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…
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…
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…
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…
I was given this lovely book which is a fully illustrated story of Easons and Fishers, their Trade a some local history. It has a bit about brewing, licensing, drainage, Tonge End, Soames, Pubs in…
Another secondhand map purchased showing the Wash, SHDC and Boston
A locally-made horseshoe bearing the name of South Holland District Council Leader Gary Porter has taken pride of place on the walls of Oakham Castle, to mark a celebratory event. Lord Porter was special guest…
After reading the book, Lincolnshire Air War 1939-1945 by S.Finn, it soon became apparent just how many planes were lost here in South Lincolnshire, and is one of the reasons why i have pieced together…
This is an update from the Spalding Guardian 12 Jan 2017. South Holland Life has enjoyed working with Jean Hodge at the Spalding Guardian and this is the latest update to this interesting subject. We…
Appeal for information on South Holand’s Secret Army in conjunction with Lincolnshire Free Press The British Resistance Archive, the online resource researched and compiled by the Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team (CART), a group of volunteer…