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Boston Guildhall has had many jobs. It began as a proud home for St Mary’s Guild, built in the 1390s when Boston’s trade was booming.Later it took on civic work. It heard disputes, hosted officials, and dealt with the everyday friction of town life. Over time it was refurbished in the 18th century, when Georgian…
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In Tudor England, a “religious guild” was not just a pious club with a candle and a banner. It was a working part of the local machine. It raised money. It paid people. It kept buildings standing. It helped the poor. It funded lights, prayers, and small acts of care that made parish life feel…
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On South Street in Boston, Lincolnshire, there is a building that looks like it has seen enough to last several lifetimes. It has. Its story begins with a simple, powerful idea: local merchants working together, under the comforting umbrella of faith, money, and mutual advantage. In 1260, those merchants formed St Mary’s Guild. It was…
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Woodhall Spa has a way of feeling like a small town that accidentally learned how to be a resort, then decided not to make a fuss about it. It sits in the middle of Lincolnshire, wrapped in pinewoods and quiet confidence. It has neat avenues, gardens that try their best, and an air of “we’ve…
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Sleaford is polite about most things. It does not shout. It does not pose. It gets on with it. Then, right at the south end of the town centre, it places a dramatic stone spire in your line of sight and pretends this is normal. That is the Handley Monument. It rises above Southgate like…
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Spalding sits on the River Welland in South Holland, Lincolnshire. It is a market town, and it behaves like one. It is practical. It is tidy in places. It is busy at the right times, and calm when it is allowed to be. The main town had a population of 30,556 at the 2021 census.…
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The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society (often shortened to SGS) is one of those organisations that sounds like it should come with a hat, a hush, and a strict rule about not touching anything. It does come with a museum collection, a library, and a deep sense of place. It also comes with a much more modern…
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The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England. It runs for about 65 miles (105 km). It starts in the Hothorpe Hills near Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire. Then it heads east and north-east, passing places like Market Harborough, Stamford, Crowland, and Spalding, before reaching The Wash near Fosdyke. That route sounds simple.…
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Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens sits right in the middle of Spalding, yet it feels like a small escape hatch from the modern world. One moment we are near shops and roads. The next, we are under old trees, beside clipped hedges, and facing a medieval hall that looks politely unimpressed by the last few…
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Right in the middle of Spalding, tucked into Market Place, the South Holland Centre does a neat trick. It feels modern enough to host big touring acts, but local enough to feel like part of everyday town life. It is a theatre, a cinema, and a flexible events venue, all in one building. In a…
