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A RARE “Breeches Bible” over 350 years old, has been presented to St. Clement’s Church, Skegness, and it is planned to exhibit the volume in a special case in the church.
The Bible, which was given anonymously, was printed in London in 1599, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England “by the Deputies of [...]

May 1941
800 Miles to Kill 8-year-old Boy
HITLER’S LATEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COASTAL AREA
LONE RAIDER’S ATTACK MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF PARENTS AND BABY SISTER
ONLY ONE OTHER CASUALTY
A German bomber, with its crew of five, came all the way from Germany, across the North Sea, to kill a cheery little 8-year-old boy, in a Lincolnshire coastal area, in the [...]

The Church at Skegness is a low mean building, presenting nothing worthy of observation in its exterior. It consists of a nave and chancel, with a tower at the west end. The walls are of stone, except in those parts of the body of the church where it has been repaired with brick. The chancel [...]

Bishop Edward Steere
This article in the Skegness Herald tells us of a memorial window which was to be placed in the ‘old church’ (St Clements).
The window was to remember the late Bishop who formerly officiated at the church.
Monies raised at the time of going to press was £8 16s 6d.
This is another valuable clue to [...]

St Clements Prep School was underway in Skegness in 1901, the principals beings Rev W Disney and Mr E H Ford.
In the advertisment below, which appeared in a 1901 issue of the Skegness Herald, tells us that “boys [are] prepared for the Public Schools and the Navy”.
Additionally, special arrangements were made for children visiting Skegness [...]