Remembrance and War Memorials Archives - South Holland Life Heritage and Crafts including Chain Bridge Forge

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.

Adolf Weber (Fulney Park Camp POW) death certificate

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Jane’s Fletcher and Rosetta Farrow

Remembrance Day Lest We Forget: Jabez Fletcher and Rosetta Farrow (of the Farrows Peas family and we always keep a tin in the cupboard) were married at Whaplode, Lincolnshire in 1878. On the 1881 cens ...

Barbara McLean

It was Barbara McLaren who first proposed the memorial and engaged Lutyens to design it. Mrs McLaren was a niece of Lutyens’ noted collaborator, Gertrude Jekyll, and Lutyens had already designed a h ...

Belgian Refugees

During the War, Ayscoughfee provided a home to Belgian Refugee families. Rev. Prior Clement Tyck, a Roman Catholic Priest of Belgian Nationality was one of the first people to travel to London to welc ...

Photograph from Ayscoughfee Collection celebrating VJ Day 1945

Lincolnshire War Memorials

This is a link to external website which details the War Memorials of Lincolnshire. Click here to view. Selection of War Memorial ...

Long Sutton War Memorial 1950s

The War Memorial, Long Sutton 1950's The following information is found on http://www.roll-of-honour.com/ There are two memorials in Long Sutton, one ...

German Field Gun arrives at Spalding Station, 23rd March 1916

Staff at Spalding Railway Station with a 77mm German field gun which was brought to the town by rail for an exhibition on the 23rd March 1916. This gun was captured at the battle of Loos, which was de ...

War Memorial in Ayscoughfee is Grade 1 Listed

Did you know that our War Memorial has been listed by Historic England at the highest level, grade I, It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens Click

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