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Monday, 9 September 2013
Sammy Tonge
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In 1909 Samuel Tonge was Boston's oldest worker. Everyone who knew him and admired him called him Sammy and he was 87 years of age in 19...
Friday, 20 May 2011
The last two men in Boston Stocks
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The Stocks on Bargate green are a grim reminder of a punishment of times past, but have you ever wondered what kind of person was punished t...
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Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Neglecting Boston's history
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The neglect of Boston's history is nothing new, when the Court Room in the Guildhall was dismantled in 1878 an old turned oak balustrade...
Friday, 6 May 2011
The past looking down on us
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I took all the following pictures within the last couple of months which proves that the past is all around us if we look around. This dra...
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Castle on the The Town Bridge
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This unique picture of a busy shipping scene near the Town Bridge was the work of William Brand and was published in 1795. The Corporation ...
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Saturday, 20 November 2010
The Town Bridge
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The Town Bridge. From well before 1795 the wooden bridge (below) spanned the river from High Street to the Market Place and after many ex...
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