Skegness Magazine

The School of Cookery, 28 Lumley Road, Skegness went up for sale by auction in 1959, by direction of the Executrix of Lucy Ann Drury deceased.
The auction took place at the Lumley Hotel. George Dunkley and Son were the chartered auctioneers.

On American TV now !
Jolly Fisherman’s latest success
SKEGNESS received one of its biggest publicity boosts for some years when a “Jolly Fisherman” statuette was recently presented to American TV personality Ed Sullivan.
The presentation took place at a British Railways exhibition in New York. The statuette was handed over by platinum haired Miss Joan March, British [...]

New Poster Figure “Jolly Fisherman being rested”
THE famous Jolly Fisherman of Skegness has a great-grandson! This bouncing youngster is to edge “Granddad” out of the picture in 1959, according to a decision of the Skegness Publicity Committee on next year’s advertising plans, confirmed by the Coun on Wednesday.
But the Jolly Fisherman himself, now a well-established [...]

FELL FORTY FEET FROM LADDER
SKEGNESS PAINTER DIES IN BOSTON HOSPITAL
MR. Stephen Rogers, the Skegness master painter who fell forty feet from a ladder while painting the outside of the County Hotel on Thursday, died in hospital at Boston early the following day.
Mr. Rogers, of 38, Ida Road, Skegness, was admitted to the Boston hospital at [...]

Fire at Ward’s Cycle Shop and Garage High Street Skegness
WALLS AND PUMPS RED HOT
FIRE NEAR 400 GALLON PETROL TANK
CYCLE SHOP DESTROYED
ADEQUATE fire-risk precautions, and prompt action by a neighbouring shopkeeper who saw smoke pouring out of Ward’s cycle shop and garage, High Street, Skegness—just as promptly answered by Skegness Fire Brigade—greatly reduced the danger of [...]

When I perchanced upon this 1959 story of the Red House in Skegness, I didn’t realise I was about to uncover a fascinating mystery.
But first things first, let’s take a look at the newspaper article which appeared in the Skegness Standard 11th March 1959.
PLANS FOR RED HOUSE
Ballroom renovation
A NEW chapter is likely to open in [...]

ROAD WIDENING SCHEME
Demolition of cottages
THE old cottages near the laundry on Roman Bank are to be demolished to allow road widening works, if negotiations now being undertaken by the County Council are successfully completed. Now known as Laundry Cottages, the property stands in the way of any road improvement at that point.
The County Highways Committee [...]