This local history book tells the story of Walesby from its origins in the Stone Age to life in the 20th century. The reader will discover how the village is connected with noblemen, distinguished scholars, eminent theologians, military heroes and the Royal Family. Peter Starling also describes Walesby’s historic buildings and the lives of the people that once lived in the village, sometimes amidst tragic circumstances.
Walesby has a church history that dates back to Roman times. The book explores this rich and fascinating history and explains the background to the two beautiful churches that serve the community today; one is celebrating its centenary, the other is nearer its millennium!
The school was a cornerstone of the community and the book gives a remarkable insight into the life of both pupils and teachers. As well as the church and school, the village once had the benefit of a post office, shops and a host of trades including blacksmiths, wheelwrights,carpenters and bricklayers. These businesses have mostly disappeared but their stories live on through the pages of this book.
The book concludes with a look at Walesby in the 20th century describing both life during the war years and then the marvellous community spirit that developed after the war. Illustrated with over 100 photographs, this book will be of interest to anyone who knows Walesby, the little village on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Residents, relatives, friends and visitors, or anyone who simply wants to know more about Walesby will delight in browsing through its pages.
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This super new book, written by Walesby resident Peter Starling, was launched on 6th June 2013 to coincide with the centenary of St Mary’s Church, Walesby on that date.
The initial idea was to publish just a church history for St Mary’s Church centenary. However the project created a great deal of interest and involvement from the local community, and subsequently developed into a more comprehensive publication on the whole village history.
All proceeds raised from the sales of this book were originally in aid of St Mary’s Church.
NOW SOLD OUT
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10th August 2019.
My Walesby history book, published in 2013, quickly sold out and there are no immediate plans for a re-print (as updates and revisions need to be completed first, and there is also an imbalance of cost versus demand).
However, I’m very pleased to announce that the Walesby history book is now available as a free download via this link:
Walesby – A Lincolnshire village history.
Although the book is being offered as a free download, I would be very grateful if you would consider making a donation to the Friends of the Old Church in appreciation. This would greatly assist with the endless cost of maintaining this wonderful icon of Walesby history. (See how to do this on The Friends of the Old Church page.)
Finally, a big thank you to Joe Magrin for preparing the on-line version of the book.
Peter Starling
(A note from Joe: Clicking on Peter’s download link above should open the book in a pdf format. The book can be saved to one’s PC by clicking on the ‘down’ arrow at the top right hand corner of the pdf file.)