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Neil Fortey

My pages:
Page link: Bottesford Local History Trail
Bottesford Local History Trail
Easy walks around Bottesford.
Page link: Memories of a Land Girl
Memories of a Land Girl
Edna Taylor's War
Page link: A Medal for Gladys Marston
A Medal for Gladys Marston
From Munitions to Muck-Spreading
Page link: War Memories
War Memories
Dennis and Eddie Jackson
Page link: Who Lived in Church Street in 1901?
Who Lived in Church Street in 1901?
The Census, March 31st 1901
Page link: The
The "Duchess of Sutherland" passes through!
10 seconds of bliss at Bottesford station
Page link: A Bottesford school photo from 1900
A Bottesford school photo from 1900
Nellie and Beatrice James remembered
Page link: Forge Cottage
Forge Cottage
A House History of 7, Albert Street
Page link: BOTTESFORD LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
BOTTESFORD LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Programme 2008 - 2009
Page link: Bottesford Living History Exhibition 2008
Bottesford Living History Exhibition 2008
23-25 August Bank Holiday Weekend
Page link: Barkestone-le-Vale Local History Exhibition 2008
Barkestone-le-Vale Local History Exhibition 2008
Family History and Photographic Week
Page link: The Hand Charity Cottages, High Street
The Hand Charity Cottages, High Street
Known as Butcher's Row or, in the 19th Century, Jackson's Row
Page link: Nationwide Community & Heritage Awards 2008
Nationwide Community & Heritage Awards 2008
Regional Winners in Heritage-Groups Category
Page link: Bottesford Scarecrow Trail and Photo Gallery, 2008
Bottesford Scarecrow Trail and Photo Gallery, 2008
June 14th and 15th, Father's Day weekend
Page link:
"A Grand Day Out or Mr Dewey Takes Charge"
A community drama inspired by the people of Bottesford and Muston
Page link: Geology of the Bottesford Area
Geology of the Bottesford Area
Exploring the Vale of Belvoir
Page link: The Living History Drama Event
The Living History Drama Event
A Grand Day Out or Mr Dewey Takes Charge
Page link: New publications about Bottesford people
New publications about Bottesford people
Books for your bookshelf
Page link: The Bainbridge Family
The Bainbridge Family
Memories of Belvoir Road
Page link: Dancing on the Rectory lawn
Dancing on the Rectory lawn
Bottesford Scouts & Guides in the 1950s
Page link: Electrifying Bottesford
Electrifying Bottesford
Memories of rail journeys and installing electricity supplies to the Vale in the 1930s.
Page link: Tree felling on Normanton Lane
Tree felling on Normanton Lane
Removing a dead fir from the paddock of Beckingthorpe Farm
Page link: A Victorian garden party
A Victorian garden party
In the sunlit days of summers past
Page link: WICKED PRACTISE & SORCERYE
WICKED PRACTISE & SORCERYE
The Belvoir Witchcraft Case of 1619
Page link: Boxing Day 2007 Morris Dance, a year on!
Boxing Day 2007 Morris Dance, a year on!
An ancient tradition.
Page link: A Bottesford Christmas
A Bottesford Christmas
Childhood Memories of Christmas in the 1950s
Page link: The Rest is Lost
The Rest is Lost
A sequence of 16 sonnets inspired by the life of Elizabeth Sidney
Page link: Poetry about Elizabeth Sidney, Francis Beaumont 2
Poetry about Elizabeth Sidney, Francis Beaumont 2
AN ELERGY ON THE DEATH OF THE VIRTUOUS LADY ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF RUTLAND
Page link: Poetry about Elizabeth Sidney, Ben Jonson 2
Poetry about Elizabeth Sidney, Ben Jonson 2
TO ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF RUTLAND. & AN EPIGRAM
Page link: Poetry about Elizabeth Sidney, Ben Jonson 1
Poetry about Elizabeth Sidney, Ben Jonson 1
XII - EPISTLE TO ELIZABETH COUNTESS OF RUTLAND
Page link: Elizabeth Sidney, Connections 4
Elizabeth Sidney, Connections 4
The Portrait of an Unknown Lady
Page link: Elizabeth Sidney, Connections 3
Elizabeth Sidney, Connections 3
The Portrait of an Unknown Lady
Page link: Elizabeth Sidney, Connections 2
Elizabeth Sidney, Connections 2
The Portrait of an Unknown Lady
Page link: Elizabeth Sidney, Connections
Elizabeth Sidney, Connections
The Portrait of an Unknown Lady
Page link: Results 8: Derbyshire Dalesware and OW2
Results 8: Derbyshire Dalesware and OW2
Roman Discoveries at Easthorpe, Bottesford
Page link: Results 7: Mortaria, White ware, Oxfordshire ware
Results 7: Mortaria, White ware, Oxfordshire ware
Roman Discoveries at Easthorpe, Bottesford
Page link: Results 6: Lower Nene Valley Ware
Results 6: Lower Nene Valley Ware
Roman Discoveries at Easthorpe, Bottesford
Page link: Results 5: Greyware Pottery
Results 5: Greyware Pottery
Roman Discoveries at Easthorpe, Bottesford
Page link: Results 4: Samian Pottery
Results 4: Samian Pottery
Roman Discoveries at Easthorpe, Bottesford
Page link: Results 3: Black Burnished 1 Pottery
Results 3: Black Burnished 1 Pottery
Roman Discoveries at Easthorpe, Bottesford
Page link: Results 2: CGlA CG1B 'Shelly Ware'
Results 2: CGlA CG1B 'Shelly Ware'
Roman Discoveries at Easthorpe, Bottesford
Page link: Results 1: Iron Age Pottery
Results 1: Iron Age Pottery
Roman Discoveries at Easthorpe, Bottesford
Page link: Roman Discoveries during Fieldwork at Easthorpe, Bottesford
Roman Discoveries during Fieldwork at Easthorpe, Bottesford
New evidence of Roman life in the Bottesford area.
Page link: Lincolnshire Runway
Lincolnshire Runway
A selection of poems by Mr Bill Bowman
Page link: Voices from Normanton Airfield
Voices from Normanton Airfield
Two poems by wartime airmen serving at RAF Bottesford
Page link: Mr Collett ('the Old Boss'), Bottesford's Edwardian headmaster
Mr Collett ('the Old Boss'), Bottesford's Edwardian headmaster
At the Old Schoolmaster's House, Grantham Road
Page link: Early Days on the Ambergate Railway
Early Days on the Ambergate Railway
Extracts from a book by Robin Leleux (1984)
Page link: Copyright
Copyright
Reproducing words and pictures from this website
Page link: Poetry Pathways comes to Bottesford, 2007
Poetry Pathways comes to Bottesford, 2007
local poets celebrate Bottesford landmarks and history
Page link: The L & H Tour, 1952.
The L & H Tour, 1952.
Christmas at Bottesford, Leicestershire, England.
Page link: Palimpsest
Palimpsest
In the church porch
Page link: Bottesford Market Cross
Bottesford Market Cross
Stand beneath the market cross
Page link: The Corner Shop
The Corner Shop
from a short story - read by the former Winn's Store, Queen Street
Page link: Rivergods
Rivergods
Read by the River Devon
Page link: Tiddlers and Devil's Toenails
Tiddlers and Devil's Toenails
By the ford on Devon Lane
Page link: Wireless Days
Wireless Days
Sunday 3rd September 1939 11.15 am
Page link: Passing Bells
Passing Bells
"What passing bells for those who die as cattle?" - Wilfred Owen
Page link: A Belvoir Angel
A Belvoir Angel
By a headstone in the churchyard
Page link: The Fair Maid of Normanton
The Fair Maid of Normanton
An effigy, alone in the SW corner of the S aisle
Page link: Time Out of Space
Time Out of Space
Read in St Mary's
Page link: The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
Extracts from Shakespeare
Page link: Belvoir Chapel,
Belvoir Chapel,
In the Chancel at St Mary's
Page link: The Ale-Wife and the Bell Man
The Ale-Wife and the Bell Man
A poem read by the parch to St Mary's church, Bottesford
Page link: Village shops in the 1930s
Village shops in the 1930s
Memories of Dorothy Beedham and others
Page link: Hot off the press....
Hot off the press....
a preview of Poetry Pathways
Page link: Bottesford Airfield
Bottesford Airfield
Some background historical notes
Page link: The Beckett Family
The Beckett Family
A late 19-century farming family in Normanton
Page link: The Bee Orchid
The Bee Orchid
A rare wild flower found locally
Page link: The Mill House
The Mill House
Teenage Memories