85 Years on and Still Going Strong – Marshalls Come Home
Marshall Steam Engines and Tractors are still to be found in working condition at virtually all steam gatherings throughout the country and overseas. There is only one event however when these machines return to their place of birth. Once again for Fathers Day the Marshall Club and the Heritage Centre
Marshall Gathering & Fathers Day
On the 16th and 17th June an informal gathering saw Marshall enthusiasts and their machines get together at Tomlinsons Farm near Gainsborough to celebrate a few rather special anniversaries. The first of these was 170 years of the Marshall marque, William Marshall moved back to Gainsborough after his first wife
Glimpses of Old Gainsborough 1894 Part Four
Glimpses of old Gainsborough Chats with the oldest inhabitant IV. Tales of the Trent A pleasant interview with Mr Thomas Fox, of Albion Place, Gainsborough, to whom the reminiscences of “our oldest inhabitant” formed a ready introduction, yielded me pabulum for what I hope will be an interesting column. An
The Twilight of the Mills – Gainsborough Artists Big Task
Our contributor, Mr K S Wood, of the Studio Gainsborough has set himself the task of painting pictures of all the windmills in the country. His only means of locomotion is a pedal cycle and recently he made a fortnights tour on his machine through eight counties, painting views of
They Led the Way – Adam Stark (1784-1867)
In 1817, thirteen years after the appearance of Wharlton’s little book, Adam Stark wrote, printed, and published, the first edition of his History and Antiquities of the Town of Gainsburgh, a volume of some 372 pages, with four illustrations, a map and a genealogy of the Hickman family; its list