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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An account of some of Lincolnshire’s country houses and the families associated with them including chapters on Houses that have since vanished, those from the Middle Ages and from the…
An account of the country houses and of the families associated with them including: Hougham Manor, Doddington Hall, Aubourn Hall, Horkstow Hall, Red Hall (Bourne), Dowsby Hall, Billingborough Hall, Scawby…
The annual journal for 1990. Covering topics such as Bronze Age cemeteries and Flint Industries in Salmonby; Construction of the Bell Tower Frame for Hagworthingham’s Holy Trinity Church; Archaeology of…
Lavishly illustrated with fine quality photographs from the world-famous Francis Frith Collection. There are 128 pages, rich in detail. This is a fascinating portrait of life and times long since…
The murder cases in this book are a mixture of classic narratives or jealousy, elimination and passion, now retold from new perspectives and with more research. The author also includes…
Signed copies are currently available. Here’s volume three about those who appear, at some time in their lives, in fair Lincolnshire.St Botolph’s came first to give Boston a name, and Guthlac,…
A pinfold or pound is a structure in which stray or trespassing livestock were placed until the fine was paid to a pinder (a manorial or parish official) to release…
Stewart Squires is well known as a writer on many aspects of Lincolnshire history. He is probably best known for his books and articles on the history of railways. The…
Lincolnshire is a largely rural county, which was reflected in the early history of its railway lines. The main lines mostly passed through on their way to somewhere else and…
East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 89 Lincolnshire Salterns presents a series of reports on excavations of salt-making sites in Lincolnshire from the Iron Age, Romano-British and the medieval periods. The…
This delightful compendium of women of Lincolnshire includes: religious martyrs, actresses, writers, sports-women, and murderesses are among the women who, born in Lincolnshire, or coming to the county to live,…
Lincolnshire is the only English county that has its own native breeds of sheep, cattle, pigs and poultry and is also able to claim a large part in the development…
A comprehensive guide to the Lincolnshire?s mills, railways, canals, bridges, factories and other important industrial remains ? many of them having photographs included. Over 400 entries arranged in a pocket-sized…
Tour notes for the Annual Conference of the Association for Industrial Archaeology held in Lincoln, September 2009. This ringbound volume gives the actual directions of 12 Tours arranged by The…
Lincoln-based author and photographer Jon Fox has published his second book on the Lincolnshire countryside. This remarkable new book investigates the natural and historical lines, focusing on features used or…
This is the first book in the trilogy relating to the family fortunes of the Everton’s, a Lincoln family, written by his grandson, Peter Gaston. The central character ‘Little Will’…
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