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  • DinosaurEgg Jan 27, 2011 @ 12:35 pm | delete
    I love a bit of local history. Hello from down south.
  • LizMac60 Dec 7, 2010 @ 11:32 am | delete
    Blessed by a squid angel and feaatured on Me?!! A Squid Angel.
  • Swisstoons Oct 10, 2010 @ 9:07 am | delete
    I really enjoyed this lens. Retford has seen a lot of history, dating back to just before the Norman Invasion! I don't recall reading what the population of Retford is today. But I am mightily impressed by the fact that it support 19 pubs!
  • Tipi Sep 13, 2010 @ 7:32 pm | delete
    Retford is beautiful, I would love to visit. Thanks for a nice preview.
  • Kiosks4business Mar 22, 2010 @ 3:31 am | delete
    What a lovely lens, great photos and lot of super information. Great Work - it looks a smashing place to visit.

    http://www.squidoo.com/nhs-health-kiosks
  • Spook Nov 23, 2009 @ 4:03 am | delete
    I'm with papawu on this. Never knew Randell was from here. Great bat including the shuffling and great character.
  • oneskms Oct 10, 2009 @ 11:48 am | in reply to jennysue19 | delete
    Hi Jennysue, thanks for the heads up, your thinking on shareapic is right, they are having a few probs at the minute and I'm in the process of moving all my images to another host.
    As for the map, its just the normal google maps module available in your workshop - I entered retford, notts, uk and it works fine
  • jennysue19 Oct 10, 2009 @ 11:06 am | delete
    Hi Retford from Havant in Hampshire. Never visited your town, but you never know! Just nice to see somewhere in the UK here on Squidoo towns.

    Noticed during my visit that your Kings Park photos aren't showing. Is it a Shareapic problem?

    Question for you - how did you do your Google map, I thought it only worked for USA.
  • papawu Aug 30, 2009 @ 6:18 pm | delete
    My Gosh! An amazing amount of research must have gone into this lens! As something of a history buff, I truly enjoyed the historical background of Retford. If I may, could I suggest putting the guestbook a little lower so that it comes after the rest of the Retford info? I almost didn't go onto the B & B module because I tend to think the guestbook is the end of the lens.Then again, this could just be me of course. LOL
  • michelle Jul 25, 2009 @ 12:55 am | delete
    I used to live in Retford....quite a few years ago.....was good friends with a girl called Michelle Longley.....lost touch with her though....would love to chat with her again. I live in America now...... :) I used to work at the Albert pub....on Albert RD? if i remember correctly....we lived on Station Rd....right in front of the bloody train station!
  • luvmyludwig Jul 7, 2009 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    great lens! The pictures are beautiful.
  • 2Eklectik Jul 6, 2009 @ 8:35 pm | delete
    Very nice lens. 5*****
  • fanfreluche Jun 28, 2009 @ 8:36 am | delete
    Beautiful lens! I love the old pictures. Britain is on my top 3 list of countries I want to visit. Who know maybe my travel will bring me to beautiful Retford!
  • CDT May 23, 2009 @ 8:08 am | delete
    5* for a really interesting lens - I really enjoyed reading it and LOVE the old photo's :)

    Lensrolled to my lens about my own home town of Slough (which isn't as picturesque as Retford :D )
  • stuart clarke May 15, 2009 @ 12:46 pm | delete
    the pub on london rd is the nags head
  • paraAdams May 8, 2009 @ 12:10 pm | delete
    Holy cow! What a great lens! Thanks for taking the time to write it!
  • mulberry May 6, 2009 @ 8:14 pm | delete
    Love the old photos, very nice lens!
  • clouda9 Apr 19, 2009 @ 4:11 pm | delete
    Beautiful town that still has that old-world ambiance!
  • debnet Apr 18, 2009 @ 5:18 am | delete
    Brilliant lens! I love the old photographs. I'll come back to this one ;)
  • Ringonel Apr 16, 2009 @ 3:24 pm | delete
    The mystery pub in the last photo just might be the white cottage thats still on the left hand bend on London Rd. There's a fence now and some well grown shrubs/hedge but it looks very similar to the pub in terms of aspect, orientation and window layout. Might be worth checking out?
  • Ringonel Apr 14, 2009 @ 2:47 pm | in reply to kippax | delete
    Re: Kippax family
    Check out the history pages on the Ordsall Parish websitehttp://fp.ordsallparish.plus.com/Parish/Pages/history.htm
    Two Kippax brothers are mentioned as being builders/landowners in the town.
  • ratso Apr 12, 2009 @ 8:37 am | delete
    a wonderful lens on such great historical town. 5 stars
  • kippax Apr 8, 2009 @ 2:34 am | delete
    looking for any info on the kippax family
  • MattTaylor Jan 18, 2009 @ 5:53 pm | delete
    Nice pictures and nice lens dude!

    Matt
  • Stazjia Jan 16, 2009 @ 6:14 am | delete
    I do like this lens and found it really interesting although I've never visited Retford. I've lensrolled it to my own lenses on English towns. You've done very well getting all those old pictures of the town.
  • marsha32 Jan 7, 2009 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    Looks like a great little place
  • oneskms Dec 31, 2008 @ 6:32 am | in reply to oneskms | delete
    Hi again, this may help Ron Woilter and Samantha. Ron there is a post here regarding WW2 and Leeds and Samantha there is a couple of maps although not very readable. There is also lots of photo's to take a look at.

    http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/nottinghamshire/retford/

    Also to Samantha I have found out that there was indeed a farm on carolgate and am trying to find out it's name. I am also being led to believe that there may be a Benny Glover still living in Retford and he possibly used to work at waterfields. He may relate to your fathers step grand father as the person I have spoke to thinks they were uncle and nephew. That is all I have at the minute. I am unsure, but if you go into my profile, there is a contact me button if you would prefer to email me rather than leave a blurb, however you may need to be a squidoo user, I am unsure. I wish you the best in finding your family's history and hope to post again if I can find you any more in
  • Wraggy Dec 31, 2008 @ 4:08 am | delete
    Retford seems a lovely place. Would live to visit.
  • oneskms Dec 28, 2008 @ 11:22 pm | delete
    Hi Samantha, I will try to find out for you if I can pin down any one local with the Glover surname. Unsure about the farm, carolgate is part of Retford's 'town' centre and there are no farms there at present and as I can remember there never has been but I could be wrong. Do you want some names of any other farms in the area ?
    [in reply to Samantha]
  • Samantha Dec 28, 2008 @ 3:40 pm | delete
    I would be very greatful if somebody from Retford could help me with my family history , my fathers step family the Glovers were tenants of a farm in Carolgate during the 1940's/50's maybe earlier also. My father can not remember the name of the farm but the family were Salvation army folk and his step grandfather was called Benny Glover. Even if anyone could provide the names of farms present in this area now would be great. Many Thanks, Samantha.
  • oneskms Oct 31, 2008 @ 10:38 am | in reply to poddys | delete
    Hi poddys, you now have me thinking, I can't put a name to who it might be....I actually married a girl from clarborough. Glad you liked the lens and hopefully you can relate to parts of it.
  • cashgiftcard Oct 31, 2008 @ 12:58 am | delete
    great lens, thanks for sharing your local information to stranger like me.
  • poddys Oct 30, 2008 @ 9:11 pm | delete
    Really nice lens, 5***** well deserved. My cousin actually lives in Retford, actually Clarborough. Small world... Love the old photos.
  • TheWhistler Oct 23, 2008 @ 3:54 pm | delete
    I love all the archival pictures.

    Thanks for the lens
  • ronpass Oct 15, 2008 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    Attractive lens with lots of history - enticing for sure. Would love to visit - I'm more familiar with the Yorkshire area.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Oct 12, 2008 @ 6:07 am | delete
    I had never heard of Retford before but now I'd love to go visit. Thank you for such an enticing lens.
  • oneskms Sep 27, 2008 @ 8:29 am | delete
    Hi Ron, apologies for the delay in replying and unsure wheteher you keep checking back but I have asked lots of people about any evacuees from leeds and have drawn a total blank. Is there any particular name or any other info you could give to get me on the right trail ?
  • ron woilter Aug 28, 2008 @ 9:37 am | delete
    any info on east retford intake of evacuees from leeds w yorkshire? WW2
  • Andy Jul 24, 2008 @ 4:00 am | delete
    I've lived in Retford all my life and never realised it had such a wonderfull history
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Jul 13, 2008 @ 6:08 pm | delete
    Great lens. Very informative.
    5*
    Lizzy
  • Gordon_Hamilton Jul 13, 2008 @ 1:36 pm | delete
    Always nice to read an informative travel lens. Well done and good luck at Squidoo.
  • RedSportNiac Jul 11, 2008 @ 5:44 pm | delete
    Nice lens. Very helpful indeed for anyone who interested to get to know Retford. Well done.
  • beachbum_gabby Jul 9, 2008 @ 1:55 am | delete
    what a great and historical place. Never been to UK but it drives me more to visit this place after seeing your lens. :)
  • Jun 25, 2008 @ 12:46 pm | delete
    Lovely informative Lens from someone who lives in Messingham N. Lincs it's a small world 5* and a favourite and welcome to Travelmania group!
    Tapir Travel
  • JudgeMental Jun 24, 2008 @ 11:22 am | delete
    Very informative lens! Thanks.
  • The-Elderly-Geek Jun 23, 2008 @ 9:42 pm | delete
    I enjoyed your lens as well. Back when I was doing genealogy research, I found one of my ancestors was mayor of the city of Canterbury in 1609. I found some interesting facts about the family and am going to do a lens about them.
  • jehan- May 16, 2008 @ 2:32 am | delete
    I grew up in Retford. I had trials with Retford united. And worked at everyones favourite local jumper shop Greenwoods Menswear on market place. I never knew we had such a fascinating history. I am now proud to call Retford my home!
  • Horsham Feb 17, 2008 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    Hi Nice Lens

    Please feel free to ad it to the UK Towns Group
  • ebizsalez Nov 2, 2007 @ 3:18 pm | delete
    very good historic facts. nice info thank you

    bigsaveontravel
  • sarahk Jul 30, 2007 @ 8:22 pm | delete
    How about some information about the local schools, parks, teams etc and make it a true local hub.
  • klapskie Jul 26, 2007 @ 4:41 am | delete
    I enjoy reading your lens. Now, I have some idea about Retford. Thanks for sharing. Giving you 5* for the well done lens. :)

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