Skegness Magazine

A Hidden Picture and a Secret Room
Discoveries at the Savoy
A small room, the existence of which had not previously been known, and a picture which must have been concealed in a wall the last 17 years, were some of the discoveries that were made recently at the Savoy, where the new Restaurant Foyer is being’ [...]

I was puzzled when I found this article about John Hassall working on this second Jolly Fisherman painting. Hassall painted the first picture, it’s said, in 1908, and this original, along with the second painting, hangs in the Mayor’s Parlour in the Skegness Town Hall today. It is generally understood that Hassall painted the second [...]

The Coastguard Station situated at Gibraltar Point, about four miles from Skegness, went under the hammer at the Lion Hotel, Skegness, in 1926.
The auction, carried out by Messers George Dunkley, was ordered by the Admiralty, after the station disbanded a short while before.
The property comprised a brick and slated bungalow with a look-out tower, two [...]

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 [...]

A human skull was unearthed during excavations in the White Hart Hotel at Burgh le Marsh in 1926.
Workmen were laying down new drains on the premises when they came across the human skull which was fairly well preserved.
The discovery was made as they had dug away about a foot of earth.
Alongside the skull were various [...]

This group photo of railway employees will prove of interest.
Depicted from left to right are:
Messers. W. Holderness (Boston), W. Raynor (Skegness), J. Wright (Firsby), W. Neal (Skegness) and F. Parrott (Skegness).
The most familiar figure to Skegnessians and district travellers by rail is probably Mr. Rayner, who has acted as ticket collector at Skegness Station for [...]

SPILSBY R.D.C.’s NEW CONCRETE HOUSES
The only pair of concrete cottages in the Spilsby District have just been completed
at Partney near Spilsby, and they part of the housing scheme being carried out by the Spilsby Rural District Council.
Standing near the houses are Mr. Jno. E. Bolt, Surveyor to the Spilsby R.D.C., architect of the houses, and [...]

This October, 1926 news article depicts the beginnings of the foreshore development in Skegness.
The Marine Gardens “come under the plough” as the first attempts begin to clear the way for the new Piazza and Bathing Pool.
The old photo also gives us a good view of the old Sun Shelter on Grand Parade.
“FARMING” ON SKEGNESS FRONT [...]

We were lucky enough to add to our collection of Skegness memorabilia a medal (pictured right).
The medallion is inscribed: “Walk Horncastle to Skegness June 24th 1903″.
The medal is about the size of a two-pence piece and is made out of a silver-coloured metal.
After much digging in the archives, we managed to unearth the old newspaper [...]