Skegness Switch Back Rollercoaster Mystery
Will history books have to be re-written after we uncover what may be new evidence?
It is reported in history books and on many websites that a Switch Back Railway opened in Skegness in 1885, being the first of its kind to be opened in the UK. But we have discovered evidence which may prove this [...]
Valentines Day A Dying Custom
Source: Skegness Herald 20th February 1885
A prediction of the dying out of the Valentine’s Day custom of sending cards.
A hundred and twenty-two years later, thankfully, Valentine’s Day is still a celebrated custom.
Valentine’s Day
The custom of sending valentines on the 14th February is rapidly dying out, and giving place to the new fashion of Christmas and [...]
Bizarre Ran-Tanning Ritual Skegness
Source: Skegness Herald 27th February 1885
An extraordinary revelation of a piece of Victorian social history. A bizarre Ran Tan ritual was performed in Skegness to express indignation when a fellow resident of the village was declared a ‘wife beater’. The Skegness Herald conjures up a vivid picture of the Victorian custom in this excellently written [...]
