Old Boston
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Saturday, 23 July 2011
UPDATE
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Hi everyone, A very quick update!!! Was diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2011, have had a lung removed but am now on ...
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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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Thursday, 19 May 2011
A paddock in Red Lion Street.
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The Centenary Chapel in Red Lion Street (below) was opened for service on October 1st, 1840 and was destroyed by fire in 1909. A new one ...
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...
Sunday, 15 May 2011
The Blue Lion
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At 11 p.m. one night at the end of June 1964 in Stanbow Lane, Boston, a beat group shattered the cool night air with a twanging version of ...
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Gert and Daisy
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Nellie and Bessie Williams, two elderly sisters living in Revesby Avenue (and before that in the New Street area) were known by everyone in ...
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Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Red Lion "Bus"
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In July 1964 Mr. Arthur Windley, a poultry farmer of Mareham-le-Fen bought the remains of a horse drawn 'bus' which was being auctio...
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