13th Aug, 2018
This lovely photograph shows Geoff Dodd at work building one of the first Flower Parade float’s built outside Chain Bridge Forge. The photograph probably dates from around 1960. Click this link to view probably the best Flower Parade Archive However if you can...
7th Aug, 2018
It’s common in South Holland to see fields bordered by drainage ditches and rivers with embankments on each side to protect the surrounding farmland. Early drainage schemes, dug manually, suffered constant delays over centuries due to political and legal...
15th Jul, 2017
The Milestone Society Established in May 2001, they aim to “identify, record, research, conserve and interpret for public benefit the milestones and other waymarkers of the British Isles”. Our members’ interests also include tollhouses, turnpike history and canal...
13th Jul, 2017
We have just added a new section to our website which has the listed buildings across South Holland. The listing shows the building its listing, a description and a link to “street view” so you can see the building. Click Here to visit these...
29th Jun, 2017
Drive By Websites are helping this website to map South Holland’s heritage and make it available to the community. To start with we have used Heritage Gateway information to identify our heritage assets (monuments, buildings and finds) Click Here to view. We are...
17th Jun, 2017
Our village butchers were T.W. Parsons and Billy Pannell. Their shops and slaughterhouses were close by the Horse & Jockey crossroads. All the work was done on the premises from killing and cutting out to sausage and pie making, and all their animals were bought...
