My Dad, Ev Loseby, was the Vicar of Seagrave and Walton on the Wolds
in the early 1970's and had the wonderful big house on the corner on
the left as you go up the hill. I was in the Royal Marines at the
time but when my wife and I came home on leave, Dad used to show us
the Church Records and chest. He always refused to allow the LDS
access to the records as they wanted to re-baptise family ancestors
into the LDS Church. Anyway we used to look at these records and
where people used to sign with their 'X' and who held what land.

What we didn't realise and find out until a couple of years ago, was
that our own ancestor Richard Loseby C1812 married Sarah Benskin from
the Village; that one of Sarah's relatives was the Vicar in those
days, and that the Loseby family lived there for the best part of a
hundred years.

I also remember going down to the pub with Dad frequently (he liked
his pint)and going to the hunt meet at Walton.

I remember the Owen family being in the big house behind the Church,
Eric Reynolds (who I used to work for in about 1960 when I was 12),
Commander Dean and I think the chap who owned the TV/Radio shop in
Belvoir Street. There were also a lovely couple who used to live
opposite the Church/Pub. One family that were also really helpful
where a farming family where the son was called 'Pip'.

We actually took our son to Seagrave a few weeks ago as he visited a
few times in his first 4 or 5 years. Whoever has the old vicarage now
has done a lovely job renovating it. The workshop that went over the
top of the coalhouse/garage and pig sty was always my favourite place.
It really does look nice now as do the new houses that have been
built since those days on that road.

Dad died about 18 months ago but I still have the newspaper cutting of
about the painting that was sent to Gracie Fields and a letter about
her friendship with the former Vicar, Rev. Cope.

As regards Richard Loseby, I understand that he lived on New York farm
- I don't suppose anyone knows where that was do they?

Kindest regards and you still have a beautiful village

Paul Loseby