A collection of books about different aspects of Lincolnshire. Sport, such as golf; how Woodhall Spa became the headquarters of the English Golf Union. Pop festivals in Lincoln, Spalding and Bardney. People; such as William Brewster (of the Pilgrim Fathers), Pishey Thompson and Sabine Baring-Gould who achieved significance through dint of their hard work and conviction. Famous women too such as Enid Blyton authoress, Eliza Joyce murderess, Madge Kendall, actress. Farming, over 5000 years, and the economic, social and physical affect it has on the community. The armed forces; from ‘The Royal Navy in Lincolnshire’ though the county has no naval ports (and including reference to such names as Banks, Bass and James Cook), to remarkable and moving personal accounts of serving in the Second World War from Dunkirk, Syria and Burma (‘All the King’s Enemies’), Norway, Iceland and Europe (‘Saturday Night Soldiers’).
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Lincolnshire is a diverse county. Its landscapes ranges from Chalk Wold to Limestone plateau, to Fen and Coastal Marsh. The archaeology contained within it is equally dramatic, with thousands of…
The valley of the Trent and its tributaries is the most important district in England, for both osier growing and basket making. Not only for quality of output but also…
This is the story of the development of golf in Woodhall Spa and its Golf Club over the past century or so. RRP £7.50 now just £6.50 Over the years…
What is The Lincoln Imp? And how did it come to be on Lincoln Cathedral? There are several versions of the story however all of them share the same basic…
Lincolnshire Archaeology & Heritage Reports Series No. 4 The fenland of south Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and west Norfolk, with its low rainfall and drying winds, was an ideal area for the…
SPECIAL OFFER – Was £35.00 now £25.00 A reprint of Bartholomew Howlett’s beautifully illustrated book of Lincolnshire. This rare book gives a fascinating insight of Lincolnshire in the late 1790s. …
John Reed born in 1937, spent his childhood in the village of Ruskington, Lincolnshire, until he joined the Royal Navy as a 16 year old in January 1954. This book…
During WWI Lincoln became one of the largest aircraft production centres in the world. This book, with the aid of many previously unpublished photographs, describes the work of four city…
David Norman Robinson OBE MSc was born in Horncastle in August 1927. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School and went on to graduate from Nottingham University with an…
Artur Immanuel Loewental (1879-1964) was a sculptor of rare talent who created medals of eminent people in Austria, Germany and Britain. Well known for his series of World War I German…
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – otherwise known as the BBMF or simply ‘the Flight’ – is based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. Its collection of five Spitfires, two…
During the war years of 1939-1945, a total of 80,000 girls were recruited to the Women’s Land Army and the Women’s Timber Corps. The country relied heavily on these girls,…
This detailed account, Arthur Garner, of Boston’s part in the Civil War places it in the national context. The first half of the 17th century was not only a time…
The Lincolnshire market town and small port of Boston is nearly a thousand years old, having been founded soon after the Norman Conquest. Located close to the Wash, it flourished…
History of Boston Series. No. 13 – Published in 1975. This is a First Edition. This book is presented as a complement to, and continuation of, my Boston and the…
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