Scan copy of the book.
This is the Preface.
If from these pages the dwellers in the fen-land village of Gosberton can be induced to take a deeper interest in the history of themselves and of the…
Colin Paterson addition to Facebook Spalding. 1935 or later. Frederick William Sharp, carrying the cross.
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Barrie Shearer - Reverend Lancelot Smith on right .
Margaret Hartffil - Barr…
This church stands next to Quadring school in isolation from the village, and is dedicated to Saint Margaret of Antioch. A church has stood in this spot for 700 years.
In ancient Linc…
John Wakefield memory
A trip to Whaplode Drove in around 1900-1905 looking towards the church and around the bend to Chapel Gate. The school on the left is no longer there and some of the trees hav…
When this road was first named Reform Street, it was to commemorate the passing of the Reform Act in 1832. The Act was first mentioned back in 1830. Most of its buildings were erected before 1841.
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Undated real photo postcard showing a view of St John's Church, Hawthorne Bank, Spalding.
The following information is copied from St John's website.-
The Original Building
St John’s Church was…
Dawsmere church interior, from a vintage postcard circa 1900-1930. I have to confess I've never been inside so I'm not sure if it differs much these days.…
Two real photographic postcards featuring the church dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch. The church, a Grade 1 listed building is situated at Church End in isolation from the village. It dates back t…