Amazing Photo of John Swan's Premises
If you enjoyed our piece on Victorian gardener and local veterinary surgeon John Swan, you'll be interested in this fantastic photo of...
Our Former Gardeners - Edward Joyce
My research into former Waterfurlong gardeners is continuing and I have recently added a biography for Edward Joyce (1848-1935) to the...
Roses Our Gardeners Once Grew - Part II
Rosa Dorothy Perkins - a favourite of Stamford nurseryman James Brown THE LOST ROSE 'BEAUTY OF STAMFORD' Our most famous Victorian...
Roses Our Gardeners Once Grew - Part I
Rosa Madame Alfred Carrière Despite June's drenching rain, it's been a wonderful summer for roses here. Our gardeners grow many different...
Tom Sandall's Journal: 1863 - 1880
THE DELIGHTS OF PARIS, A WEDDING, FIVE CHRISTENINGS, AND SETTLING DOWN IN STAMFORD Paris in the 1860s 1863 In 1863 I went for my holiday...
This Day In ... 1819
ST MARTIN'S VET ROBERT JAMES EXPOSED AS A FRAUD You might remember our post last year about John Swan, the Waterfurlong gardener and...
The Waterfurlong Horse Chestnuts
This magical, painterly photograph was taken back in May 2003 by Waterfurlong gardener Huw of his little nephew Fred running down the...
This Day in ... 1876
"YOU ARE A WHORE AND A BUNTER AND YOU KEEP A FANCY-MAN!" ​ Victorian Waterfurlong gardener Edward Winterton grew up in one of Stamford's...
Tom Sandall's Journal: 1854 - 1862
OUT INTO THE WIDE WORLD AND BACK AGAIN Aylesbury Old Bank - Tom Sandall's annotation showing his room Tom Sandall was born 180 years ago...
Tom Sandall's Journal: 1839 - 1853
A VERY DOCILE AND WELL CONDUCTED YOUTH 'My father was born in the small village of Rippingale of respectable parents, his father being a...