Allotments  have a variety of forms and uses. They are important today as they were in the past. The purpose of them and their function may have changed, but as fiscal pressures become greater they may become even more significant to people by reverting to their original purpose: To enable those not receiving enough renumeration from their labours to support themselves and their families.

Not in itself unique to Spalding in the “Golden Age of Rail” on the 18th October 1848 Spalding’s railway station opened for the first...

By the early 1870’s Bourne was at a peak of activity which was matched by high employment activity nationally at that time.

This is my third post about train rides and is about a journey om 19th December 2022. Christmas is approaching and I have just taken...

This is my second post about train journeys and is from my notes of 2018. Do you remember when train passengers spoke to each other?...

TRAIN RIDES – A DIARY ENTRY FROM 7TH DECEMBER 2017 Here I am on the 6.42 to Leeds on a windy December day. The train is quiet with low...