Cartes de Visite
Illustrations of five cartes, four of which are from George Beales of Spalding, a well known photographer in the Edwardian period. The fifth advertises William Henry Redshaw's business (saddlery, later portrait photography) in Bourne.
Edwardian Photographs of Spalding -
Neil Wright
Four half-page examples from a small collection of Edwardian glass negatives provide excellent illustrations of the centre of Spalding (the Sheep Market thronged with people and an equally busy New Road) and the 4-sailed windmill on Spalding Common
Spalding Castle: Fact of Fiction -
Nancy Snowdon
Ivo Taillebois, a Norman soldier knight, was made the first Baron of Kendal in Westmoreland following his sterling work with King William in quelling the Scots. He also helped suppress Hereward the Wake and the fenlanders in 1070 and soon acquired land around Spalding. There is 18th century cartographic evidence - but no physical remains - of a castle he built close to the road to Pinchbeck.
Lincoln's Municipal Leisure Services: 1900-1950 -
Deborah Fisher
This extract from the writer's MA thesis looks at Lincoln's libraries, museums, art gallery, swimming pools, sports facilities, parks and commons in relation to the national picture of expenditure and legislation supporting leisure services in cities and towns. There are detailed data on library membership and book loans in Lincoln.
Hair Haulage History -
Stephen Pullen
Len & Ron Hair began a haulage business moving a wide range of produce in the Brigg/Scunthorpe area in early 1930s. Ownership and location of the family business has changed over the years but Hairs hauliers continue carrying products to and from places such as Immingham Docks today. Many photographs of lorries illustrate the article.
Humber Radio -
David Hopcroft
Humber radio, based originally at Grimsby Docks but for most of its existence at Trusthorpe, was one of 8 ship-to-shore radio stations operating from WW1 days until 2000. A former radio operator (later manager), with the aid of 18 photographs, outlines the history and function of the station.
The Missing Years (Story of Charles Tennyson Turner) -
Diane Impey
A fictional account of the undocumented life of the priest and poet during the six years 1843-1849. (Charles was brother to Alfred Tennyson and married to the sister of Emily Sellwood, Alfred's wife. He was vicar of Grasby near Caistor.)
Short Items
*Information is sought about Fred Kennewell of Brant Broughton who was involved in the local plough play in the 1930s.
*Individuals (Dawson/Kirk) and location (Metheringham) are identified in the photograph shown in LP&P77 and discussed in LP&P78.
*Killing the Pig - Lincolnshire Style: text of a poem - used by Fred Dobson and published in 1964.
*Report and photograph of Association for Industrial Archaeology awards following the 2009 Lincoln conference which were made to Dogdyke Steam Preservation Trust and Lincolnshire Film Archive.
*Lucy: a sonnet by Charles Tennyson Turner.
