ARTICLES

Browse our library of published historical articles linked with Stamford and the surrounding area.

Stamford Post Boxes: A History

Post Boxes from six different monarchs

Trish Auciello

24 May 2026

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Stamford Borough Police Force 1836 to 1889

Reform to the structures of the police forces across England and Wales

Chris Hunt

24 April 2026

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The Life and Loves of my Great Great Grandfather

A talk for the Stamford Local History Society on 4th Dec 2026 by Trish Auciello

Trish Auciello

28 March 2026

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The Battle for 51 High Street, Stamford

The story of a Listed Building and the battle to save it in the 1960s

Richard Asher

28 February 2026

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Stamford Library Report May 1907

In May 1907 the Public Library Committee produced a report

Chris Hunt

17 January 2026

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Stamford Library Catalogue 1907

Printed by Dolby Brothers

Chris Hunt

17 January 2026

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Stamford Free Library was formally opened on January 1906

Stamford Library Rules and Regulations 1906

Stamford Free Library was formally opened on 25th January 1906

Chris Hunt

9 January 2026

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Stamford Fire Engine 1904

Chris Hunt

29 December 2025

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Edward and Francis Butt

Shortages of regal coins in the last five hundred years

Martin R Warburton

31 October 2025

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A walk around Stamford town centre post boxes

Trish Auciello

30 September 2025

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Searchlight on Land, Labour and Social Problems 1903

Burghley House by Stamford Town

John Taylor

12 September 2025

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In The Star & Garter at Stamford and the 1851 Census

The Life of a Stamford Publican in 1851

Mike Key

21 August 2025

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The Social Impact of the Church in Victorian Stamford

Lecture for Stamford Museum's Winter Lecture Series in 1998

John F H Smith

28 June 2025

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The Saracen's Head Inn, Stamford: Uncovered?

Number 1 St Mary's Place

John Daffurn

11 May 2025

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List of Known Melbourn’s Tied Houses 1869-1971

Linked to a previous Article - Melbourn's Tied Houses

Chris Hunt

28 April 2025

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F Dawson, Grocer, Stamford. Unofficial Farthing

Frederick Dawson was in business for only two years, from 1854 to 1856

Martin R Warburton

29 March 2025

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Building on the Stamford Manorial Waste

The use of the Stamford Manorial Court Rolls to construct a building’s history.

Chris Hunt

3 March 2025

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A brief report into research carried out to establish the location of Bradcroft Hamlet, Stamford

Research by Richard Asher

Richard Asher

3 February 2025

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Town Bridge, Stamford

By Nicholas J Sheehan

3 February 2025

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The Early Days of Trade Unionism in Stamford
and the Labour Dispute at Messrs Blackstone & Co in 1890

Chris Hunt

13 January 2025

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Eat, Drink and Be Merry – the 1831 Stamford Election

Papers relating to the Stamford election of 1831

John S Hartley

6 January 2025

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William Luff - Stamford petty criminal transported to Australia

William Luff

Karen Smith

16 December 2024

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Melbourn's Tied Houses 1869-1971

Chris Hunt

4 July 2024

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Brazenose College, Stamford

A closer look at the building central to the story of Stamford's medieval university

Nicholas J Sheehan

10 June 2024

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John Flowers Bentley (1810-1884): Stamford Polymath

from the Stamford Institution to Bentley Street

John S Daffurn

25 January 2024

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George Longstaff and ClayTobacco Pipe Manufacture in Stamford

Nicholas J Sheehan

4 December 2023

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The Etton Causewayed Enclosure:

its significance within the Welland Valley and broader landscape

Michelle Feasey

3 November 2023

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The Stamford Terracotta Company

J M Blashfield's business on Wharf Road

Nicholas J Sheehan

8 August 2023

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Uffington's road block defences in World War II

Obstacles manned by the Home Guard

Nicholas J Sheehan

2 July 2023

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The Bridge Gate of Stamford and John Frammesley

The site of a traitor's remains

Chris Hunt

1 June 2023

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The formation and first home of the Stamford Institution (1838-1842)

When, where and how the Insitution was formed

John S Daffurn

14 April 2023

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Murage Tax for repairs to the town wall of Stamford

A tax granted to the town by Edward I

Chris Hunt

19 February 2023

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Women's Suffrage in Stamford: Fight for the Vote 1913

Votes for women

Chris Hunt

1 January 2023

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Sufferings of the Early Quaker Community in Stamford

Persecution of local Dissenters

Chris Hunt

1 January 2023

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Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Company 1832-1911

A Victorian provincial bank

Chris Hunt

1 January 2023

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William Shakespeare and Stamford

Henry IV, part 2, act 3, scene 2

Chris Hunt

1 January 2022

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Stamford. Elizabeth Pulley. Murder Most Foul

Murder in a Lincolnshire town

Chris Hunt

1 January 2022

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The State of Stamford's Housing at the end of the Great War

Housing fit for heroes

Chris Hunt

1 January 2022

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Parliamentary Election 1847 (Hustings and Poll)

A contested election in Stamford

Chris Hunt

1 January 2022

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Recreation Ground Bandstand

A report of the opening of Stamford's bandstand

Chris Hunt

1 January 2021

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Men of Stamford in the Hundred Years War

Local men fighting France

David Large

1 January 2021

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October 31st 1940 - The Luftwaffe comes to Stamford

A lucky wartime escape

Chris Hunt

1 January 2021

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Nora Blake: Young Stamford Pacifist

A prizewinning anti-war essay

K Hansell & N J Sheehan

1 January 2021

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Ketton Gas and Coke Company (limited)

A Victorian rural gas works

Chris Hunt

1 January 2021

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Political Pressures - Eighteenth Century Style

A hotly contested parliamentary election in Stamford

John Hartley

1 January 2019

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The Stamford Deviation

The decision of the Great Northern Railway to bypass the town

Mike Sockett

4 May 2018

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The Stamford Institution

A permanent home on St Peter's Hill

John S Hartley

1 January 2018

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Stamford in 1868

An election and other happenings

Chris Hunt

1 January 2018

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Window Tax

A replacement for the hearth tax

Prof Alan Rogers

1 January 2018

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John Clare and Bull Running

A poet, and the pros and cons of bull-running

Chris Hunt

1 January 2018

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Stamford in Domesday Book

12C survey of local property

Dr David Roffe

1 January 2018

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V Bomber Crash at Barnack

Five killed on training flight from Wittering

Chris Hunt

1 January 2017

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Stamford: The Home Front 1940 Air Raid Precautions

Local provisions in event of WWII air attack

Chris Hunt

1 January 2017

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Belgian Refugees in Stamford

Flemish exiles in WWI

Jean Orpin

1 January 2014

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The Brazenose Site in Stamford

Nicholas J Sheehan

1 January 2013

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Muster Roll 1584

A list of available arms for the Hundred of Nesse

David Nalson

1 January 2012

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Don't Meddle with my Business! A 16C warning

Stamford's relationship with Mary Tudor's government

Professor Alan Rogers

1 January 2012

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David Cecil's Will and David Cecil's Wife: Two Notes

Early history of the Burghley dynasty

Professor Alan Rogers

1 January 2012

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The King in Stamford Baron

From the Proceedings and Odinances of the Privy Council

Professor Alan Rogers

1 January 2012

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Medieval and Early Modern Stamford Taxation Returns

Important local tax returns (1332-1524)

Professor Alan Rogers

1 January 2012

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Terricus of Cologne

An alien merchant in Stamford in the 13C

Prof Alan Rogers

1 January 2012

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Restoration and Rebuilding of Browne's Hospital

Repairing one of Stamford's almshouses

David Wallington

1 January 2012

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ARTICLES

Stamford Post Boxes: A History

Trish Auciello

Stamford Borough Police Force 1836 to 1889

Chris Hunt

The Life and Loves of my Great Great Grandfather

Trish Auciello

The Battle for 51 High Street, Stamford

Richard Asher

Stamford Library Report May 1907

Chris Hunt

Stamford Library Catalogue 1907

Chris Hunt

Stamford Library Rules and Regulations 1906

Chris Hunt

Stamford Fire Engine 1904

Chris Hunt

Edward and Francis Butt

Martin R Warburton

A walk around Stamford town centre post boxes

Trish Auciello

Searchlight on Land, Labour and Social Problems 1903

John Taylor

In The Star & Garter at Stamford and the 1851 Census

Mike Key

The Social Impact of the Church in Victorian Stamford

John F H Smith

The Saracen's Head Inn, Stamford: Uncovered?

John Daffurn

List of Known Melbourn’s Tied Houses 1869-1971

Chris Hunt

F Dawson, Grocer, Stamford. Unofficial Farthing

Martin R Warburton

Building on the Stamford Manorial Waste

Chris Hunt

A brief report into research carried out to establish the location of Bradcroft Hamlet, Stamford

Richard Asher

Town Bridge, Stamford

By Nicholas J Sheehan

The Early Days of Trade Unionism in Stamford and the Labour Dispute at Messrs Blackstone & Co in 1890

Chris Hunt

Eat, Drink and Be Merry – the 1831 Stamford Election

John S Hartley

William Luff - Stamford petty criminal transported to Australia

Karen Smith

Melbourn's Tied Houses 1869-1971

Chris Hunt

Brazenose College, Stamford

Nicholas J Sheehan

John Flowers Bentley (1810-1884): Stamford Polymath

John S Daffurn

George Longstaff and ClayTobacco Pipe Manufacture in Stamford

Nicholas J Sheehan

The Etton Causewayed Enclosure:

Michelle Feasey

The Stamford Terracotta Company

Nicholas J Sheehan

Uffington's road block defences in World War II

Nicholas J Sheehan

The Bridge Gate of Stamford and John Frammesley

Chris Hunt

The formation and first home of the Stamford Institution (1838-1842)

John S Daffurn

Murage Tax for repairs to the town wall of Stamford

Chris Hunt

Women's Suffrage in Stamford: Fight for the Vote 1913

Chris Hunt

Sufferings of the Early Quaker Community in Stamford

Chris Hunt

Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Company 1832-1911

Chris Hunt

William Shakespeare and Stamford

Chris Hunt

Stamford. Elizabeth Pulley. Murder Most Foul

Chris Hunt

The State of Stamford's Housing at the end of the Great War

Chris Hunt

Parliamentary Election 1847 (Hustings and Poll)

Chris Hunt

Recreation Ground Bandstand

The Early Days of Trade Unionism in Stamford
and the Labour Dispute at Messrs Blackstone & Co in 1890