Wainfleet Magdalen College
History of the Magdalen College School Wainfleet Lincolnshire
Bishop William Waynflete
The Magdalen College Wainfleet was built in 1484 and was founded by Bishop William Waynflete, son of Richard Pattin and Margery Bereton. Waynflete, b1395 d1486, adopted the name of the town, Wainfleet in which he was born. The portrait of Bishop William Waynflete (above) was created [...]
Camels in Skegness
News story review:
An excellent article documenting the arrival of camels, a new attraction for Skegness, and where in the town they were stationed. It also mentions two famous people who have visited Skegness, Alvin Stardust and Marilyn Webb:
The Skegness camels who give rides each day throughout the summer months, have just arrived from their winter [...]
Historic Lifeboat Heirloom Rescued
News story review:
The article is seeping with historical information about the Skegness Lifeboat and the local glazing business, Moody’s Glass, invaluable for our research into Skegness history.
Source: Skegness Standard 17th August 1984
Photo: Ben Hardaker
The news article brings to our attention a pane of glass which depicts the 1928 Samuel Lewis Lifeboat. The pane was commissioned [...]
Jolly Fisherman Pub Closes
Source: Skegness Standard 1984
THE Jolly Fisherman on Grand Parade, Skegness, closed recently.
The upstairs bars have been dismantled, with the fittings, furniture and carpets all taken out. But the downstairs Callow Park Inn has been left, and may yet reopen as a pub.
The owners, John Smiths breweries, plan to lease the building to Benroy (Lints) Ltd, [...]
