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The Wong, HORNCASTLE, LN9 6EB

The sheep pens - The council wanted this land for building on, but the locals opposed the idea. Maybe a newer generation, who have no memories of this past, will relent. Given time the pens will rust away and what would be the point in restoring them.

Horncastle Police Station was built in 1853, at a cost of £500. It had four cells, for 12 prisoners, and a residence for a superintendent and constable.

The building is the Big Chair Company, Office Furniture, which is located at Hopton Ironworks (no history as yet). To the right are two adjoining terraced houses.

Showing position of Postbox No. LN9 265. See Image] for postbox.

Horncastle Police Station. It was built in 1853, at a cost of £500. It had four cells, for 12 prisoners, and a residence for a superintendent and constable. The small entranceway leads to a car park behind the former Courthouse.

Postbox No. LN9 265. See Image] for context.

Looking at Where's the Map, you would think this is Cagthorpe, but it's not. Not an easy way to drive in and out of. The car is about to drive onto the A153 South Street. There is a pile of seasoning timber to the left, which probably belongs to the furniture restorers to my right (out of view).

The cattle pens with Ancaster Court to the rear.

Sheep pens with the Police Station to the rear, hiding just behind the trees.

This building has seen many uses. Around 1900, when first built, it was a school. Then, until the New Drill Hall was built, http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1409072 it was used by the Horncastle Rifle Volunteers, which incidentally started out in 1859. Danby & Cheseldine used it next as a coach works and as the building has pig pens outside, it is reasonable to assume they may have upholstered the carriage seats with pig skin. The name, which was painted on the brickwork outside, still remains - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1408937 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1408987 The frontage - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1408871 The building was then used as an agricultural store, which I vaguely remember. I think it housed farming equipment for a firm across the road. Whizzkids then made a children's play centre out of it, until it became an antique centre. Horncastle has become something of an Antiques Capital, so this made sense. With regard to the pig pens. In the 13th century Horncastle's market was established. It became a bustling place, and later, internationally so with horses. Traders also dealt with cattle, sheep and pigs and cattle and sheep pens are still to be seen at the rear of this building. The remains of pigs and sheep sometimes ended up in the canal, (opened in 1759) which is just a few yards away.