< PreviousTHE BINBROOK PUMP30 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYLINCOLNSHIRE WALKSRETURNING TOBINBROOKSt GABRIEL'S CHURCHYARD“Bynna’s” brook flows in the valley below the church and the settlement to which it gaveits name was already quite sizeable by the late 11th Century when the Domesday Book wascompiled. By the 1630s Binbrook even had a market charter but the rights were sold toCaistor by 1840 and it is nowadays regarded as a village rather than a town. There is however a large, comparatively modern church - St Mary’s and St Gabriel’s (1869)- of predominantly Early English appearance designed by the Louth architect James Fowler. Its“double” dedication results from Binbrook once comprising two parishes each by the late1840’s having its own semi-derelict church; the new church replaced both. St Gabriel’schurchyard, beside Grimsby Road, still exists where one section of a pillar and a few oldgravestones propped against the surrounding walls remind us of its former purpose.Also on Grimsby Road is the village pump, raised above the road so that water carts couldbe filled, particularly important at harvest time when farmers brewed their own beer for theirlabourers. There are even hitching rings for horses. It was renovated in 1996. In the 1850s Binbrook had become known (perhaps in consequence of its isolation) as asomewhat lawless place and a paid constable was deemed necessary. His Old Police House(1852), which stands opposite the pump, originally had a magistrate’s room and cells. Therehas been an inn on the site of the Plough since the 1850’s too.On the descent to Kirmond-le-Mire we get a close-up of some prominent earthworks.These are known as lynchets and are widely agreed to be mediaeval terraced fields.Nevertheless some sources consider them to have originated as a Roman vineyard – aplausible suggestion since the Roman road linking Horncastle to Caistor (the “High Street”)is only a mile away across the valley.In Lincolnshire’s history a particularly significant event was the Rising of 1536 beginningin Louth and commemorated by a plaque outside St James’s church. During evensong on1st October the vicar referred to the expected visit of Henry VIII’s commissionersconcerning the dissolution of Louth priory. On Monday riots took place, following whichthe king was asked by letter to abandon the dissolution and a march to Lincoln wasorganised. Support for the Louth men was quickly forthcoming from Grimsby,Horncastle and Caistor and all these disparate rebel groups - possibly 12,000 men in all -joined forces on the Wolds at Great Tows (GR226904) three miles south of Binbrookand then marched on to Lincoln.EXPLORINGON FOOTBINBROOK, THORPE-LE-VALE AND GREAT TOWSThis summer walk returns us to Binbrook and savours awalk with fine views over the high, central Wolds plateau –but all attained with relatively little effort.Lincolnshire30-31:Layout 1 15/7/13 13:40 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY31LINCOLNSHIRE WALKSSt MARY & St GABRIEL BINBROOKVIEW TOWARDSGREAT TOWSTHE LYNCHETS AT KIRMOND-LE-MIRETHORPE-LE-VALEThe king refused their demands and within twelve days the rebellionwas quelled and its leaders executed, the incident provoking Henry’sfamous observation about Lincolnshire being “the most brute and beastlyshire in the realm”.Their important rendezvous of Great Tows is still a large farmsurrounded by trees and is seen from our walk. We don’t know the rebel’sexact route of course, but our walk surely coincides with it at some point.NOTESReaders are welcome to park at the Plough Inn.THE ROUTEExit the back of the Plough Inn carpark and turn left alongHigh Street then in about 100 yards take footpath signed on the right up agravel drive. From here it is virtually a straight line for 1¼ miles to the roadabove Kirmond-le-Mire. After a small plantation keep ahead along grassheadlands to a hedge gap at a track. Cross this and the field ahead to pass ahouse and garden on your right. Go over a farm road and another field froma second hedge gap keeping forward to a waymark by a hedge end (there’sa farmers sign too!) and on to meet the road. Cross this to a concealedpermissive path behind the hedge opposite.Descend left between fences and the hedge (and past the lynchets) thusavoiding walking on the road itself! At the bottom briefly rejoin the roadbefore taking the track on the left opposite the old Manor House. Follow thisfor about half a mile, then cross the footbridge on your left and resume youroriginal direction. An obvious track soon develops eventually passing thefishing lakes of Thorpe-le-Vale.Approaching Thorpe House zig-zag left then right behind a green barnand the house itself into a lane that leads uphill for half a mile to a roadjunction. Turn left. When the road bends left take the bridleway ahead for amile - with another zigzag about half way - to reach another lane. Keep forward for 200 yards until this bends right towards Great Towssome 400 yards away. Now go left through a hedge at a footpath sign andacross an arable field to come alongside some woods. Continue forward to afarm track then veer left and immediately right with more woods now onyour right.Follow the grass path above a valley past an information board and seatand then through a small wood before heading downhill to the road atBinbrook.Cross over and turn left, then just before the church take signed footpathon the right. Stay right of the fence – don’t follow the gravel drive! At thenext road turn left.Beyond the water pump and Old Police Station the former St Gabriel’schurchyard is seen across the road up a grassy ramp. Finally bear left intothe Market Place and return to the inn.by Hugh MarrowsFACTFILESTART: The Plough Inn, BinbrookMAPS: OS Landranger 113 (Grimsby) • Explorer 282DISTANCE: 7½ miles • 11.75 kilometresREFRESHMENTS: Plough Inn, Binbrook30-31:Layout 1 15/7/13 13:40 Page 232 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYINTERVIEW WITH…There have been specialcommemorations this year to mark thesixtieth anniversary of the successfulascent to the summit of Mount Everest –and Sir Edmund Hillary’s achievementcertainly ranks as one of the greatestmoments in recent British history. Butdoes history need to be rewritten?That’s a question asked by Stamford-raised mountaineer and explorer GrahamHoyland in his fascinating new book, LastHours on Everest. In its pages he tells thestory of George Mallory and Sandy Irvinewho set out to reach the summit back in1924. Sadly they never made it back, butthere is a school of thought that suggeststhe pair actually did make it to thesummit, nearly thirty years before Hillaryand his party.Graham was responsible for unearthingthe evidence that led to the discovery ofMallory’s body high on the North Face in1999 and, in his book, he combinespersonal experience from the nine Everestexpeditions he has been on with thephysical evidence found on the mountainand exclusive access to papers to piecetogether the gripping story of theirmission and ponder whether they didactually achieve their aim.Graham himself was the fifteenthBriton to reach the summit of Everest –although, if it’s true Mallory and Irvinemade it, he would be the seventeenth –and we spoke to him about his book andhis amazing adventures. Firstly wewanted to know how a man from anotoriously flat county became soobsessed with climbing!He tells us, “I’m afraid I haven’tmanaged to climb Boston Stump yet! Asthe highest point in Lincolnshire – at137 feet – it’s something of an ambitionof mine! But I had a very happychildhood in Stamford and I loveLincolnshire.“Howard Somervell was a relative ofmine and was a member of Mallory andIrvine’s expedition. When I was twelve hetold me that he thought his friendMallory had reached the summit ofEverest first and that I should go and lookfor his camera that he’d left there. In factHoward Somervell himself was a fineman, a fascinating character. He had adouble first from Cambridge and was apolice artist, a musician and a surgeon atthe Somme during the First World War sohe was a big inspiration, and in 1993 Idid indeed climb Everest. I’ve been toA GRIPPINGCLIMBING STORYLincolnshire adventurer Graham Hoyland isuncovering a fascinating tale of dedication32-33:Layout 1 15/7/13 13:42 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY33INTERVIEW WITH…Everest nine times, which is a bit morethan you’re probably supposed to, butI’ve only climbed it once.”On one of the expeditions to themountain in 1999, Graham discoveredMallory’s body, though his originalambition has yet to be realised. “We stillhaven’t found Howard Somervell’scamera, and we think it’s with SandyIrvine whose body hasn’t beendiscovered yet.”Graham’s next challenge is somethingentirely unique. “I’m trying to dosomething nobody’s ever done before –I’m aiming to climb the highestmountain in all seven continents andsail between the continents by theseven seas, something I’m calling theSeven Seas and Seven SummitsChallenge. I’ve got some of the wayaround, I’ve climbed four mountainsand sailed on three of the seas. Whenyou do it you begin to understand whynobody’s done it before! It’s verydifficult and very expensive.“I’ve still got to climb CarstenszPyramid in Australasia, Mount Vinson inAntarctica and Mount Aconcagua inSouth America which I’m going to trythis Christmas. Mount Vinson is the onethat might fox me because it’s verydifficult to get there and also extremelyexpensive. It costs around £30,000 justto get to Antarctica, let alone climb it!“Now I’m becoming old and lazy Idon’t want to climb mountainsanymore, I wanted to do something abit easier, like sitting about on a boat.Unfortunately I’ve found out it isn’t allthat easy after all!”Graham’s enthusiasm for climbingillustrates the buzz that mountaineerscontinue to get, and he clearly stillenjoys it, but as he tells us, “I get morepleasure climbing something in Scotlandfor fun these days than I do climbing atough Himalayan mountain. Climbingreally can be quite addictive. BrianBlessed, who is quoted in my book,keeps on going back to Everest andtrying to reach the summit but he hasn’tmanaged to do it yet. But he’s a braveman and he’ll keep on trying.”Last Hours on Everest is a tribute tothe dedication and courage of GeorgeMallory and Sandy Irvine and it’s afantastically gripping story, withGraham’s knowledge and experienceoffering a new perspective.Published by Harper Collins, LastHours on Everest is now available as ahardback and ebook from retailers. Youcan also buy it fromwww.malloryeverest.com which alsocontains more information by Grahamabout the expedition.32-33:Layout 1 15/7/13 13:42 Page 234 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYFASHIONWhisper it, but it looks like this summer might offer rather more sunshine thanin recent years. 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