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Horncastle to Skegness Walk
We were lucky enough to add to our collection of Skegness memorabilia a medal (pictured right).
The medallion is inscribed: “Walk Horncastle to Skegness June 24th 1903″.
The medal is about the size of a two-pence piece and is made out of a silver-coloured metal.
After much digging in the archives, we managed to unearth the old newspaper [...]
‘Cake Walk’ Victorian Fairground Ride
The Cake Walk emerged in fairgrounds just after the turn of the 20th century. It was named after a dance which was in vogue at the time.
The mechanism consisted of undulating bridges and gangways driven by cranks, The driving belt was often connected to the organ which meant that a speed up of the music [...]
