Monuments and Memorials Archives - South Holland Life Heritage and Crafts including Chain Bridge Forge

Reverend Topham

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Gosberton. If you look down to the paved floor of the South Porch, you can’t fail to see a inscribed stone grave cover dedicated to Reverend John Topham. It reads: …

Fairfax later Holyrood House – Spalding

Spalding Gentleman Society - Detail from a painting by Albin of Fairfax house, later Holyrood House which stood next to Ayscoughfee Hall (note row of trees and garden entrance on right), sadly demolis…

George Furniss

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…

Barbara McLean

It was Barbara McLaren who first proposed the memorial and engaged Lutyens to design it. Mrs McLaren was a niece of Lutyens’ noted collaborator, Gertrude Jekyll, and Lutyens had already designed a hou…

Listed Buildings in South Holland

What Are Listed Buildings? A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building which has been placed on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. There are just…

Suppliers to Spalding Cemetery

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Crowland War Memorial

The Crowland War Memorial was unveiled on November 28th 1920 and was reported as follows: “The Crowland War Memorial erected in the Old Market Place, was unveiled on Sunday afternoon, in the presen…

Croyland/ Crowland/Trinity Bridge

This unusual bridge (the only one of its type in England) was built at the point of the confluence of three rivers- the Nene, Welland and Catt, because of this it had three arms which met in the middl…

Long Sutton War Memorial 1950s

The War Memorial, Long Sutton 1950's The following information is found on http://www.roll-of-honour.com/ There are two memorials in Long Sutton, one external and the other internal. The external …

Images of Gosberton Church

Images of Gosberton Church - St Peter & St Paul’s is a large and magnificent village church with lots of history. The spire nearly reaches 200 feet above the countryside and the tower gives tremen…

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