 1951 has served as Lea's Methodist Chapel.
This picture dates from around 1900.

Butler's Pantry Plaque, Lea Park

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 07:17:43 -0800

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Plaque in Lea Park, Gainsborough to commemorate the opening of the refurbished Butler's Pantry, the last surviving fragment of Lea Hall.

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The Butler's Pantry

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 07:17:32 -0800

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Opened in May, 1973, the only park building in Lea Park, Gainsborough is the "Butler's Pantry", the only remaining fragments of the old Lea Hall, demolished in the early 1970s.

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Lea Hall, Near Gainsborough

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:08:42 -0800

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I don't have many pictures of Lea Hall, near Gainsborough, but here is one small one. Lea Hall is perhaps best known as the home of Lincolnshire Naturalist and Antiquarian, Sir Charles Anderson, Bart. (1804-1891). Towards the end of it's life, the hall was also used as by a convent. The hall's architecture was early Seventeenth Century Jacobean, although considerable alterations were made by Sir Charles in 1857.
Sadly, the Hall fell into disrepair, and the last parts were demolished in 1973, the only surviving portions being the old Butler's Pantry, now the office for Lea Park, and would have stood behind the building in this view, and also the lodge, which since 1951 has served as Lea's Methodist Chapel.

The "Butler's Pantry" - All That Remains of Lea Hall

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:08:55 -0800

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This building in Lea Park, near Gainsborough, is all that remains of Lea Hall itself - though the former lodge still exists as a Methodist Chapel.
This building is known as the "Butler's Pantry", and in 1973 became a part of the newly formed Lea Park. Lea Hall itself, once the home of Sir Charles Anderson, was derelict and demolished in 1972/3.
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Lea Methodist Chapel

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:06:56 -0800

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The pretty little Methodist Chapel on Lea Park Road, Lea, Gainsborough. I'm not sure of the date of this building, but perhaps slightly surprisingly, it is not a listed structure. MORE INFO NOW AVAILABLE - see my second comment below - this was originally a lodge to Lea Hall, and has only been a chapel since 1951.

Nikon F5, 28-70mm Nikkor Lens, Ektar 100 Film

Lea Village, Gainsborough from the Park

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:56:22 -0800

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The Village of Lea can be considered a suburb of the Market Town of Gainsborough - there is no "green belt" between them at all. Here's a late November view of the Village, looking Northwards from Lea Park Road.

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Lea Park Gainsborough Opening Plaque

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:55:58 -0800

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As the plaque says, Lea Park was opened on May 28th, 1973 (coincidentally my 11th birthday) by Marylyn Webb, presenter of the local TV news programme Calendar. The building to which the plaque is attached is the only remaining fragment of Lea Hall, once home to the well-known local dignatory, Sir Charles Anderson.

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The Village Green, Lea, Gainsborough

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:33:35 -0700

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View of the Village Green at Lea, Gainsborough. The side road that runs in front of the houses and now forms a sort of "lay-by" serving them was once part of the main road.

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Lea Pump

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:24:18 -0700

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Trying it's hardest to look like a vintage photograph - though in fact I took it about a week ago - here is the picturesque old pump (it doesn't work now!) in the village of Lea, which ajoins the Lincolnshire Town of Gainsborough. There are lots of old pictures of the pump, some of which have also been published as postcards, Here's one of my favourites of the vintage crop, taken looking the opposite way to my photo.

Nikon F5, 35-80mm Nikkor Lens, Kodak Professional BW400CN Film

Bridge House & Roses

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:40:08 -0700

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A lovely Rose bush flowers profusely beside the Georgian Bridge House on Gainsborough's Lea Road. Bridge house, built in 1817 is Grade II listed.

Lea Road and the Gasometer about 1985

nobody@flickr.com (tatraskoda) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:39:55 -0700

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Taken in about 1985, this shot shows a Metropolitan Cammell DMU approaching Gainsborough Lea Road Station on it's way to Lincoln. Prominent in the background is the old town Gasometer, which I think was dismantled in about 1990 - does anyone have a more accurate date? Also long gone is the large wooden railway building, clearly seen here. The signal is still there, albeit with a BR standard post rather than the attractive lattice LNER pattern seen here. See also this modern view of the same area.

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