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3 May 2024
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17 July 2022
A view along Double Street, Spalding in 1960. To the left is the back of the Corn Exchange (now the South Holland Centre). The Crane Inn (now The Poacher) is in…
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17 July 2022
1966 Tulip Parade. This is the Lowland Bulb Company float as it passes through the town towards High Bridge…
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18 November 2021
West Elloe Bridge SPALDING…the bridge was still operating this way during my childhood in the 50s..we lived right next to the bridge. Most ships l recall would …
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31 August 2021
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7 August 2021
According to a previous article on the Lincs To The Past website, Fulney Park Camp was recorded as being a dispersed German working camp. A later correction to …
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4 August 2021
The German POWs who died of influenza in or near Spalding were buried in a section of Spalding Cemetery (rows 98 - 100). Eichendorf, aged 49 Weutmann, aged 28 K…
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1 August 2021
“School children were encouraged to work on the land during the summer holidays, and I, along with friends, went to work for Nell Brothers in Woolram Wygate… At…
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21 May 2021
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25 February 2021
Anne Shearman   The first photo is from 1961 and was a float that was entered by Snowdrop Nurseries. The float was the “Old Woman who lives in a Shoe” I wa…
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25 February 2021
Kate Chapman, former deputy editor Spalding Guardian & Lincolnshire Free Press * My grandfather used to live down Alexandra Road, in Spalding, so parade day…
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28 November 2020
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28 November 2020
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12 September 2020
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2 September 2020
The Arts Council fund us to work with Lee Mason a local Digital Artist and create 4 digital art features. This a sneak preview of the first. 3 more to come. [vi…
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27 August 2020
New venture a craft table at Baytree Garden Centre. Lots of other crafters so take look.…
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25 August 2020
Become a Forge Volunteer Chain Bridge Forge is a volunteer-led organisation who without their support the Museum would not survive. Volunteers make a great cont…
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21 August 2020
The Awards celebrate all of the wonderful work taking place in museums, historic houses and heritage sites across the county and reward best practice. Lincolnsh…
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