For the thrill of it
Aug 31, 2022
4 minutes
Mackenzie Thorpe
When I was bound apprentice in famous Lincolnshire/ I served my master truly for nearly seven odd year/ Till I took up to poaching, as you shall quickly hear/ Oh, ’tis my delight on a shining night in the season of the year.”
So goes the famous folk song The Lincolnshire Poacher, for this county has produced its share of such men, none more famous than Mackenzie (Kenzie) Thorpe of Sutton Bridge.
Born of Romany stock in 1908, Mackenzie Thorpe demonstrated the instincts of a hunter from an early age. His father told a story about Kenzie once being lost, only to be discovered safe and well down a rabbit hole.
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