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BOURNE
Lincolnshire         England

in
Words and Pictures

WRITTEN, RESEARCHED AND PHOTOGRAPHED

by Rex Needle

Population 15,000 and 6,000 homes (estimated 2012), 71 listed buildings, town hall, corn exchange, seven churches, town mayor and town council with 15 members returned every four years.

Town sign

 

Photograph of the Week

Photographed by Rex Needle
The Abbey Church prepares for Christmas
PHOTOGRAPHED ON TUESDAY 10th DECEMBER 2013

The Abbey Church will soon be alive with the sights and sounds of Christmas as hymns and carols from the choir, festive music from the organ and seasonal sermons from the pulpit echo around these hallowed walls where this town has worshipped for almost nine hundred years. The festive season brings with it a feeling of fellowship and goodwill to all men that is reflected in these celebrations for whether we believe in the story or not this is the time when families and friends gather to eat and drink, to exchange presents, forget past hurts and to sing of the holly and the ivy and the three kings bearing gifts who followed a star to witness an event long ago that was destined to change the world.

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THIS EDITION ALSO INCLUDES
When Bourne first got lit up
HOW OUR CHRISTMAS ILLUMINATIONS BEGAN
Old attic photo lights up the past
MEMORIES OF A CANADIAN PIONEER

 

PEEPS INTO THE PAST

The town centre has undergone dramatic changes in the past 100 years notably as a result of the increasing amount of traffic which has transformed North Street into a main through road where vehicle flows often cause lengthy delays. The British Racing Motors was founded in this Bourne town, by the famous international racing driver called Raymond Mays. His achievements are commemorated in a Memorial room, which takes place at the Town’s heritage center. There you can find photographs and prizes won by the famous BRM drivers and cars. Because of BRM, motorsports have become very popular among the local people, and they really enjoy watching and placing bets on their favorite drivers. Other than the online sportsbooks for motorsports betting, there are also online casinos where sports gambling is available. Go on casinoclowns.com and find the best place where you can bet on racing events. But, that’s not all, you can always play popular online casino games for free, using their attractive casino bonus offers. This town is also known as the birthplace of some famous people, including Charles Frederick Worth, who made changes to French fashion.

Photographed circa 1920

Read more about this town from times gone by

 

 

 

ARTICLES  - topics on the town's history
PICTURE GALLERY - photographs taken by readers
PROMINENT PEOPLE - 500 names from past and present
PUBLICATIONS - relating to this town

 

TALES OF BOURNE FROM PAST TIMES
A substantial book about the history of this town running
to 200 pages with 150 photographs both modern and contemporary
 BRIEF LIVES OF BOURNE PEOPLE
 Fifty biographies of the great and the good

A PORTRAIT OF BOURNE
The history of this town on CD-ROM from the earliest times to the present day, now revised and greatly extended for the 2013 edition.

CD-ROM

 

TRADESMEN YOU CAN TRUST
in the Bourne area

 
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