Skegness Magazine

You are browsing the archives of king.

Wreaths of Skegness Seaweed for the King’s Funeral
It is not generally known that the seaweed that is washed up on the Skegness shore is  cured and dyed and used for the purposes of adornment in millinery, and takes  the place of birds and flowers. Another use has been made of seaweed. A beautiful wreath was [...]

EXCITING ARREST OF TWO ARMED DESPERADOS AT SKEGNESS
SMART CAPTURE BY THE SKEGNESS POLICE
DESPERATE STRUGGLE TO ESCAPE
Prisoners Wanted for a Number of Burglaries In Lincolnshire.
OVER £2,000 WORTH OF SWAG.
THE TOPLISS THEORY EXPLODED
Great excitement prevailed in Skegness last Wednesday afternoon when it was rumoured that Percy Topliss, the man wanted for the Andover murder had been captured [...]

Local Harpist Playing Before the King
Skegness can boast of having a Royal Harpist. Mr J H Shelley of Sandhurst House, Sea View Road, had the honour last week of playing before the King at North Berwick. This was the fourth time of his playing before His Majesty Kind Edward VII.
Mr Shelley, who is a very [...]

World War 1 British Soldier Koyli Ernest Whitaker

Ernest was born in 1897 of Walter and Harriett Whitaker nee Pitts. He became a private in the KOYLI ’s (King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry), fighting for his country during World War 1.Whilst he was in service in India, he kept a diary; it makes quite poignant reading!
Scroll [...]