This envelope from 1878 is addressesd to C. S. Barton Market Rasen. Charles Steventon Barton was the brother of Dr George Henry Barton, General Practicioner of the town who lived in the large King Street house many of you would have known as the Grange (which he had built in 1891). Their father Maurice Searle Barton was also a General Practicioner of the town. In turn Maurice was the son of Zephaniah Barton, also a General Practicioner / Surgeon and very well respected townsman. He lived in Sheffield Manor in George Street, and the family monument in the graveyard where he is buried is buried in the SouthWest corner at the nearest point to Sheffield Manor. Charles Steventon Barton later became a Solicitor and settled in Grimsby with his wife Elizabeth and their children.
Market Rasen Town Band LP from 1974. The earliest mention of the town band that I have found is from 1822. Although the band had been around for many years it wasn't until 1971 until their competition successes began. For a more detailed recent history, please go to http://www.marketrasenband.org.uk/2.html
“The Market Rasen Water Works Company, incorporated 29th June, 1875; the water, derived from chalk springs at the foot of Bully hill, in the parish of Tealby, a distance of 5 ½ miles, is conveyed from thence through iron pipes; no pumping is required, as the pressure of the water from the higher level (about 280 feet) forces it to a greater height than any building in the town; the water is pure and soft, and is perfectly fit for use without any filtration: the total cost of the works was about £7,500.” (Kellys Directory 1896)The Waterworks was completed May 1876 and was celebrated by a company dinner at the White Hart. Documents from 1914 tell us that the average daily quantity of water obtained is 150,000 gallons and a further 20.000 gallons per day could be obtained! In 1950 the company was bought by Caistor Rural District Council for £10,000 with a further £10,250 having to be spent, however by 1953 the company had gone into liquidation. Many thanks to Fred Rowlands for this donation to the Museum
The half penny of William Chapman of Market Raison from 1668 - unfortunately a poor example
Terraced houses of Linwood Road in the background, this is now Tescos!
The building with the chimney was probably the old station gas works. The company had another site in Mkt. Rasen, and that was where the Festival Hall now stands.
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