tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post2791573191134116852..comments2024-03-08T11:16:16.812+00:00Comments on A Postcard a Day: Maud Foster WindmillSheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-1937866324065110882010-05-24T20:56:42.946+01:002010-05-24T20:56:42.946+01:00John, wonderful! Thank you for that - the missing...John, wonderful! Thank you for that - the missing link. :)Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-67456983716934310842010-05-24T20:52:38.779+01:002010-05-24T20:52:38.779+01:00When the drain was cut in 1568 Maud Foster allowed...When the drain was cut in 1568 Maud Foster allowed it to cross her land on favourable terms. One of the terms was to have the drain named after her.<br /><br />Source: <i>The History and Antiquities of Boston</i>, 1856.John | English Wildernesshttp://englishwilderness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-88632573273258184742010-05-04T11:05:51.108+01:002010-05-04T11:05:51.108+01:00Gosh, it looks like a lovely place! I have a frie...Gosh, it looks like a lovely place! I have a friend in Grimsby and must make an effort to visit one day. I like this old black and white photograph, I must say.<br /><br />John - you <i>must</i> try find out a little bit more about it!!Emmhttp://passiontounderstand.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-30421205082959180102010-05-03T14:27:37.658+01:002010-05-03T14:27:37.658+01:00@Gone with postcards, yes, I love going through my...@Gone with postcards, yes, I love going through my father's cards.<br /><br />@John, I was hoping you'd come by because I remembered you lived nearby. Let me know if you solve the mystery. :)Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-65906430911737374342010-05-03T11:03:39.459+01:002010-05-03T11:03:39.459+01:00I'm ashamed to admit I've never visited th...I'm ashamed to admit I've never visited the Maud Foster Mill despite living within half a mile. I'll ask one of the local historians to see if I can find out where the name comes from.John | Daily Photohttp://dailyphotogallery.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-73392687591809707552010-05-03T07:07:52.734+01:002010-05-03T07:07:52.734+01:00It sound good that your father also cellects cards...It sound good that your father also cellects cards. I guess you must have found a lof of fun in his collection~~Gone with postcradshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03644288440455625396noreply@blogger.com