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Local History - In Focus

On behalf of: HHHS
Name: Robert Bell
Location: Horncastle
Mobile: 07940 598435

Email:  robert@robert-bell.org

An LN9 History Story Brought into Focus

One of LN9's respected local historians, Robert L. H. Bell, has produced an important historical document entitled Horncastle Livestock Market.

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This fascinating work spans approximately 30 pages and is divided into eight chapters for easy viewing. Each chapter explores the history, locations, and significance of Horncastle's livestock market and its role in the development of Horncastle and the wider LN9 area.

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Please take a moment to watch the short video-voice introduction below.

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Why this history matters

There have been many histories written about the market town of Horncastle, but one of the most significant omissions has been the story of the livestock market. Robert Bell's work seeks to put that right.

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For many local people, the generation now passing will be the last to remember first-hand the location, atmosphere, and role played by the livestock market in the life of the town. This series helps preserve those memories and recognises the market's importance to the growth of Horncastle and the surrounding LN9 communities over the centuries.

Watch, listen or read

You can explore the story in several ways:

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  1. Watch each of the eight chapters, serialised into video-voice episodes below.

  2. Read the complete eight-chapter document in full here.

Share your own LN9 history

If you have photographs, memories, documents or other historic information relating to Horncastle, the livestock market or the wider LN9 area, please consider sharing them. Every contribution helps preserve the rich heritage of the LN9 area for future generations.

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You can contact Robert Bell directly or get in touch with the Horncastle History & Heritage Society (HHHS) if you would like to contribute material, memories or historical research.

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Robert Bell
Email: robert@robert-bell.org
Tel: 07940 598435

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Together, we can help ensure that the stories, people and places that shaped Horncastle and LN9 are not forgotten.

Video Player

Click the player to see the following eight episodes as they are released:

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Trailer       - 1.25 Minutes - 18th June

Episode 1 - The Charter - 18th June

Episode 2 - The Auction - 2nd July

Episode 3 - Lincolnshire Livestock - 16th July

Episode 4 - The Great August Horse Fair - 30th July

Episode 5 - The Market on the Wong - 13th August

Episode 6 - The Characters - 27th August

Episode 7 - The Christmas Fatstock Show - 10th September

Episode 8 - Closure - 24th September

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Eight Video Chapters

Horncastle Livestock Market - Trailer
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Horncastle Livestock Market - Trailer

A short introduction to the eight-chapter series "Horncastle Livestock Market" by Robert L. H. Bell, produced on behalf of the Horncastle History & Heritage Society (HHHS).
Ch 1 The Charter
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Ch 1 The Charter

This is the first episode of eight, highlighting the importance of the Horncastle Livestock Market to Horncastle and its surrounding villages since the town's charter was granted in 1230.
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