Tony Towers's Pictures of Gainsborough

Gainsborough - VE Day 60th Anniversary Parade, May 8th 2005

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Gainsborough Riverside Festival, June 19th 2004 - artist at work on the riverside walk

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Gainsborough Riverside Festival, June 19th 2004

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Gainsborough Riverside Festival, June 19th 2004

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Gainsborough Riverside Festival, June 19th 2004 - Market Place

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Gainsborough Riverside Festival, June 19th 2004 - Market Place

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Gainsborough Riverside Festival, June 19th 2004 - the View from Trent Bridge

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The Plough, Church Street, Gainsborough

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Horse & Jockey, Church Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

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Church Street, Gainsborough

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Post boxes in the Market Place, Gainsborough. The box on the right must be around 100 years old, as it displays the monogram of Edward VII (who reigned 1901-1910). The box on the left is much more recent, bearing the monogram of our present Queen.

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Market Place, Gainsborough. The stalls are set out ready for Market Day the next day

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Little Church Lane, Gainsborough, viewed from the Lord Street end. This footpath leads to All Saints Church

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Lord Street, Gainsborough

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Hickman-Bacon Memorial Park, Gainsborough (known locally as The Levellings)

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Gainsborough. Neunkirchen is Gainsborough's twin town in Germany, 414 miles away

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United Reformed Church, Gainsborough

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United Reformed Church, Gainsborough, also known as the John Robinson Memorial Church. The Mayflower set sail for America in 1620, taking with her families in search of religious freedom. These families would eventually settle in what is now known as New England, but the origins of their religious views lie in the Gainsborough area. In 1602 John Smyth was dismissed by his employer the Bishop of Lincoln and moved to Gainsborough, where his group of 60 or 70 Separatists were allowed to worship secretly in Gainsborough Old Hall by its owner Sir William Hickman. As Richard Clyfton was forced to resign his position in the Church of England in 1604, the number of Separatists grew. In late 1606 a second Separatist church was founded at Scrooby Manor. In Gainsborough, William Hickman was under pressure from the Bishop of Lincoln for encouraging the Separatists, whilst at Scrooby the activities of William Brewster were being scrutinised by the Archbishop of York. The decision was made to escape to Holland and join the other Separatists there. Lacking the necessary permits, John Smyth and at least 40 of his Gainsborough congregation left for Holland in the winter of 1607/8. After their journey from Gainsborough docks to Amsterdam they joined the 300 or so other exiles. The Scrooby congregation,who had hired a ship from Boston, were betrayed by the captain, but after a spell in prison eventually joined the group in 1608. Although Holland was a relatively safe place for the Separatists the decision was made to set sail for the New World. In 1620, the Speedwell left Holland for Southampton, where it was joined by the Mayflower and its passengers. Both ships left for the New World, but the Speedwell proved to be unseaworthy, and was forced to put into Plymouth for repairs. Eventually the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth alone, taking the Pilgrims on their long journey to America.

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The Trent Port, Gainsborough

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View from the Trent Bridge, Gainsborough, looking south

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