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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The Car Dyke is a Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire mystery. It is an ancient artificial watercourse extending for over 57 miles (92km) from Washingborough near Lincoln to Peterborough. In 1712, the…
Lincolnshire Archaeology & Heritage Report Series No 8 This work presents the results of a survey of the present knowledge regarding the Car Dyke, one of Britain’s longest yet little known linear…
This booklet gives the reader a better understanding and back-ground to the production of the murals, the identity of the models the artist used and the theological and philosophical beliefs…
This extract from The First Stone and Other Papers, originally published in 1970, has been reprinted in 2009 to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the laying of the first stone…
This book provides a comprehensive gazetteer of the 295 external WW1 memorials in the historic county of Lincolnshire (excludes any located within buildings). For each War Memorial the author gives…
In the aftermath of the First Crusade 1096-1099, which led to the capture of Jerusalem, the Christians’ decided there was a continuing need to protect Pilgrims from Saracen attacks hence…
Following almost 300 years of the history of The Lincolnshire Regiment (the Tenth Foot), raised by the parliament of King James II, along with ten other regiments of infantry to…
The Lincolnshire coast has been part of the British seaside experience since railways opened up the area to holidaymakers in the late nineteenth century. Coastal resorts that in the eighteenth…
This book charts a dramatic period in the history of a fascinating and neglected part of the county. It examines the momentous change and one which saw a farming backwater…
This small book is primarily a photographic history of the paint schemes of AVRO LANCASTER B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ from 1945 to 2009. It does however include the history of…
One of a series of books based on the author’s popular series for Flypast magazine. The books are designed for the historian, enthusiast, tourist and anyone with an interest in…
At the mention of Pop Festivals most people will automatically think of Woodstock and the Isle of Wight. Lincolnshire however had its own events and four of these are recorded…
This trail has been designed to look at the rich Roman heritage to be found in the district of North Kesteven. The trail is divided into two parts: the first…
With no naval ports in the county there is nevertheless a considerable naval association. This book briefly covers the recorded naval associations of the county since before there was a…
This collection is a very moving testament to the soldiers who were directly, and very intimately, involved in the War in Burma. Much of this poetry was written at the…
This is the story of the family whose famous sons, John and Charles Wesley, founded the Methodist Church and provided that church with wonderful hymns. It is also the story…
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