“I Bequeath – Annual Bonfires to Horncastle”
Strange Provision in Disputed Will
BON-FIRE BEQUEST FOR HORNCASTLE
Echo of French Invasion Scare
The remarkable will of the late Mr. George Jobson, of Aden Villas, Horncastle, who died last year, contained a bequest of a certain sum of money for “the provision of a bonfire every fifth of November for the amusement of the children and townspeople of Horncastle,” but Please Login or Register to read the rest of this content.
You may recall reading another story about Mr George Jobson featured in this article - Remarkable “Spirit” Photographs Claimed by Skegnessian
The big question is – is there still an annual bonfire in Horncastle in the memory of George Jobson, or have the funds finally ‘burnt out’?
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