Lincolnshire heritage...

[plumbob]

I'd forgotten about Captain John Smith. Bass I don't know about.

Ignore him, he's a shandy lightweight

 

[Bazzzer]

Banks Bitter.

You're a bit late for that one-

 

[Bazzzer]

What better way to commemorate a poet? (sadly, scrapped in 1968)

 

[NottyImp]

What better way to commemorate a poet? (sadly, scrapped in 1968)

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He's done it again!

 

[stokeimp]

Henry IV born in Lincs at Bolingbroke Castle. Echo article attached:

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/history/history-lincolnshire-castle-king-england-5226000

 

[Bazzzer]

Henry IV born in Lincs at Bolingbroke Castle.

 

[stokeimp]

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And there was me wondering if anyone would post pictures of horses and carts from the period for Notty's benefit!!

 

[NottyImp]

And there was me wondering if anyone would post pictures of horses and carts from the period for Notty's benefit!!

Don't encourage them!

 

[plumbob]

At least you can rely on the resident train anoraks putting things up on time, unlike the actual trains!

 

[HoofGrantBrown]

Henry IV born in Lincs at Bolingbroke Castle. Echo article attached:

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/history/history-lincolnshire-castle-king-england-5226000

Was just about to add Henry IV.
Then saw you already had.

So this can be Henry IV part II.

 

[Sigiriya]

Hiw about Archbishop Stephen Langton? A very influential figure during the early 1200s, who played a prominent part in the Magna Carta story.

 

[Sigiriya]

John Wesley. A very important figure during the 1700s.

 

[Sigiriya]

William Cecil. Queen Elizabeth1st's right hand man. Born in Bourne!

 

[HoofGrantBrown]

John Wesley. A very important figure during the 1700s.

Yep!
We went to his vicarage in Epworth a little while back. Interesting little tour we got.

 

[HoofGrantBrown]

Yep!
We went to his vicarage in Epworth a little while back. Interesting little tour we got.

 

[NottyImp]

And of course Bishop Grosseteste who I think was an interesting pre-cursor to the thinkers of the renaissance and enlightenment. Long time since I read about him, though.

 

[Bazzzer]

Naming ceremony of "Lincolnshire Regiment" at Lincoln LNER station in 1928.

 

[Bazzzer]

 

[Sigiriya]

Naming ceremony of "Lincolnshire Regiment" at Lincoln LNER station in 1928.

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The first shots of the American War of Independence were fired by soldiers of the 10th Foot, which became the Lincolnshire Regiment. One of their nicknames was The Springers on account of the fact that they were always up for a fight with the Americans. Quite proud of that.

 

[Sincilbanks]

The first shots of the American War of Independence were fired by soldiers of the 10th Foot, which became the Lincolnshire Regiment. One of their nicknames was The Springers on account of the fact that they were always up for a fight with the Americans. Quite proud of that.

I think it's highly debatable that anyone knows who fired the first shots of the American War of Independence. The unit on Lexington Green was made up of grenadiers and light infantry from around 10 regiments. There is plenty of debate about whether the first shots were even fired by the British.

It is apparently true according to interviews with an officer of the 4th Foot Guard after the event that only one British soldier was wounded on Lexington Green and he was a man of the 10th Foot.

If we move onto the North Bridge in Concord (and "the shot heard around the world") I believe those shots were fired at men of the 4th Guards Foot who retreated across it.

Here's a photo I took of the North Bridge grave of the British soldiers at Concord