SO Festival Skegness Full Circle
UPDATE: News has just come in that the SO Festival will be on Friday July 24 with fire display on Sat July 25. It’ll be amazing!
new festival is coming to Skegness, SO 2009
With the first ever performance of the fabulous fire show “Full Circle” on a beach, crowds will be entertained [...]
Skegness Woman’s Ghastly Ordeal
A 53-year-old woman was found with her head trapped in a burning fire grate at her flat in Sea View Mansions, Skegness, in 1926.
The victim was Mrs Minnie Messom who had resided in room 8 of the flats, which constituted the old Sea View Hotel on North Parade, Skegness, for about five [...]
Famous Arctic Explorer’s Tinned Meat Found After 81 Years
Franklin Relic
A tin of meat was found 81 years after being abandoned by the famous arctic explorer, Sir John Franklin of Spilsby in 1845.
The tin, which was found on a sledge abandoned by the ill-fated Franklin party, was found to contain boiled beef in mutton fat after [...]
Frightened by a Performing Bear
Source: Skegness Herald 1899
On Tuesday last, a horse belonging to Mr Thompson, carriage proprietor, took fright at a performing bear in the Lumley Road and started off in a rapid rate.
The landau to which the animal was attached came in contact with the public convenience and was greatly damaged.
Several other animals [...]
Source: Skegness Hearld Nov 1899
We regret to announce, in consequence of failing eyesight, Mr George Tuckerman, stationmaster at Skegness, has found it necessary to resign from the office he has had for nearly eighteen years.
He sent in his resignation a few days since and he will sever his connection with the Greater Northern Railway at [...]
Carrying a Camera Without a Permit
Lillian Thornton was summoned for taking photographs without a permit.
Supt Marshall stated the prosecution had been taken by the orders of the Brig-General Commanding the East Coast Defences, but the witness was unable to be present, and he suggested the case be dismissed on payment of costs.
Purchase of Cameras
Magistrates Remarks [...]
This little satire, written by Louis Syberkrop on 28th June, 1917, was printed as a propaganda pamphlet issued to help persuade America to join France, England and Russia against Germany. The composition was said to have “become an elephant on his hands”. Letters were pouring in from every State of the Union and Canada inquiring [...]
Well, our persistant historical research over the last few years seems to have uncovered many a skeleton in the Grand Cupboard of Skegness! First we discovered a spelling mistake on the Skegness Clock Tower, then we challenged the world when we proved that Skegness wasn’t infact the first UK resort to get a Switch Back [...]
Defrocked Ex-Vicar of Stiffkey mauled by Lion
Sex scandal of the 1930s
Lion Mauls Sex-Scandal Stiffkey Rector in Skegness
If you were walking along the seafront of Skegness in 1937, you will probably have seen a Norfolk Vicar sat in a Lion’s cage.
Harold Davidson, Rector of Stiffkey, put on an unusual side-show when he entered the lion’s [...]
Skegness Steam Laundry
Built on the site of an old Brick Pit on Roman Bank, Skegness, Fenland Laundry started out life almost 130 years ago in 1880, originally being named Skegness Steam Laundry.
The business kept the original name right up until 1958 when it changed its name to Fenland.
The Fry family bought the laundry in 1929 [...]
The Nottingham Poor Girls Holiday Home was situated on Brunswick Drive in Skegness. Our photo below shows the building which is the smaller erection immediately after the row of terraces on the right.
When war broke out in 1914, the girls then in residence at the Skegness Home had to return to Nottingham when the people [...]
International 60s singing star, Pet Clark, couldn’t make it when her brother married his Skegness bride at St Matthew’s Church, Skegness in September of 1966. So she paid for their honeymoon in Palma instead.
Skegness girl, Christina Clark was 21 when she married Petula’s brother, Malcolm McLaren, who she met when he was working in Skegness. [...]
The Nottingham Poor Girls Holiday Home was situated on Brunswick Drive in Skegness. Our photo below shows the building which is the smaller erection immediately after the row of terraces on the right.
When war broke out in 1914, the girls then in residence at the Skegness Home had to return to Nottingham when the people [...]
Source: Skegness Standard 8th December 1978
Photos: supplied by Mr Henry Wilkinson
The line drawing shows Gomersall Terrace as it looked around 1900, forming a row of boarding houses along Lumley Road from Drummond Road to Beresford Avenue.
The photograph, by Mr H Wilkinson, shows the contrast today with single-storey shops extending from the building for the entire [...]
Source: Skegness Standard 22nd September 1978
Photos: Wrates Studio Skegness
Wall Collapses Briar Way Indoor Market Skegness
Tragedy struck in September of 1978 when the wall of the Briar Way indoor market collapsed. Two men were killed and fourteen people were injured.
Strong winds caused a 20 feet high semi-circular brick wall to come crashing down on the asbestos [...]
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Town gears up for visit from yellow bikini Mallet
MABLETHORPE is gearing up for a visit from whacky Timmy Mallet later this month, the celebrity turning on the resort’s famous summer illuminations.
With his crazy sense of humour and comedy mallet, Timmy is sure to be a big hit with local people and visitors on July 19, [...]
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Skegness Film Star’s Mother Christens new Pleasure Boat THE “ELIZABETH... Read More »
TRIAL of SAMUEL MOODY for the MURDER of ELIJAH LYNN Tuesday, March 13th at Lincoln. Samuel Moody, described... Read More »
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Town gears up for visit from yellow bikini Mallet MABLETHORPE is gearing up for... Read More »
Are you thinking ‘Green’ to protect our planet? If not, why not? EAST Lindsey residents are... Read More »
“Empty-Headed Girls” Condemnation by Skegness College Headmistress A thought-provoking article appeared... Read More »
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EAST Lindsey residents who are currently the UK’s number 1 recyclers can... Read More »
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We were passing a pleasant, sunny afternoon in the local graveyard, as one... Read More »
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