The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society, one of the oldest learned societies in the Kingdom and the earliest provincial association for the encouragement of antiquarianism, was founded by Maurice Johnson (16…
Born in Barrington Gate, Holbeach on November 7th 1687, William Stukeley became both a medical doctor and an Anglican priest. He is perhaps best remembered for his antiquarian and archaeological resea…
A Lincolnshire Show catalogue for when the show was at Fulney Park, Spalding on 16th, 17th, 18th June 1937. This was when the show moved around the county each year. In 1959 it moved permanently to th…
Mosquito bite reminded me of the days when opium was used regularly.
Last week my wife complained that she had been bitten during the night by a mosquito. She seems to attract them, which is go…
This article was written in 1962. By S. W. WOODWARD - Past Librarian of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society.
EXCEPT for the Royal Society, the oldest learned association in the country is the Spalding…
This is a reprint of an article which appeared in "The Lincolnshire Magazine" It gives an interesting overview of the society. Click on the link below:
Spalding Gentlemens Society - Bailey…
The Milestone Society
Established in May 2001, they aim to “identify, record, research, conserve and interpret for public benefit the milestones and other waymarkers of the British Isles”. Our member…
