John Beagles was born on 11 June 1844 in Whaplode Drove, Spalding, Lincolnshire. He was one of 7 children born to John & Jane Beagles. Jane was daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Booth of Doningto…
(born 1884 in Long Sutton)
Alfred Piccaver (5 February 1884 – 23 September 1958) was a British-American operatic tenor. He was particularly noted for his performances as Rodolfo in Giacomo Pucc…
(born 1872 – Holbeach)
Lecturer, journalist, author and Member of Parliament for the Labour Party. Angell was one of the principal founders of the Union of Democratic Control. He served on the …
Born in Barrington Gate, Holbeach on November 7th 1687, William Stukeley became both a medical doctor and an Anglican priest. He is perhaps best remembered for his antiquarian and archaeological resea…
Susannah Centlivre was born in Holbeach / Whaplode in 1667, producing her first play at age 23. She married at 29 to Joseph Centlivre, who was chef to Queen Anne and George I. Susannah wrote fourteen …
ABOUT THE ARTIST (JOSEPH HILLIER)
Born in Cornwall in 1974, Joseph studied at Falmouth College of Art, then at Newcastle University. In 2000, he received the Year of the Artist award, from the Arts…
The project which is to install art installations at Moulton Mill, Pinchbeck Pumping Museum and Chain Bridge Forge took a huge step forward this week when planning permission was granted for each site…
