Extracts taken from Spalding Guardian 21st March 1997 (click on images to enlarge)
FRIDAY. 21 March1947 - and news breaks that the unthinkable. The unhoped for had happened.
The latest in a ser…
The latest addition to the Forge local history library. Purchased from eBay the book includes news, pictures, advertising and all sorts local information railway and bus fares and timetables, clubs, …
This photo shows a flooded Station Street in Spalding in 1937. On the reverse of this card is Penned "July 19th 1937 Station Street Flooded. Terrible storm at Spalding".
Do you remember Spalding Fl…
In this photo we see a Johnny Brown at the oars of his boat transporting people during the floods near Fen Bridge, Crowland in the early 1930's
Who remembers the floods that affected this area so b…
This map shows the areas which were flooded by the Rivers Glen & Welland in 1947. The large blue area on the map is from Little London, Spalding down to the Crowland area.
Who has memories of …
