Old Boston

In Boston Court, George Ruthen aged 62, no fixed abode, cheerfully pleaded guilty when he was charged with being a suspected person and freq...

A mix of pictures that don't fit in any category. The Cattle Market in 1959. Hoppers Jewellers (opposite Oldrids) in Stra...

Mr. John Barton, of 3, Fydell Street was a policeman in the constabulary of the Borough of Boston in 1885. In 1935 he looked back at policin...

During the 1960’s the Lincoln Lane area (almost opposite the Stump on the other side of the river) was demolished in preparation for redevel...

Prior to the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835, towns were guarded (more or less) during the day by constables and at night by watchmen. At...

In April 1900 human remains were found in a sack in Boston and were about to be sent away for disposal before they were discovered. The sce...

In April 1900 an eleven year old boy, Frank Rear of 19, Witham Street, Boston was charged with stealing a watch, the property of Mr. John Pe...

In the early hours of Monday 9 th September 1906 a fire, which resulted in the death of a young girl, occurred at 27 Strait Bargate (the pr...