The History of Mills and Milling Talk
The History of Mills and Milling Talk by Geoff Lee Admission £2.00 on the night Friday 29 May, 2015 7.30 p.m. St John’s Church Lounge, Hawthorne Bank, Spalding. PE11 3FJ read more
The Millstone Pub, Spalding
The Millstone was situated on St Thomas Road. This pub closed in 1970 and was demolished in 2000 for access to a supermarket car park. Click on image to enlarge read more
South Holland Windmills
Cowbit Mill 1972 Crowland Mill 197i Donington Mill 1977 Gedney Hill in 1977 Gedney Dyke Mill 1977 Gedney Hill 1977 Gosberton Risegate Mill in 1977 Holbeach Penny Hill Mill Long Sutton Brunswick Mill 1977 Long Sutton Harrisons Mill 1985 Long Sutton Brunswick Mill 1971... read more
Mills for Corn and Drainage
AOS D 0106 Mills for Corn and Drainage read more
1736 Bowen Road Map – Stilton to Donington
A charming antique road map taken from “Britannia Depicta” engraved by Emanuel Bowen (see below) and published in 1736 – see frontispiece, not includedThe map covers the 37 mile journey starting in Stilton (of cheese fame!) and running north through... read more
BURROW’S POINTER GUIDE MAP of Spalding 1960 ish?
“An island in a sea of flowers ” is not too poetic a description of Spalding in its principal harvest time. For its harvests are gathered in the Springtime from fields radiant with the luminous gold of daffodils or, a little later, from the tulip fields,... read more
The Curse of the Tiddy Mun
FOLKLORE ON FRIDAY – The Curse of the Tiddy Mun Lincolnshire is a large rural county in the east of England, and while it’s landscape may be extremely flat and lacking in scenic features such as towering crags or rolling hills, its folklore is as rich and... read more