Old House in Corporation Street (in Pump Court, Hungate Passage), Lincoln -
Joan Mills
The large and impressive stone house shown in LP&P 71 is identified and located. It was purchased by the Lincoln Corporation in 1894 and demolished to make way for the new Corporation Street between West Parade and High Street.
The Croft Bakers of Cleethorpes -
Chris Page
The story of Henry Croft Baker (b1864) and his descendants, owners of Grimsby fishing fleets.
The Centenary of Old Age Pensions -
Ken Redmore
The impact of state pensions in Lincoln and district as reported in the press.
The Fenland Draglines and their Drivers -
Peter Stevenson
The maintenance of fenland drains and how Lincoln-built machinery tackled the job.
Lincolnshire Weather: Past and Present -
Peter Stevenson
A personal account of significant changes to the weather over a lifetime, with photographs of snowdrifts in winter 1947.
Recovering from World War Two (original document from
The Lincolnshire Historian, 1947)
A report circulated with the first issue of the Lincolnshire Local History Society magazine underlines the healthy state of the society despite wartime stringencies.
Short Items:
*Gainsborough Old Hall and Friends; the fine flower and herb garden;
*The library at Jews' Court; a summary of the newly organised facilities.
*Bayons Manor, Tealby, and the Drakes family;
*Windmill graffiti in at St Denys's Church, Sleaford (see LP&P72); other graffiti in the church are described.
*The Isthmian Football League and their cup medal. Louth Swifts were the first winners in 1905/6, and the badge on the medal is similar to the Louth coat of arms
*Unknown medieval church font in a Victorian (?) church (photograph);
*Fake lead Lincolnshire tokens, mid-C20? They relate to genuine Lincolnshire companies but were not issued by them (illustrated);
*WW2 air raid shelter in Holborn, London, later used by MI6 during the cold war. It contains Lincoln-built generators from the 1940s.
*Peace Leverton family details in 1881 (see LP&P72 and 73);
*Extracts from C18 recipe book (facsimile copies of 4 pages)
Obituaries:
*Philip Towell of Boston, local historian, concert goer and supporter of Boston Parish Church;
*Pat Jakes of Long Sutton, long standing SLHA member and keen amateur archaeologist.
