Thorne: A Tour Through Time

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  Step 1: Bought from the Durham family, this Memorial Park was originally their recreation grounds. The memorial was unveiled in 1921.

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  Step 2: St. Nicholas' Church was built upon a 6th century Saxon settlement. The entrance is Norman, and the rebuilding began in 1326.

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  Step 3: Peel Hill was once a motte-and-bailey castle constructed by the Normans. It later became a prison, and was demolished by 1829.

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  Step 4: Mining, farming, and milling were some of the main economies of Thorne. Oates Mill was built in 1815.

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  Step 5: The Stainforth-Keadby Canal was made in the 1790s, with Thorne Lock being the last one.

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