There was a Memorial Dedication and Unveiling Ceremony for Pilot Officer George Furniss on Monday 27th September 2021 on a small, grassy area close to Two Plank Bridge in Spalding.
The Stonemas…
Forgotten Occupations
The "knocker upper" was a common sight in Britain, particularly in the northern mill towns, where people worked shifts, or in London where dockers kept unusual hours, ruled as…
Rat-catchers were employed in England to control rat populations. Keeping the rat population under control was practiced in Europe to prevent the spread of diseases to man, most notoriously the Black …
I would have loved to have known my Great Grandfather Captain John Henry Vine (1845-1923). What tales of the voyages he made during his life as a seafarer he could have told me. Maybe I inherited some…
Tina Hayes reports
Lt. Leonard Dawes landed his biplane in a field in the Delph, Long Sutton and visited his parents at Sutton House on 18th October 1913. This is taken from A History of Long Sutto…
(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 …
This is the same artictle that Lyn Rob Palmer posted yesterday but I have split scanned it and split it up to make it a little easier to read. It is about the 10 daughters of Anthony Veall who all gre…
