Long-serving Lincolnshire Times journalist Edward Dodd's acclaimed book called Brigg - published in 1974 - was a very thorough examination of the town as it then was.
But Ted made no apologies for dipping into Brigg's rich history, which he stressed was necessary to put things in context.
He quoted many landmark dates, including February 1968 when the Yarborough Hunt pub, on Bridge Street, closed without much notice being given to regulars.
No beer was served for many years until the premises were restored and reopened relatively recently. Today it remains a popular watering hole for many Brigg folk.
The original Yarborough Hunt - much smaller than the current premises - was managed by Sid Bell for 40 years until he retired.
Ted reveals that this happened a few years before the brewery owners closed it to the public.
Through an agreement with Brigg Urban District Council, which was abolished in 1974 by local government re-organisation, a copy of Ted's Brigg book was distributed to every local household.
We've just re-read our treasured copy for the umpteenth time.
Some years later, Ted, who lived on St Helen's Road, updated things with a second Brigg book.
It was a particularly sad day for him in 1985 when the Lincolnshire & South Humberside Times printed its last issue before closure.
There was a farewell get-together involving staff - past and present - in the office at 57 Wrawby Street.
We'd left by then to join the sports department at the Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph but left the steel town early on that Friday afternoon to attend the get-together.
Was it originally a Sutton & Bean pub?
ReplyDeleteNo it was not Sutton and Bean , it was Sergeants Brewery which was situated on the the bank of the Ancholme ,my uncle worked for Sergeants Brewery from leaving school to the the brewery closing in 1967.
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