History of Alvingham
This page celebrates the rich history of our village, as contributed and remembered by our community, both immediate and those extended all around the world.
A body of work and research was undertaken by Philip Henry Shucksmith (1927-2016) who farmed in the village. Click on the subjects listed to link to the relevant pdf document.
Alvingham through the ages – photos and newspaper clippings
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Historical Letters of Interest
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Alvingham Residents
Walter Pickering
Resident of Alvingham from 1966 to 1996. Walter undertook many community projects and was a founding member of Alvingham Social Club.
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Mr and Mrs Percy Holmes
Philip Shucksmith pays reverence to an ordinary couple who lived in Alvingham from the 1930s to the 1970s.
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Other Residents
World War I Memorial and Research
This document shows a photo of the Alvingham chapel First World War Memorial as well as research into the names listed on it conducted by Michael Kelly BA (Hons) History.
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Proposed Alvingham Reservoir – Public Inquiry, 1972
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Discussions and eventual proposed plans to build a new reservoir were put forward by the North East Lincolnshire Water Board in 1972.
The residents were vehemently opposed to the proposal for many reasons, but particularly because there already was a large reservoir in Covenham; the access road in Alvingham via High Street and High Bridge Road was totally unsuitable for hundreds of lorries and heavy plant; and most of all, it would have resulted in the loss of 250 acres of farmland. The following documents record their successful opposition.
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North East Lincolnshire Water Order - Phase II – date unknown
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Philip Shucksmith's Objections to the proposed Alvingham reservoir – date unknown
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Objections to North East Lincolnshire Water Order – date unknown
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Water Order - Receipt of Letter Notification – 26th June 1972
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Letter from the NFU to those affected (1) – 29th September 1972
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Letter from the NFU to those affected (2) – 18th October 1972
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Public Inquiry Celebratory Dinner - Philip Shucksmith's Speech – date unknown
Louth Canal
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Canal drowning tragedies:
16th Century Poet
16th Century Poet - Steve Mansfield received an email from a PhD student at Birmingham University about one Barnabe Googe (he sometimes spelled it Goche) who died here in 1594. He was well known in his day as a poet, publishing quite a lot including translations of the classics.
General Village History in Photos
Many images were sent from Mike Hand, who has lived in Canada since 1953. The words associated with the pictures are extracted from the booklet that Mike sent. A full scanned version of the booklet can be downloaded here.
The Shucksmith family has its own dedicated section on our website
Photo Gallery of old Alvingham
Many thanks for the photographs above which have been contributed by Mike Hand, Tina & Ivan Leverton and David Cuthill (Grandson of Grace Amelia Wright).