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 Archaeology & Heritage Report Series No 5. WARP Occasional Paper 17 This volume celebrates the achievements of an outstanding field archaeologist, David Hall. Included are papers such as Fenland…
This collection of articles details research of a number of leading experts in the history and archaeology of the Witham Valley. A technical work aimed at the professional, it contains…
Tupholme Abbey was founded around 1160 by an abbot and twelve canons who came from Newsham in North Lincolnshire. They were from the Premonstratensian Order which had been established in…
Waltham Memories is the unique and fascinating result of many conversations and interview with local people, together with written contributions, recalling life in the village over the past century. Mentioned…
Follow the life of William Brewster, the leader of the Pilgrim Fathers, from his home in Scrooby, England, through his time at Cambridge University, his service with the English diplomat,…
This is a serious study of a neglected major engagement in the Civil War (in which Oliver Cromwell played a major role) without ignoring its effect on the ordinary country folk…
Pinchbeck, a large fenland parish, had an unusual number of mills – no fewer than five survived into the twentieth century. These are corn mills and this book is a…
Since prehistoric times, people have harnessed the power of wind. Windmills first appeared in England in the twelfth century and evolved through various forms to the tower mills which survived…
Sir William Robertson Bart. is the only man to attain the rank of Field Marshall from serving in the ranks. He worked in service when he left school and one…
A vote was passed at the Hague Convention in 1899 prohibiting aircraft from discharging projectiles or explosives. The first Zeppelin was being built and was finally completed and launched on…
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