The Roman Coastline of The Wash Brian Simmons, in his article ‘Iron Age and Roman Coasts Around The Wash,’ published in ‘An Historical Atlas of
For most of history, the area covered by Little Sutton parish lay in a shallow sea, but by Anglo Saxon times the sea had receded
Throughout the Bronze Age (2500BC – 750BC), and indeed ever since the end of the last Ice Age (10,000BC) the area around the southern end
“How do you spell the word ‘committee’? My questioner was Sid Franks, the editor of the Lincolnshire Free Press and Spalding Guardian, and this was
This book is based upon a unique collection of photographs assembled and preserved by John Slater of Crowland. To many the name will be familiar
It’s common in South Holland to see fields bordered by drainage ditches and rivers with embankments on each side to protect the surrounding farmland. Early
About Pinchbeck Engine The 20hp ‘A’ frame low-pressure condensing beam engine was erected in 1833 and ceased working in 1952. Engine Room The Pinchbeck Engine
With the opening of the £27,000 pumping station near Brotherhouse Bar, the drainage of the Crowland and Cowbit Washes is now complete. In the days
This beautiful painting of Crowland Abbey and surroundings is by Peter De Wint. It shows some Wildfowler’s in their punts in the foreground. Â Dated 1905
Here we have a photo of two men setting some nets to catch Plovers on Cowbit Wash. Â Dated 1900 Traditionally, farmers and wildfowlers went out