Carla Linford
@carlalinford.bsky.social
Grimsby based freelance Historian. I post a lot about old stuff, pretty things, dogs, cats… Views my own.
Yesterday I spent the afternoon diving into the world of Sir Edward Watkin with Anna Hartley of Heritage Lincolnshire & the local Watkin Group! Watkin’s impact on our local area is truly fascinating.
Also, honoured to meet Geoff Scargill, Chairman of The Watkin Society who shared his expertise. 🚂
Also, honoured to meet Geoff Scargill, Chairman of The Watkin Society who shared his expertise. 🚂
September 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Yesterday I spent the afternoon diving into the world of Sir Edward Watkin with Anna Hartley of Heritage Lincolnshire & the local Watkin Group! Watkin’s impact on our local area is truly fascinating.
Also, honoured to meet Geoff Scargill, Chairman of The Watkin Society who shared his expertise. 🚂
Also, honoured to meet Geoff Scargill, Chairman of The Watkin Society who shared his expertise. 🚂
August 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Legend has it Immingham helped build North Killingholme's St Denys Church, but Killingholme didn't hold up their end of the deal to help with the tower of St Andrew's Church, Immingham.
A special grotesque was added to Immingham's tower & still pulls a cheeky moonie to Killingholme to this day…🍑😂
A special grotesque was added to Immingham's tower & still pulls a cheeky moonie to Killingholme to this day…🍑😂
August 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Legend has it Immingham helped build North Killingholme's St Denys Church, but Killingholme didn't hold up their end of the deal to help with the tower of St Andrew's Church, Immingham.
A special grotesque was added to Immingham's tower & still pulls a cheeky moonie to Killingholme to this day…🍑😂
A special grotesque was added to Immingham's tower & still pulls a cheeky moonie to Killingholme to this day…🍑😂
When it’s the summer holidays and you’re too easily distracted to work from home so you relocate to the pub… #freelancing
July 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
When it’s the summer holidays and you’re too easily distracted to work from home so you relocate to the pub… #freelancing
An article about a woman labelled 'an old prostitute named Hill' sent me down a rabbit hole! Publicly shamed and denied a full funeral,
160 years later, she was still remembered only by the title the press gave her.
I needed to know her name!
Found it!
nymphsofthepave.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
160 years later, she was still remembered only by the title the press gave her.
I needed to know her name!
Found it!
nymphsofthepave.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
June 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
An article about a woman labelled 'an old prostitute named Hill' sent me down a rabbit hole! Publicly shamed and denied a full funeral,
160 years later, she was still remembered only by the title the press gave her.
I needed to know her name!
Found it!
nymphsofthepave.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
160 years later, she was still remembered only by the title the press gave her.
I needed to know her name!
Found it!
nymphsofthepave.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
I admit to having attempted to create images using AI. I quickly learned that AI was not remotely reliable…
I give you a meeting of the Grimsby Board of Guardians!
I give you a meeting of the Grimsby Board of Guardians!
March 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I admit to having attempted to create images using AI. I quickly learned that AI was not remotely reliable…
I give you a meeting of the Grimsby Board of Guardians!
I give you a meeting of the Grimsby Board of Guardians!
A great talk to day from @johnevigar.bsky.social at St Helen’s Church, Barnoldby le Beck. We hope to see you again!
Even Bruce was entertained!
Next up is our very own Emma Lingard on Saturday 3rd May.
Book here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-st-helens-church-barnoldby
Even Bruce was entertained!
Next up is our very own Emma Lingard on Saturday 3rd May.
Book here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-st-helens-church-barnoldby
March 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A great talk to day from @johnevigar.bsky.social at St Helen’s Church, Barnoldby le Beck. We hope to see you again!
Even Bruce was entertained!
Next up is our very own Emma Lingard on Saturday 3rd May.
Book here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-st-helens-church-barnoldby
Even Bruce was entertained!
Next up is our very own Emma Lingard on Saturday 3rd May.
Book here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-st-helens-church-barnoldby
On Saturday 22nd March the Friends of St Helen’s look forward to welcoming @johnevigar.bsky.social for a talk on church restoration.
I’ve followed John for years but never made it to one of his events, looking forward to this one!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-st-helens-church-barnoldby
I’ve followed John for years but never made it to one of his events, looking forward to this one!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-st-helens-church-barnoldby
March 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
On Saturday 22nd March the Friends of St Helen’s look forward to welcoming @johnevigar.bsky.social for a talk on church restoration.
I’ve followed John for years but never made it to one of his events, looking forward to this one!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-st-helens-church-barnoldby
I’ve followed John for years but never made it to one of his events, looking forward to this one!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-st-helens-church-barnoldby
When you just can’t decide where to put the door…
St Peter & St Paul, Caistor, Lincolnshire.
St Peter & St Paul, Caistor, Lincolnshire.
March 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
When you just can’t decide where to put the door…
St Peter & St Paul, Caistor, Lincolnshire.
St Peter & St Paul, Caistor, Lincolnshire.
Abelard & Heloise…👀
February 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Abelard & Heloise…👀
Not the rabbit hole I expected to fall down on a Wednesday night…🐇
February 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Not the rabbit hole I expected to fall down on a Wednesday night…🐇
I've had an amazing time leading heritage walks in Grimsby and Cleethorpes over the past two weekends as part of the Love Your Town events! ❤️
Save the date: I'll be leading another free walk on March 11th for Great Grimsby Day, starting at Town Hall at 10am. Hope to see you there! 😃
Save the date: I'll be leading another free walk on March 11th for Great Grimsby Day, starting at Town Hall at 10am. Hope to see you there! 😃
February 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I've had an amazing time leading heritage walks in Grimsby and Cleethorpes over the past two weekends as part of the Love Your Town events! ❤️
Save the date: I'll be leading another free walk on March 11th for Great Grimsby Day, starting at Town Hall at 10am. Hope to see you there! 😃
Save the date: I'll be leading another free walk on March 11th for Great Grimsby Day, starting at Town Hall at 10am. Hope to see you there! 😃
What remains of the Grimsby Union Workhouse. The female wing to the left, male wing to the right.
Plans courtesy of Lincs Inspire/NEL Archive E1283/1
Plans courtesy of Lincs Inspire/NEL Archive E1283/1
February 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
What remains of the Grimsby Union Workhouse. The female wing to the left, male wing to the right.
Plans courtesy of Lincs Inspire/NEL Archive E1283/1
Plans courtesy of Lincs Inspire/NEL Archive E1283/1
Hello gorgeous! 😍
February 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Hello gorgeous! 😍
Something light to begin the week…#newbookday 📚
February 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Something light to begin the week…#newbookday 📚
Sunday afternoon mood…🎬
February 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Sunday afternoon mood…🎬
Sent to me by my daughter.
I feel seen…⛪️😂
I feel seen…⛪️😂
January 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Sent to me by my daughter.
I feel seen…⛪️😂
I feel seen…⛪️😂
When you’re researching a woman from Grimsby who shares her name with a boat…🫠
January 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
When you’re researching a woman from Grimsby who shares her name with a boat…🫠
Cleethorpes asses…😉🫏
1888.
1888.
January 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Cleethorpes asses…😉🫏
1888.
1888.
‘It rains. To say that it pours is even a mild & inadequate description of the present deluge. The sky is like a leaky leaden cistern. There is one cloud visible and that covers the sky from pole to pole.’
A rather dramatic (though accurate! 😂) journalist, Cleethorpes, 1877.
A rather dramatic (though accurate! 😂) journalist, Cleethorpes, 1877.
January 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
‘It rains. To say that it pours is even a mild & inadequate description of the present deluge. The sky is like a leaky leaden cistern. There is one cloud visible and that covers the sky from pole to pole.’
A rather dramatic (though accurate! 😂) journalist, Cleethorpes, 1877.
A rather dramatic (though accurate! 😂) journalist, Cleethorpes, 1877.
John Empringham's legacy is etched into the tower of Grimsby Minster, where an inscription reads, ‘Pra for y saulle of Jhon Hemprynga’. Marking his contribution to the cost of the tower's construction.
January 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
John Empringham's legacy is etched into the tower of Grimsby Minster, where an inscription reads, ‘Pra for y saulle of Jhon Hemprynga’. Marking his contribution to the cost of the tower's construction.
The annual fee (paid to the Abbot of Wellow) for the land was a pound of ground pepper. The land was gifted to the townspeople to partake in sporting activities such as cock-fighting & archery. It was then known as 'The Peppercorn' and was roughly where Peppercorn Walk is today..
January 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The annual fee (paid to the Abbot of Wellow) for the land was a pound of ground pepper. The land was gifted to the townspeople to partake in sporting activities such as cock-fighting & archery. It was then known as 'The Peppercorn' and was roughly where Peppercorn Walk is today..