Holbeach
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Holbeach books (14 available)
Lincoln Town Walk Guide
Paperback
Grimsby - A History and Celebration
Hardback
Grantham Town and City Memories
Paperback
- 6 photos on Holbeach appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Holbeach
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Holbeach memories
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Father's connection with the park
My father worked in the field that became Carters Park when Mr Carter gave it to the town. He was Cyril King and he was aged 13 at the time, having left school to work on the land. It is very moving as he died in 2003 and his ashes are now in the cemetery directly opposite the park. He eventually went on to farm down Crown Colony/Sluice Road Holbeach Marsh until his retirement.
Contributed by Anne Ford
I MISS MY HOME TOWN
I went to school and we had to go down High Street every day and we had to go for lunch every day, I miss my home town. My name is June Mackman Warner.
Contributed by June Mackman
Lincolnshire memories
I MISS MY HOME TOWN
I went to school and we had to go down High Street every day and we had to go for lunch every day, I miss my home town. My name is June Mackman Warner.
A memory of Holbeach contributed by June Mackman
Father's connection with the park
My father worked in the field that became Carters Park when Mr Carter gave it to the town. He was Cyril King and he was aged 13 at the time, having left school to work on the land. It is very moving as he died in 2003 and his ashes are now in the cemetery directly opposite the park. He eventually went on to farm down Crown Colony/Sluice Road Holbeach Marsh until his retirement.
A memory of Holbeach contributed by Anne Ford
Extracts From Holbeach & Lincolnshire books
Further east, Franklins Outfitters, a mid 19th-century Italianate building on the right has gone, as have those in the distance on the left, to be replaced by the tepid Neo-Georgian Talbot Court. The 180-foot spire of All Saints’ can be seen beyond, but the most remarkable feature of the church is the north porch: this seems to be a re-used castle gatehouse, perhaps from Moulton Castle, five miles to the west.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Pocket Album".
Further east, Franklins Outfitters, a mid 19th-century Italianate building on the right has gone, as have those in the distance on the left, to be replaced by the tepid Neo-Georgian Talbot Court. The 180 foot spire of All Saints can be seen beyond, but the most remarkable feature of the church is the north porch: this seems to be a re-used castle gatehouse, perhaps from Moulton Castle, five miles to the west.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Photographic Memories".
West of Long Sutton and east of Spalding, Holbeach is another of Lincolnshire’s numerous small market towns. It received its first market charter in 1252. The north side of High Street, on the right, has some dignified late 18th- and early 19th-century three-storey houses, including the Bell and the Chequers Hotels. On the left is the churchyard, and beyond is an Italianate building of the 1890s that plays a major townscape role.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Pocket Album".
West of Long Sutton and east of Spalding, Holbeach is another of Lincolnshire’s numerous small market towns. It received its first market charter in 1252. The north side of High Street, on the right, has some dignified late 18th- and early 19th-century three-storey houses, including The Bell and The Chequers Hotels. On the left is the churchyard, and beyond is an Italianate building of the 1890s that plays a major townscape role.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Photographic Memories".
The photographer is now positioned east of Franklin’s Outfitters, since demolished. The tall cluster of stacks to its right belongs to No 45, The Mansion House, a Georgian house set back from the street front, in which Sir Norman Angell was born, the winner of the 1933 Nobel Peace Prize.
An extract from from"Lincolnshire Photographic Memories".