NEXT TIME YOU VISIT WETHERSPOON'S WHITE HORSE PUB IN BRIGG SEE IF YOU CAN SPOT HISTORIC SURVIVOR

Josie Webb of Brigg has alerted us to a piece of surviving history that can still be seen today by customers sitting, or standing, outside Wetherspoon's White Horse pub.
Look across the road at No 45 Wrawby Street, now used by James Truepenny for his music lessons.
Josie says the name of Glover  (an occupier decades ago) can still be seen, imprinted in the woodwork, on sunny days.
"This shop has had numerous owners since and different name changes, as you know," Josie tells us.
Further interesting historical information about Brigg decades ago has been furnished by Josie, who many will be aware is an expert on how the town used to be.

When we posted the above picture, taken circa 1904 in the town centre, we wondered whether the greengrocers shop featured might be on College Yard.
Josie has kindly checked 1905 trade directories relating to Brigg and found three greengrocers operating in the town at that time.
William Palethorpe was in business at 37 Bridge Street - premises, Josie believes, that later became Ron Thompson's.
James Gentle White was at 67 Wrawby Street, later to become Ernie Taylor's radio/TV and toy shop, and latterly Greggs until the retail giant closed its Brigg outlet.
Ben Hocknell operated from 45 Wrawby Street, which Josie thinks was where the above photo was taken.
Some years later these premises became Glover's cycle shop, which subsequently moved into Garden Street.
The other picture we posted (see below) in our look back at old Brigg could date from the same period, Josie thinks.
 

It shows The Rose and Crown Pub and also Dent's Clock and Watchmakers (on the right). "They were both trading at that time slot," she says.
Also in business then was Mr Glover at 15 Bigby Street; he was a tailor who also dealt in poultry and game (in premises now used by Naylors Undertakers).

In a further post we reflected on the history of Happy Land, an area of rented housing off Bridge Street (see map above).
A relative of ours lived there, as a boy, with his family in the early 1900s.
Josie tells us that Happy Land disappeared in the late 1950s; its entrance was where Bhatti's shop/newsagency (pictured below) stands today.

There used to be a cobbler, George Sowerby, whose shop was near the Bridge Street entrance to Happy Land.
Brigg Blog has put forward several suggestions about the origins of Happy Land's name - one being that this had religious connections, with some chapels being located nearby.
Josie points out that Happy Land residents would have worshipped at the Salvation Army's Hall, just round the corner on West Terrace.
Brigg Blog is hoping to receive an interesting picture to share with you in a future post.
It shows Happy Land in the late 1950s and features the cobbler's shop.
The picture belongs to a local resident who showed it to us while we were chatting recently in the Dying Gladiator's beer garden.
We said we'd be Happy to use it on our blog!