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When did the railway first come to Grimsby ?
I had no idea personally, but now I do after a little research into the history.
It arrived in 1848 and here’s a great engraving to illustrate it
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Hitler, the Nazis and the Lincolnshire Boy Scouts
It sounds like an unlikely combination . . . that is until you read released MI5 top secret documents which tell of how Adolf Hitler tried to infiltrate the Lincolnshire Boy Scouts !
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The Archbishop of Canterbury came to Grimsby
No, it’s not the start of a joke or vulgar limerick, he actually did visit the town last week.
‘It’s the first time any Archbishop of Canterbury has ever visited Grimsby’ is what I was told
Hmmmm I thought . . . let’s look into that . . . so we shall and it’s pretty interesting
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Big Cat Sightings in Lincolnshire
It’s a topic once touched on before but one I find particularly interesting so I think it’s worth covering properly.
Are there Panthers, lynx, leopards, pumas and the like here in Lincolnshire ?
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Carla Bruni’s Underwear
Yes folks you might think it’s making mountains out of a couple of molehills but the pressing issue this week seems to be should Carla Bruni have worn a bra 
We’ll examine this and other hot topics in this weeks hot shots and damp squibs
Thank goodness that’s all the world has to worry about . . .
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Masonic Gravestones and Freemason’s Graves
As part of my mission to visit, photograph and research all the churches in Lincolnshire I’ve also decided to catalogue some of the interesting grave stones and tombs.
The Masonic tradition is one of increasing interest to me and something I’m researching all the time, to that end I thought it would be an interesting idea to try and record grave markers that have Masonic insignia on them.
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Kirkstead Abbey was a Cistercian Abbey dedicated to St Mary and was founded in 1139 - I was there yesterday and it’s really quite spectacular.
Here’s a guide to the history and archaeology of the site along with plenty of original photographs
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The mighty Sabaton are about the conquer the world !
Their new album is finished and due for release in May and they are embarking on a worldwide tour as well as doing the festival circuit in 2010
The Vikings are Coming !
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Is quality content better than fluff or trivia ?
Regulars will be quite aware, unless they’ve now abandoned the site due to boredom, that there has been a gradual but marked change in the site
How’s it going ?
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Yarborough Camp ~ Roman Hillfort in Lincolnshire
As part of a recent historical tour I took with Chris Keyworth I visited a hill fort at Croxton
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St Mary’s church in Wrawby is in the north of Lincolnshire alongside the historic market town of Brigg.
If you’re coming from a southerly direction then it’s a glorious route along the A1084 - classic Lincolnshire territory
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Does History Matter or is it a thing of the past (groan - sorry)
A test photograph at home today had me thinking whilst spending most of the afternoon in Bradley Woods
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Who’s the Most Successful Football Player in the World ?
Well, it isn’t Ashley Cole he’s just been dumped.
Let’s take at look who and what else breaking out and who or what is breaking rocks !
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The Manor House at Stallingborough is, sadly, no longer in existence but it has left a footprint and a lengthy history.
This article aims to bring together as much of that history as possible
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The Modern Domesday Book
Regular readers will be aware of the oft quoted Domesday Book of 1086 but today we turn to the up to date version.
We can now see what has changed since 1977
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What a day I had today, I know it’s extravagant after a super day yesterday, but I’ll say it again . . . What a Day !
A glorious day out metal detecting in Lincolnshire - next to Abbey Clancy’s boyfriend I must be the luckiest man alive
See the results of my first ever trip with a metal detector
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