2006

No. 63 : Spring 2006

William Watkin’s house and the Lincoln Register of plans and buildings - Dennis Mills
SLHA Study Trip to South Wales, July 2005 - Michael McGregor
Brocklesby Park Racecourse - Stewart Squires
A Potterhanworth philosopher - Brenda Webster
Tubular Bells at Weston Hills - John Ketteringham
Prehistoric tracks and Roman roads on the North Lincolnshire Wolds - Geoffrey Bryant
Short Items: Caistor old fire station; Dicky Rainton and Laughton; Maurice Beresford, Garland Grylls, obituaries; conservation do’s and don’t’s, oral history project.

No. 64 : Summer 2006

GAG: The Story of the Grantham Archaeology Group - David Hibbitt

21 years of enterprising fieldwork and study, including filming and TV links, are summarised in this well-illustrated account.

Family Links in Hidden England - Richard Voss

A personal account of a visit to Spilsby and Halton Holegate, with details of links to the eminent Richardson and Franklin families.

River Trent Bridge, Gainsborough - Stewart Squires

The old road bridge of 1787 with its quaint tollhouses was the only river crossing at Gainsborough for almost 200 years. It remains little changed. Historic photographs support the text of this article.

The Mayor’s Visit

Part of a contemporary written account of the Mayor of Lincoln’s visit to USA and Canada in 1930, including allusions to a possible donation of $10,000 towards city improvements.

Railway Building in 1881 - Michael Turland

Sleaford builders and architects Kirk and Parry were awarded the contract to build the railway from Spalding to Ruskington. Here is a short but well-researched piece on the logistics of the construction of a rural railway line.

No. 65 : Autumn 2006

Boston’s Guild of St Mary - David Lambourne

A brief history of the most important of Boston’s many medieval guilds from the 13th century to its dissolution in 1545.

Where was the Bay Horse in Barton? - Darren Stockdale

A public house in Whitecross Street, Barton-on-Humber, proves to be elusive despite extensive research in trade directories and 19th century census returns.

Strangers’ Illustrated Guide through Lincoln, 1856

Fascinating extracts and contemporary illustrations from a little known publication throw new light on familiar City historic landmarks.

The Irish Connection - M Rossiter

There is evidence that the Rossiters, originating in Normandy, migrated to both County Wexford and Lincolnshire during the early Middle Ages. Their pedigree is fascinating, their family history very eventful.

This Most Melancholy Intelligence : Henry W J Sibthorp 1784-1807 - Michael Trott

The brief life story of the young naval lieutenant, eccentric son of an eccentric family, who drowned when HMS Ajax was destroyed by the Turks at the Dardenelles.

No. 66 : Winter 2006/07

Stewton’s Treasure – Michael Wright

The history of St Andrew’s Church at Stewton near Louth, with particular reference to its restoration.

Evening papers – Peter Stevenson

A first-hand story of the arrival and distribution of the Nottingham Evening Post at Grantham in the 1920s/30s – a significant daily event for the town.

Potterhanworth Water Tower – Stewart Squires

A brief note about the origins of the tower, technical details, and its conversion into a dwelling in 1995.

Short Items

*Ethel Rudkin’s account of the traditional use of the breast-bone of a Christmas goose for predicting weather until the end of March.

*Post-card illustrations of Jews’ House, Lincoln (1915) and the Alkborough turf maze (1932)

*Christian Pacifist Forestry and Land Units: John Makin (johnlester@coldkeld.fsnet.co.uk) is seeking information about the communities set up by this organisation during WWII in Bardney and Willingham Forests – and possibly elsewhere.

*The campaign mounted by the clerk to the governors at Horncastle Grammar School to resist a drop in salary in 1932.

*A request for identification of a watermill and a group of bystanders shown in two photographs – possibly at Kirkby on Bain.

*A photograph of 12 officers of Royal Artillery 237th/60th Lincoln Field Regiment in 1939. Can readers identify them?