Old Rat Catcher..

[byron 1,279]

no pedigree's here.....

[kanny 21,753]

Cracking photo

[Night Walker 596]

Some character in that photo

[byron 1,279]

 

In this article we take a look at some of the characters of old Lincolnshire. John (Ratty) Fulton was born in 1872 at a public house in Saltergate, Lincoln, ‘the Beehive’, which was on the site where the RBS bank now stands.

 

Ratty Fulton was employed by Lincoln Corporation as a rat-catcher, catching rats for tuppence a rat during the annual Lincoln ‘Rat Week’. He made a valuable contribution to the city, as Lincoln’s rat population, encouraged by waterways, canals and a network of sewers could easily have got out of hand without his efforts.

 

He lived in a series of public houses for most of his life, including the Horse and Groom on Newland and the White Bear on Danesgate. He could often be seen in pubs around the city with his dogs and ferrets. It is said that he worked as a rat-catcher for sixty years, which would mean that he started at the age of eleven or twelve. He died in 1944 having caught thousands of rats in the course of his career.

[j j m 6,625]

fantastic pic mate

[pesky1972 5,675]

Lovely picture. Great that these old ways have been documented. Maybe one day when the rats have become immune to every poison known to man we'll need men like Ratty Fulton again. ?Pity that all the pubs he'd have frequented are likely all long gone now too. ??⚰️

[byron 1,279]

imagine that mans life..born in a pub ,and perhaps died in one..looks like he's wearing a tie aswell,what do ya reckon was the mix in them dogs in the pic..not a bad age though seventy two when he passed..

[myersbg 1,385]

Modern ratcatcher

 

 

[myersbg 1,385]

Earned her keep that day

[The one 8,592]

Great picture mate most of them would get weils disease too just doing there job no plastic gloves in those days

[nans pat 2,575]

imagine that mans life..born in a pub ,and perhaps died in one..looks like he's wearing a tie aswell,what do ya reckon was the mix in them dogs in the pic..not a bad age though seventy two when he passed..

collie x..ebt x whippet n terrier of manyxs

[Tiercel 6,986]

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TC

[marshman 7,758]

Great pic and history what a life eh ratting and lived in pubs . I'd have a bet says in hes life he took part in a few other coubteyside sporting activities ?

[lanesra 4,007]

Cracking pic & info , what's he holding ? I can't make it out .

[neil cooney 10,416]

Cracking pic & info , what's he holding ? I can't make it out .

I was wondering the same myself. I think it's a rat and a ferret.