Skegness Magazine

Here is an excerpt from a 1936 issue of the Skegness News which covered the story of John Hassall’s first visit to Skegness. Hassall joined a party at the County Hotel where he sketched the Mrs Jolly Fisherman character.
Well, yes, we’ve already covered that! But look what we’ve discovered! Look at the date of the [...]

INTERESTING REVIEW BY THE REV. W. G. FIELDER
STORY WHICH COVERS 102 YEARS
An interesting review of the history of Primitive Methodism in Skegness and District, from the pen of the Rev. W. G. Fielder, appears in the attractive handbook which was issued by the Roman Bank Methodists in connection with the successful three days’ Persian Market. [...]

HINDENBURG OVER SEACROFT (1936)

Unexpected Thrill for Residents and Holiday-Makers.
SKEGNESS GAINS WORLD PUBLICITY.
Friday the Twenty-sixth was a red-letter day for Skegness. The fact that the German airship, Hindenburg, (pictured), passed over the resort after it had been out of wireless touch with the world for several hours lent special interest to its journey back to Germany, [...]

A little snippet from a 1936 Skegness newspaper containing an interesting reference to Oliver Cromwell’s boots:
CROMWELL’S BOOTS
Burgh, in the words of the late Mr. Jabez Good, was a particularly healthy town, and for several years he shaved six persons over eighty years of age, namely, J. Bowls, 96; E. Houghton, 92; T. Andrews, 90; W. [...]

Tragedy marred the pre Christmas period at Skegness in 1936, when a local young man was found dead with his head in a gas oven on Monday evening, (December 17th).
The tragedy was heightened by the fact that the deceased was to have been married the very next day and a bungalow at Ingoldmells had been [...]

GEORGE HANNAM, whose plans for the immediate building of the New Winter Gardens and Palais de Danse on the Grand Parade, Skegness, were put forward in September, 1936,  sprang yet another surprise upon the town just two weeks later, which promised to be something more than the proverbial nine days’ wonder.
He had recently acquired the [...]

Culprit’s Confession
The circus came to town in 1961, bringing with it a revealation – the self-confessed culprit who painted the Skegness stone lion gold!
While the first performance under the big top on Richmond Drive was in full swing, Ivor revealled the secret that he had kept for twenty-five years:
“Yes, there were three of us. Me [...]

Gas Mask March
Skegness witnessed one of the weirdest processions it had ever seen in 1936, which left a more vivid impression than anything the Carnivals had ever produced.
Those who took part were members of the St John Ambulance Brigade and they marched through the streets of Skegness wearing gas masks.
The duration of the march was [...]

We’re all familiar with the stretch of Lumley Road in Skegness, which comprises Lloyds Bank, New Look Ladies Fashion, the former Woolworths Store and Marks and Spencers. But let us step back in time to find out the secret hidden behind the walls of M&S!
Back in 1936, a piece of Old Skegness came to light [...]

An escaped lioness created much excitement in Skegness in the summer of 1936, but not as much, apparently, as amongst the London press.
When he heard about the great escape, a “super-enthusiast for local publicity” telephoned a railway official in London telling him to spread the tidings to the London Press that the animal was at [...]