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Marsh Fen and Town South Lincolnshire and Beyond
After much work I have now published the full version of my book "Marsh Fen and Town South Lincolnshire and Beyond". It is a hard back book just under A4 size consisting of 450 pages, over 250,000 words and over 200 pictures and illustrations.
Jul 242 min read
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Enticing Boston and Skegness
Here I give accounts from 16 constituents of their view of the Reform MP Richard Tice.
Mar 2117 min read
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The Boston Slump
This post looks at the downfall of Boston as a thriving town centre and asks whether the ultimate solution is to embrace largeness as a city
Mar 1425 min read
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Migration in the Fens - Two Great Lies
The local anger to this was huge and Professor Beard suffered an horrendous personal attack and an inappropriate backlash. In the meantime,
Dec 31, 20248 min read
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Migration - introduction to historical migration in the Fens.
Migration of people has been at the core of shaping Spalding and its surrounding area physically, economically and socially. This I feel...
Nov 25, 202410 min read
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Sailors and Fishermen and the ports of the Wash and Fens
It is possibly hard to imagine nowadays, but the Wash and the inland waterways leading from the Wash provided key channels for trade and...
Jul 13, 202427 min read
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Freiston Shore – The Forgotten Resort of The Wash.
It is perhaps hard to imagine as you wind down the narrow roads approaching Freiston village and then a little further, two miles, to...
Sep 3, 202334 min read
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