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Thomas Doubleday of Gosberton – Merchant & Brewer

These are paper for sale on eBay. England's Duplicitous Liquor Trade Exposed In an Archive of Manuscript Letters As a Lincolnshire Spirits Merchant and Brewer [Possible Smuggler] Does anybody know…

The Age of Motoring Transforms our Lives

The 20th Century is the age of motoring and in south Lincolnshire the internal combustion engine has been a major factor in transforming the lives of ordinary people. From February 1901, when Spald…

Fine for drunkenness in 1826

Found this today on eBay it comes from a collection of Wine and Spirits Edicts for sale. it refers to a Gosberton man called David Crosby. He was fined £50 for drunkenness and trying to walk on the cr…

Rabbit Catcher or Warrener

The Rabbit catcher, or warrener as he was sometimes referred to and his trusty cycle, could he have been the Lincolnshire Poacher. Probably the most popular man in the village during rationing. Rabbit…

Preparing for War – ARP Gas Test

Some well known Spaldonians undergoing a gas test on the Black Swan field. Can you identify them? Source: Spalding Free Year Book - 1939 [caption id="attachment_14080" align="aligncenter" width=…

A group of soldiers outside the Drill Hall, Spalding

This photo shows a group of soldiers ( looks like the Lincolnshire Regiment ), outside the Drill Hall, Haverfield Road, Spalding. Written on the reverse is " Drill Hall, Spalding 1939 ". Does anyon…

Ayscoughfee Ice House

The Ice House in Ayscoughfee Gardens Ice houses or icehouses are buildings used to store ice throughout the year, commonly used prior to the invention of the refrigerator. Some were underground cha…

Sad Accident at the Ship Inn, Pinchbeck

The following extract was taken from the Lincolnshire Free Press dated 16th August 1893…

Gleaning in Pinchbeck

Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. This was a method of …

Who Remembers Mr Jenning’s

Mr Jennings the milkman on his daily round. He used a pony and trap to deliver milk from a churn. He came to the front door with either pint or half pint measure and measured what was required to fill…

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