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Murder of Quadring Schoolmistress

Miss Mary Spencer, a village schoolmistress in Quadring, was murdered brutally in 1842, aged 40. She lived in a cottage off the turnpike road, and pupils would visit her there for lessons. One Frid…

The Ran-Tanning of Quadring Fen

The last recorded occurrence of “ran-tanning” happened on February 15th, 1928, at Quadring Fen. Constable Thomas Jukes had been working in Gosberton shortly before this date, and on February 14th h…

Spalding Policeman

In amongst some old postcards I purchased some years ago was this one although not written on it has the name Walter Smith Station Street Spalding and I have to managed to find out that he had a studi…

Police Station Donington built 1859

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Spalding Special Constables – 1940

This picture is from Lincolnshire in Old Postcards & Photos. It depicts Spalding Special Constables in 1940. Does anybody know the names?…

A Spalding Murder 1879

This newspaper cutting, taken from a copy of the Free Press in 1904 tells the story of a murder which took place in Spalding some twenty five years earlier. The murder, on the 8th November 1879 happen…

Inspector Wackett

Inspector Wackett is seen here in the police yard at Holbeach Police Station in about 1902. Apparently the horse was called "Kitty".…

Fire Station Officers Car Goes Into The River Welland 1950’s

Spalding Fire Station Officer F.C Stamp's car mysteriously found its way into the River Welland in the 1950's. Does anyone know more about what happened that day ? …

Convicts of Lincolnshire

AOS D 0203 Convicts of Lincolnshire…

Village Pump in Deeping St James

I think this article came from Lincolnshire Life. The article explains the function of small building in the centre of Deeping St James. Both as a water pump and the village goal. AOS D 0169 Deepin…

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