Comments on: A Walk in Bradley Woods

by: miles

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:06:39 +0000

Patrick,
Welcome to the site, fascinating stuff, many thanks for your contribution-much appreciated.
Kind regards
Miles

by: patrick holdsworth

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:39:12 +0000

the fields immediately below bradley woods towards grimsby are the probable site of the great battle between the traitor tostig and his norman and scandinavian mercenaries on the one side ,and edwin and morcar the two most powerful northern earls,in charge of the english army, in the may 1066. tostig’s forces were camped out at grimsby protecting their fleet,while edwin and morcar approached from Lincoln ,using the woods to give them cover.They so overwhelmed the foreign forces that it is said that having come in over 300 ships ,the survivors limped away in 19. I wonder if the Black lady ghost (whose woodsman husband may have been called up to fight),lost her children to fleeing mercenaries.I don’t know of any other foreign soldiers who had reason to be passing through these woods.

by: David Sanderson

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:01:57 +0000

I’ve only just found this, Bradley woods was also one of my childhood haunts, I still love going.

by: keithdobbie

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:57:01 +0000

bradley woods tea rooms,circa 1920’s any info please my granny ran it .

by: miles

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:47:31 +0000

Anne,
They might be a bit corny as photographs but you can’t help taking them!

Miles

by: miles

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:46:51 +0000

Rod,
Quite right, like my early Xmas present…a copy of ‘Everything louder….’ on dvd

by: Anne

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:30:51 +0000

Miles,
I like photos of woodland walks. You just want to walk along them and see what is around the corner. Must re-discover Bradley Woods myself again soon.
Love the Robin on the bare twigs. He has got himself puffed up against the cold. Well below freezing here tonight brrrrr.
Anne

by: Rod

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:45:24 +0000

Some things stand the test of time.
Some things are simply . . . just good !
Rod