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| Falling leaves - Bradley Woods in autumn sunshine |
What more enchanting a place than Bradley Woods - in spring, summer, autumn or winter!
It also has important history because it is part of a site where King John used to relax by hunting wild boar - an activity reflected in a magnificent painting by artist Ralph Baucham in Grimsby Town Hall.
History has been unkind to the 17-year reign of John, but he loved Grimsby, and the people of the town loved him.
Immingham, too, was close to his heart. A keen falconer, it was here that he took receipt of gyr falcons - gifts from the King of Norway.
Just days before he is said to have lost his treasures in the muddy expanses of The Wash, he was actually in Grimsby on some sort of a mission - one that has remained a mystery.
It was a time of turmoil, with intense civil unrest, prompted by the grievances of barons, and incursions from French militia.
With his precious treasure vulnerable to plunder, it needed to be hidden, and there is a theory that some could be buried anywhere in the Grimsby area, perhaps monastic land - long since developed - in or around the Abbeygate area.
This fanciful idea is explored in the publication, Sucked Down by The Whirlpool, available now via ebay or amazon https://amzn.to/3ryQTIt.
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| A section of the painting in Grimsby Town Hall |
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| Are some of the royal jewels buried in or around Grimsby? |
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