Stamford Uk Tapestries

Stamford Town Bridge, Black And White This is the town in Lincolnshire and not the Chelsea football ground Stamford is a town on the River Welland in Lincolnshire, England, 92 miles north of London on the A1. The population at the 2011 census was 19,701. The town has 17th and 18th-century stone buildings, older timber-framed buildings and five medieval parish churches. Stamford is a frequent filming location. By Paul Thompson Photography

From an original pen and watercolour sketch of Stamford, an iconic Georgian town in the UK.

The River Welland Stamford Lincolnshire The unmistakable Almshouses on the left reflect from the water of the river Welland that runs through Stamford Town in Lincolnshire UK. The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some 65 miles long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke Groups of almshouses known as callises were founded all about the town by rich wool merchants and this group, known as Lord Burghley's Hospital, is on the south side of the River Welland in Stamford St. Martins. This is a view of the rear of the alms...

From an original watercolour of Burghley House in Stamford, UK.