horse racing – Guided Tours around North East Lincolnshire

Sir Alec Black

Born on 23 December 1872, Alec Black was another of Grimsby’s great philanthropists. Alick Black was born in Grimsby, his mother was Charlotte nee Fox, the youngest daughter of John Charles Fox. As a child he lived at 69 Cleethorpe Road which on the 1881 census shows his mother working as a confectioner. He hadContinue reading “Sir Alec Black”

Cure All

In 1845 a horse bought for £50 from a sale won the Grand National against the odds. That horse was Cure All, owned and rode by William Loft. William was a gentleman farmer from Healing. He lived at The Rookery , which still stands in the Lincolnshire village today, though it is no longer aContinue reading “Cure All”