A History of Horncastle, from the earliest period to the present time
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- a History of Horncastle, from the earliest period to the present time.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- ILLUSTRATIONS.
- CHAPTER I.
- PART I—PREHISTORIC. HORNCASTLE—ITS INFANCY.
- PART II—THE DIMLY HISTORIC PERIOD.
- NOTE ON ANCIENT COINS FOUND AT HORNCASTLE.
- CHAPTER II. RECORDS OF THE MANOR, &c., FROM THE NORMAN CONQUEST.
- CHAPTER III.
- ST. MARY’S CHURCH.
- RECTORS AND VICARS.
- CHAPTER IV. THE CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY
- CHAPTER V. NONCONFORMIST PLACES OF WORSHIP.
- THE WESLEYANS.
- THE PRIMITIVE METHODISTS.
- THE INDEPENDENTS.
- THE BAPTIST CHAPEL.
- THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.
- THE REV. THOMAS LORD.
- CHAPTER VI. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
- Addendum I.
- Addendum II.
- CHAPTER VII. WATSON’S FREE SCHOOL.
- THE LANCASTERIAN & THE BELL SCHOOLS.
- THE SCIENCE & ART SCHOOL.
- CHAPTER VIII. THE DISPENSARY
- CHAPTER IX. THE CANAL.
- THE RAILWAY.
- CHAPTER X. WORKHOUSE OR UNION.
- THE COURT HOUSE.
- THE STANHOPE MEMORIAL.
- THE CLERICAL CLUB.
- THE MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE.
- THE CORN EXCHANGE.
- THE WHELPTON ALMSHOUSES.
- THE DRILL HALL.
- CHAPTER XI. HORNCASTLE WORTHIES, &c.
- MISS ANNIE DIXON.
- LORD ALLERTON.
- EDWARD GILLIAT.
- FREDERICK GROSVENOR.
- WILLIAM BARTON CAPARN.
- W. H. BENSON BROWN.
- WILLIAM HENEAGE SHARP.
- ALFRED H. HEALEY.
- WILLIAM MARWOOD.
- HENRY TURNER.
- MARTIN BROWN.
- CAPTAIN SHEPHERD.
- MISS FRANKLIN.
- EDMUND KEANE.
- AMBROSE LANGLEY.
- CAPTAIN SURGEON SMITH.
- HENRY ALLENBY.
- JOHN SCHOFIELD.
- MISS ROBINSON.
- JOHN CUSSONS.
- HENRY ALLISON.
- JOHN BROWN.
- THOMAS BAKER.
- ODDITIES.
- PUBLICHOUSES
- APPENDIX.
- THIMBLEBY.
- WEST ASHBY.
- HIGH TOYNTON.
- MAREHAM-ON-THE-HILL.
- LOW TOYNTON.
- ROUGHTON.
- HALTHAM.
- MAREHAM-LE-FEN.
- MOORBY.
- WOOD ENDERBY.
- CONINGSBY.
- WILKSBY.
- LANGRIVILLE & THORNTON-LE-FEN.
- LANGRIVILLE.
- THORNTON-LE-FEN.
- INDEX.
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