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The railways came to Lincolnshire but, once it was realised that there were profits to be made, a network of lines was built across the county. Among the major lines…
An essay ahead of its times, Dr Richard Allday, a GP, who worked within the NHS for all his working life discusses the many issues he has personally seen and…
One of three maps of Boston available. Surveyed by John Wood, land surveyor of Scarborough and engraved by T. Gent of Edinburgh. Approximately 36.5cm (14.4″) x 55.2cm (21.7″). Please note…
The fishing industry of Lincolnshire is very much part of the county’s heritage. For centuries sons have followed fathers and grandfathers in the family boats. From the shallow waters of…
Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) is widely considered to be one of the twentieth century’s most original and innovative novelists, poets and artists. He is best known for the Gormenghast trilogy. Peake…
Number six in the History of Boston Series. A brief explanation of the origins of the different Methodist Societies. William Leary examines how they came to Boston, their success and…
This is a fascinating look, through the eyes of the young daughter of the Master and Mistress of the Boston Workhouse, later known as St John’s, then Woodlands Court and…
This volume, the 2nd in the series of the Survey of Lincoln booklets, comprises articles charting, through time, the buildings and structures in the district which have enabled people to…
A fascinating booklet by Jeremy Wheeldon, who became interested in Church Brasses after seeing an exhibition of rubbings in Cambridge and joined the Monumental Brass Society in 1965. This volume…
Legend or true life, Disney cartoon or this year’s screen idol, the story of Pocahontas has always been a mystery. A child of the Algonquian, she enjoyed a serene childhood. …
The memories of childhood for Hannah Marjoram, the youngest of three children, and only daughter, born on a family farm at Asgarby some four miles east of Sleaford. Written in…
The easiest start to learning a new (or old) language is to begin by recognising some of the most ‘everyday’ words and numbers. Here we have a beautifully illustrated bilingual…
The patchy historical record about the real Katherine Swynford has left just faint outlines, which we can only enhance in imagination with our notions of her beauty, charm and steadfastness…
Lincolnshire has a great tradition of story-telling and myth-making, reflecting its true character as one of the most mysterious and rural of the English shires. Stories of saints, demons, wicked…
Richard Allday has spent almost the whole of his professional life in general practice in Boston, Lincolnshire (where he was born). He has always had reservations regarding the wisdom of…
Desmond Mulholland was born in Wandsworth, South London 17th July 1919 to John Edward Mulholland who was an Army Intelligence Officer in World War I and Dorothy Madeline Mulholland, nee…
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