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Duncombes Yard, Water Street, STAMFORD, PE9 2NR

I suspect that this is the rear view of the terrace shown at Image

Houses adjacent to High Street St Martin's in Stamford.

Looking uphill from the Water Street end of this little terrace towards St. Martin's churchyard. I imagine that cottages once stood on both sides of this passageway. They are said to have been built to accommodate workers at the local maltings. A curiosity is the bridge linking two properties at the south end - at second-floor level.

Numbers 14 and 15 Lumby's Terrace form the entrance to the terrace of numbers 1 to 13, seen at Image and Image Constructed in 1826 (number 15) and 1827 (number 14), of coursed rubble stone under hipped stone slate roofs. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1360387 Stamford is a market town on the southern border of Lincolnshire, located at the lowest point that the River Welland could be forded. It is some 11 miles northwest of Peterborough and about 27 miles east of Leicester, and is set on Roman Ermine Street and the Great North Road. The picturesque town is constructed almost entirely of limestone, much of the town centre was built in the 17th and 18th centuries in Jacobean or Georgian style. Tourism is an important element of Stamford’s economy.

Looking through the gate at the entrance to the path through St Martin's churchyard.

Early 19th century terrace of stone-built houses, Listed Grade II.

Early 19th century terrace of stone-built cottages, Listed Grade II. As built, there was an identical set of cottages facing on the grassed area to the right.

The remaining row of two, Numbers 1 to 13 Lumby's Terrace, was built circa 1840. Constructed of coursed rubble stone under modern asbestos pantile roofs. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062205 Stamford is a market town on the southern border of Lincolnshire, located at the lowest point that the River Welland could be forded. It is some 11 miles northwest of Peterborough and about 27 miles east of Leicester, and is set on Roman Ermine Street and the Great North Road. The picturesque town is constructed almost entirely of limestone, much of the town centre was built in the 17th and 18th centuries in Jacobean or Georgian style. Tourism is an important element of Stamford’s economy.

The remaining row of two, Numbers 1 to 13 Lumby's Terrace, was built circa 1840. Constructed of coursed rubble stone under modern asbestos pantile roofs. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062205 Stamford is a market town on the southern border of Lincolnshire, located at the lowest point that the River Welland could be forded. It is some 11 miles northwest of Peterborough and about 27 miles east of Leicester, and is set on Roman Ermine Street and the Great North Road. The picturesque town is constructed almost entirely of limestone, much of the town centre was built in the 17th and 18th centuries in Jacobean or Georgian style. Tourism is an important element of Stamford’s economy.

St Martin's Graveyard is located at the junction of Barnack Road and Park Lane. The grave of Daniel Lambert is seen on the right. The story of Daniel is well documented at: https://www.stamfordcivicsociety.org.uk/daniel-lambert.html Stamford is a market town on the southern border of Lincolnshire, located at the lowest point that the River Welland could be forded. It is some 11 miles northwest of Peterborough and about 27 miles east of Leicester, and is set on Roman Ermine Street and the Great North Road. The picturesque town is constructed almost entirely of limestone, much of the town centre was built in the 17th and 18th centuries in Jacobean or Georgian style. Tourism is an important element of Stamford’s economy.