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Cattle - The Lincolnshire Red
In this third post on Lincolnshire cattle I take a brief look at the famous Lincolnshire Red. If you enjoy this post please consider buying my book Marsh Fen and Town South Lincolnshire and Beyond available on Amazon.
May 153 min read
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Lincolnshire Cattle - Short-horn
In this second of three posts about Lincolnshire livestock I look at the short-horn
May 83 min read
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Lincolnshire Cattle - The Lincolnshire Ox
This is the first of three posts looking at Lincolnshire cattle - starting with the famous Lincolnshire Ox of 1790
May 15 min read
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Farm Inheritance Tax - Not Just Land
In this second post I will demonstrate how inheritance tax can affect a tenant farmer by referring to a real life example from my past...
Nov 13, 20245 min read
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The Evolution of Spalding's Markets - New Livestock Market 1938 until its close.
Friday 14th October 1938 saw Spalding Cattle Market opened with great fanfare by Sir John Chancellor, chairman of the Livestock...
Nov 1, 202414 min read
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The Evolution of Spalding Market - Livestock leave the Streets
The recovery of the livestock market post World War I was not without its interruptions. In 1922 foot and mouth disease reared its ugly...
Oct 28, 20245 min read
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Spalding the evolution of Spalding Markets - local butchers.
In the case of markets, maintaining confidence in the market was key. The nineteenth century saw an increase in control of livestock...
Oct 18, 20246 min read
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Spalding - the evolution of Spalding Markets - the opening of the Sheep Market.
That the port of Spalding had an old and active market is undoubted. I have found no reference to an early charter awarding market rights...
Oct 14, 20248 min read
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