FORGOTTEN SPALDING - a brilliant new book on Spalding's history by Patrick Wensor
Forgotten Spalding is a rediscovery of some of
the long-forgotten stories of places and people who traded in the seventeen and eighteen hundreds that throws light on some of the historic buildings in the town.
The book uses full-colour images and early newspaper articles to bring to life a few of the stories not covered before by previous historians.
Forgotten Spalding shows how traces of the long-lost Spalding Priory can still be seen today and includes new research into the brewers in the town that flourished in the nineteenth century.
There are tales of murder, embezzlement and hauntings, as well as some "firsts" and famous visitors, including contemporary newspaper reports of Barbecue 67, Britain's first Pop Festival, featuring Jimi Hendrix. At over 300 pages, this fully illustrated A4 hardback is a must for fans of local history.
Forgotten Spalding is now in stock at the following retailers for £30:
Spalding News, Market Place, Spalding
Geoff Neal Dry Cleaners, Bridge Street, Spalding
Daisies, The Crescent, Spalding
Vine House Farm Shop, Deeping St. Nicholas
You can buy direct from the author by post at the website below, where it is offered at £30 + Royal Mail Tracked 48 Postage at £3.95
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