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| The map below from 1822 shows the "Marshland" that was made up from the Parishes of Swinefleet, Reedness, Whitgift, Ousefleet and Adlingfleet. Bordered by the River Ouse in the North, Thorne Moors to the west and the Lincolnshire boundary of the River Don, the Marshland was a low lying area which was Warped and then later drained in the 18th Century.
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Parish Church of St Margaret's, A Methodist Church, formerly Wesleyan built in 1836. A Primitive Methodist Chapel
The Wesleyan Chapel built in 1904
The Post Office on the left, and in the centre the Blacksmiths Shop (looking from the west)
This picture is from the opposite end of the street looking back to the Post Office and the Blacksmiths Shop (centre right)
Reedness Manor where my Grandparents lived up until the late 1960's
The Ferry House Inn. The small building on the right is where the ferry boat was kept.
This picture of the Reedness shoreline shows the School to the right, and the building just showing on the very right are the stables of White House Farm where William Nothard, my Great, Great Grandfather bred his prize Stallions
The Half Moon Inn
Reedness House
Looking from the west. The chap in the centre is Mr Wilson (a relation ?)
St Mary Magdalene Church. A gothic structure built in 1304 and later enlarged in 1583
Wesleyan Chapel built in 1924. All Saints Church
Warping - was introduced in order to turn marshy lowland areas into highly productive agricultural land. To warp an area of land, a controlled breach in the river defences was made to allow the heavily silted waters to spill out into the marshes. This would usually be done twice a day on each high tide and may have had to have been done for several years in order to fill in the hollows and leave a leveller landscape ready for draining in the future. The Warping Drain, was excavated in 1821 to enable drainage water from the land to be returned to the river.
