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BOURNE
Lincolnshire         England
in
 Words and Pictures

WRITTEN, RESEARCHED AND PHOTOGRAPHED

by Rex Needle

Population 15,000 with 5,500 homes  (2008 estimate), 71 listed buildings, town hall, corn exchange, five churches, town mayor and town council with 15 members returned every four years..

Town sign

 

Photograph of the Week

Photographed by Rex Needle
The Bourne Eau has become a neglected river
 PHOTOGRAPHED AT 11.58 am on 3rd SEPTEMBER 2008
The Bourne Eau was once navigable and provided a trading lifeline for this town but is now largely neglected and this section in the Eastgate area is in a particularly poor state, the waterway choked with algae and the banks overgrown with weeds. In the 19th century, boat trips were a popular feature of the river but today it is a target for litter and has become an eyesore through lack of maintenance. Imagine the transformation were a far-sighted developer with sufficient money and vision to take an interest because this area could then become the most sought after in the locality.

 

THE BOURNE WEB SITE IS READ AROUND THE WORLD
     We have had a visitor this week from Toledo, fourth largest city in Ohio, USA, and renowned for its long history with the glass industry.


This edition includes

 

REX NEEDLE'S DIARY
 Serious crime provokes public concern
 CONTROVERSIAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE

 

OTHER NEW FEATURES
The origins of the Car Dyke
 LEGACY OF THE ROMANS 2,000 YEAR AGO		 Remembering the market cross
THE CENTRE OF ACTIVITY FOR ALL
Schoolboys demand playing field
PROTEST TO M P IN 1890 PAYS OFF		 Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
HOW THE TOWN CELEBRATED IN 1897

 

PEEPS INTO THE PAST

The street market in 1980


A move to bring the market back to the streets two years ago was shelved and this picture shows why. In past times, stalls blocked the pavements and created a traffic hazard which is why it was given its present location behind the town hall.

See more about this town in times gone by

BBC Weather for BOURNE

 

 

CD-ROM

A PORTRAIT OF BOURNE
 The history of a Lincolnshire market town on CD-ROM from
the earliest times to the present day
  THE BOURNE CHRONICLE
  Dates, events and people in our history

FOR SALE - framed views of landmark buildings around the town
Delivered free to the Bourne area

 

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PROMINENT PEOPLE - 500 names from past and present
PUBLICATIONS - relating to this town
READERS - remember past times
VISITOR COUNTRIES -  tell us where you are located

 

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THE BOURNE WEB SITE IS TEN YEARS OLD THIS YEAR
    Number of visitors in August = 7,584    Overall ►

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