Military Archives - South Holland Life Heritage and Crafts including Chain Bridge Forge

The Day a Gloster Meteor Crashed

My name is Richard Hubbard. In 1953 I was a 13 year old Spalding Grammar Schoolboy mad about aircraft and a committed plane spotter. The skies over South Lincolnshire were full of low flying militar…

The Life of William Roberts

William was the first child born to the marriage and he was followed by John Thomas born in 1900. In 1901 the family were living in London Road, Spalding, and William was working as a general labourer…

George Furniss

There was a Memorial Dedication and Unveiling Ceremony for Pilot Officer George Furniss on Monday 27th September 2021 on a small, grassy area close to Two Plank Bridge in Spalding. The Stonemas…

Quadring Home Guard

Quadring Home Guard (World War II): Quadring Home Guard on parade:…

ARP And Home Guard Excercise in Spalding

Thanks to Edward Finch for finding this video. The ARP and Home Guard carry out an exercise in the Lincolnshire town of Spalding 15th October 1942.…

Fulney Park Camp warden involved in assault trial, 1948

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Court Martial at Fulney, July 1946

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Announcement about Fulney Park Camp, 1939

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Fulney Park Camp (POW camp 153)

Visible on the 1950’s 6-inch Ordinance Survey map is Fulney Park Camp, or camp 153. The site is currently a market garden, but the Second World War POW camp used to be to the south of Fulney House, on…

South Hollanders on War Service

This year will mark 75 years since the the European element of World War 2 came to an end, this article is from January 1945 and was a regular feature in the Spalding Guardian. What caught my eye was …

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