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The wool shop in West End 1967
The Ferry Boat Inn in the mid-sixties. The history of Winteringham is inextricably linked with the Ferry Boat Inn,
where Dr Stukeley stayed in the eighteenth century, and in which important meetings were held, as well as social
events and dances before the building of the Temperance Hall in 1882. According to the 1861 Census however, it
was called the “Ship Inn” at that time, with William Parker (31) being the innkeeper as well as a carpenter. Wife Susanna (32), daughters Mary (12) and Alice (1), and house servant Mary Franklin (17) made up the household.
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The Bay Horse at Gate End in the mid-sixties. The Bay Horse is over 160 years old, and possibly much older. It
was the landlord of the Bay Horse who provided the food to celebrate the reopening of the Church after its renovation
in 1851. Gate End has always been a meeting place, and at one time was famous for the cockfighting that was held there. Strangely, it is thought that the site of the Bay Horse was the original site of the Ferry Boat Inn!
This was Wingate's Garage on Mere Crossroads in the mid-sixties, with the office immediately behind the petrol
pumps of the era, and the service bay behind. Mr Wingate lived in a bungalow to the left of this photograph.
There were other shops, for which we do not, at the moment have photographs, including the Butcher's shop on
Silver Street, and Teal's in West End, which sold sweets and repaired shoes.
Deliveries:
In the early 1950s, Jim Sewell
delivered milk from his Marsh Lane Farm, by pony and cart. He ladled the required quantity of milk into jugs placed usually on doorsteps by the householder. He was superseded by the Co-op delivery
lorry, which left the required quantity of milk in exchange for 'milk checks' bought at the Co-op shop at Gate End, or for money left outside.
Glentons Bakery sold bread and cakes door-to-door.
Clarke's butchers of Winterton also had a round in Winteringham.
Mr Button of Waterside delivered kindling wood and logs.
The Library Van
from 'Lindsey and Holland Public Libraries, spent the entire day in the mid-sixties covering just South Ferriby and Winteringham. Its first seven stops were in Ferriby, with stops 8 to 21 in Winteringham as
detailed below:
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Stop Code
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Stopping Point
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Arr
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Dep
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8
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Ermine House
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1:00
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1:10
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9
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Middleton's Poultry Farm
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1:15
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1:25
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10
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Silver Street - Coleby House
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1:30
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1:40
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11
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Low Burgage - Stonelea
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1:45
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2:00
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12
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High Burgage - South end
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2:05
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2:25
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13
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Southside Estate - Bungalows
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2:30
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2:45
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14
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The School
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2:50
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3:05
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15
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The Orchard
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3:10
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3:15
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16
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The Vicarage
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3:20
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3:35
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17
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West End - The Haven
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3:40
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3:45
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18
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West End - Marsh Lane
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3:50
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4:00
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19
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West End - Laurel Cottage
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4:05
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4:25
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20
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Council Villas
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4:30
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4:40
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21
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Winterton Road - bungalows
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4:45
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4:55
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Note: Winteringham had its own library until 1956. It was in the original (1823) Chapel in Low Burgage, included
about 200 books and was staffed by a volunteer.
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1950s and 60s Shops Review ...
This shop is in West End, and in the early 1950s it sold sweets, and was owned by Mr Bell, above. Mr Bell’s photograph
includes the following information on the back:
I vaguely recollect that these two shops were in use in the very early 1950s - but I may well be wrong, and would appreciate any further information that
visitors may have. I remember that the smaller of the two sold paraffin at that time.
There were two fish and chip shops in
the 1950s - one in High Burgage (opposite the bottom of Market Hill), and the other in Low Burgage. Both closed however, and it was some years before this one opened on Silver Street
(Scanned by Harry Wells 2005)
