Lincolnshire is more than spud and mud. Here are many accounts of people’s lives as they grew up in Lincolnshire, from working out of the greatest fishing port in the world (Out of Grimsby) to the steel works (Scunthorpe – Crimson Skies); from the first person to have been given the title ‘cat-burglar’ (Delaney) to the Spinning Lady’s life (Larks in the Lincolnshire Marshes). Some titles cover powerful stories of overcoming or accepting enormous social and physical barriers such as ‘From Plough to College’, ‘From the Fens to Westminster’ and ‘I Didn’t Have Cancer for Nothing’. There is also a delightful recount of the Everton family history in the ‘Little Will’ trilogy by Peter Gaston. The complete trilogy is now available through this website – or through any good bookshop Vol I ‘Little Will and Clink Carrot’, Vol II ‘For Better For Worse’ and Vol III ‘Old Men’s Dreams, Young Men’s Visions’. Until Valentine’s day there is a special offer on this trilogy to promote the publication of Little Will in paperback – please search for ‘Little Will Trilogy’ in the search bar.
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This title records the experiences of a Trent and Humber sailor, whose family, as well as himself, lived by work principally on the inland waters – but not always tranquil! …
Dennis Mills, the son of a gardener who grew up in the estate village at Winthrope, near Newark then at Canwick, outside Lincoln. Read geography in Nottingham and after learning…
Theearliest documented use of the word allotment was in 1574, but its associationwith a share of land made available to an individual dates from 1629. It was following the many…
This volume, the eleventh in the series of the Survey of Lincoln booklets, places under the spotlight an area of the city that is dominated by its castle and cathedral. The…
The twelfth booklet in The Survey of Lincoln’s series and contains a range of both historic and contemporary images. It focuses on the area north of the River Witham towards…
This collection explores the important contribution made by the city of Lincoln, over more than 200 years, to the engineering industry. Attention is paid to the fortunes of Lincoln’s ‘big…
The story of RAF Bomber Command’s 12 Squadron Lancaster and tells the tragic story of Avro Lancaster PB476, call sign ‘Y’ and the Luftwaffe’s final large scale attack on England…
A detailed account of Lincolnshire’s Airfields during the Second World War. At the height of the second World War, Lincolnshire had no fewer than 46 operational airfields, all but nine…
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…
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…
In January 1900, 133 young men, all volunteers from Lincolnshire, left their home county to travel to South Africa, where they joined the Lincolnshire Regiment in the fight against the…
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…
A selection of picture postcards featuring scenes during the past century, with informative captions. Goods traffic had been the rationale behind railway-building in Lincolnshire but by the 1880s the carrying…
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…
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 was (in 2004) England’s second largest county. Its towns and villages offer many contrasts. There is Lincoln’s Gothic cathedral; Stamford, dubbed ‘England’s most attractive town’ by John Betjeman and…
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