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GBL

Deposited by Gainsborough Library, Cobden St, Gainsborough, DN21 2NG, on 14 March 2000. (Acc 2000/33)

Assorted manuscripts collected by Gainsborough Library: minutes of the Gainsborough Industrial Co-operative Society, 1888-1892; minutes and accounts of Gainsborough Britannia Works Cricket Club, 1896-1952; minutes of the Gainsborough “Forum” Debating Society, 1918-1923; minutes of Gainsborough Chess Club, 1944-1984; minutes and accounts of the Gainsborough Soup Kitchen, 1901-1927; account book of Joseph Winks of Gainsborough, perfumer, hairdresser, confectioner etc., 1808-1827 and related papers; notebooks of Frederick Atherton relating to Gainsborough Waterworks, 1884-1890; advertisements etc. for patent medicines sold by Adam Stark of Gainsborough, and others, 1840s; papers of H.C. Lee, mainly relating to the purchase of Spouncer & Sons, Chemists, Gainsborough, 1902-1906; engravings and drawings, some used in Adam Stark’s published works on Gainsborough and Lea, 19th Cent.; plans of Stockwith Church and Morton Church, 1846; photocopy of Upton cum Kexby School log books, 1872-1916; and miscellaneous other documents.

GBL/1. [Gainsborough Industrial Co-operative] Society.

GBL/1/1. Board of Management Minute Book. 1888-1892 (includes names of members joining, and receiving benefits.)

GBL/2. Gainsborough Britannia Works Cricket Club.

GBL/2/1. Minute Book. 1896-1904

GBL/2/2. Minute Book. 1934-1938(enclosed: agenda for A.G.M., 1939; Secretary’s Annual Report and Accounts for 1938 season.)



© Lincolnshire County Council

GBL/3. Gainsborough “Forum” Debating Society.


GBL/4. Gainsborough Chess Club.


GBL/5. Gainsborough Soup Kitchen.

GBL/5/1. Minute Book. 1901-1914 (includes accounts, 1901-1927.)

GBL/6. Winks family of Gainsborough. [Joseph Winks appears in the Gainsborough section of White’s Directory, 1826, as a Perfumer etc. (& Toy Warehouse), Lord Street, and appears in Pigot’s Directory, 1828-9, as a Hair Dresser and a Confectioner, Little Lane.]

GBL/6/1. Apprenticeship Indenture: Benjamin Winks, son of Joseph Winks of Gainsborough, hairdresser, apprenticed to Thomas Rumley of Newark upon Trent, Nottinghamshire, ironmonger (typed transcript). 3 Nov 1806 (orig.)

GBL/6/2. Account Book of Joseph Winks. 1808-1827

GBL/6/3. Advertisement card for Joseph Winks, ornamental hair manufacturer, perfumer etc. n.d.

GBL/7. Mrs Graham’s Preparatory Boarding and Day-school, Spital Terrace, Gainsborough.

GBL/7/1. Advertisement card. May 1847

GBL/8. James Shipstone & Co., Bridge Street, Gainsborough. Wholesale dealers in Foreign & British Spirits, Ales, Porter etc.

GBL/8/1. Business card. n.d.

GBL/9. Keyworth family of Gainsborough.

GBL/9/1. Apprenticeship Indenture: George Keyworth, son of William Keyworth of Gainsborough, ropemaker, apprenticed to Thomas Parker of Gainsborough, painter. 27 Apr 1859


GBL/10. Advertisements for patent medicines. Sold by J.M. Stark, Bookseller, Gainsborough; Adam Stark, Bookseller, Printer and Stationer, Gainsborough; his successor W. Caldicott; and W. Marshall, Silver Street, Gainsborough. 1840s

GBL/10/1. Blair’s Gout & Rheumatic Pills

GBL/10/2. Butler’s Powders, Pills etc. [A. Stark].

GBL/10/3. Enouy’s Pills [A. Stark]..

GBL/10/4. Fearn’s Family Pills [Mr Starke]; and W. Marshall’ Cough Lozenges and Dinner Pills [W. Marshall].

GBL/10/5. Frampton’s Pill of Health; or Family Restorative [Mr Stark].

GBL/10/6. John Lignum and Son’s Antiscorbutic Drops Lotion, and Ointment; and Vegetable Lotion [Mr Stark].

GBL/10/7. John Lignum and Son’s Antiscorbutic Drops Lotion, and Ointment; and Vegetable Lotion [W. Caldicott].

GBL/10/8. Norton’s Camomile Pills [A. Stark]

GBL/10/9. Parr’s Life Pills: “The extraordinary Life and Times of Thomas Parr 152 Years of Age” [A. Stark].

GBL/10/10. Parr’s Life Pills: Testimonials.

GBL/10/11. Parr’s Life Pills: Testimonials.

GBL/10/12. Simco’s Chemical Essence of Linseed, and Gout and Rheumatic Pills [A. Stark].

GBL/10/13. Simpson’s Pills; Enouy’s Pills [J.M. Stark]; and Norton’s Camomile Pills [Mr Stark].

GBL/10/14. Steedmans’s Soothing Powders [A. Stark].

GBL/11. Papers of H.C.Lee, pharmaceutical chemist. Originally in a box marked “Coun H.C. Lee Archives Chemist Gainsborough.” Henry Cuthbert Lee was living at 413 Oxford St., London in 1901; “Rosegarth”, Stoneygate, Leicester, Mar-Apr, and July 1902; 37 Lichfield Street, Walsall May-July 1902; and George Street, Barton-on-Humber July 1902-Dec 1903 (with J.C. Lee, wholesale and retail chemist, stationer etc.). After protracted negotiations, he eventually took over the lease and business of Spouncer & Sons, Chemists and Merchants, Silver Street, Gainsborough, at the end of 1903.


GBL/11/1. Letter Book. May 1901-Aug 1902

GBL/11/2. Letter Book. July 1902-Nov 1903

GBL/11/3. Letter Book. Aug 1902-Apr 1903

GBL/11/4. Letter Book. Apr-Aug 1903

GBL/11/5. Letter Book. Aug-Dec 1903

GBL/11/6. Draft Letter Book. 1902


GBL/11/8. Draft Letter Book. n.d.


GBL/11/10. Newspaper cutting: account of the auction of the property of Thomas Spouncer, decd., including the chemist’s shop in Silver Street. [1902?]

GBL/11/11. Notes relating to the purchase. [1903?]

GBL/11/12. Advertisement for Spouncer’s Poultry Condiment for promoting laying, Farmer’s Fortune, and Robustus. n.d.

GBL/11/13. Advertisement for Spouncer & Sons’ Milk Substitute for rearing Calves and Pigs. n.d.

GBL/11/14. Correspondence received, mainly relating to the purchase of Spouncer & Sons (28 items). July 1902-Dec 1903

GBL/11/15. Questions and replies relating to the business. n.d.

GBL/11/16. Day Book (clients names, items sold, and prices). 1905

GBL/11/17. Day Book (clients names, items sold, and prices). 1905-1906

GBL/12. H.W. Atherton, Gainsborough Waterworks. Notebooks including accounts of work done each day, sketches of equipment, and tables of hours worked by workmen.

GBL/12/1. Notebook. Mar 1884-Jan 1886

GBL/12/2. Notebook. Feb 1886-Jan 1887

GBL/12/3. Notebook. Jan-Aug 1887

GBL/12/4. Notebook. Aug 1888-Apr 1890


GBL/13. Gainsborough Reform Festival.

GBL/13/1. Gainsborough Reform Festival. Report of the Speeches … , re-print from Drakard’s Stamford News, Stamford. 1832

GBL/14. Illustrations used in The History and Antiquities of Gainsburgh, by Adam Stark, 2nd edition, London 1843.

GBL/14/1. Engraving: “North East View of Gainsburgh”, drawn by Miss Jane Stark, lithographed by C. Castle, and published by A. Stark. [Facing title page.]

GBL/14/2. Proof print: an Anglo-Saxon[?] outside a house (2) [p.50].

GBL/14/3. Proof print: unidentified large country house (2) [p.106].

GBL/14/4. Proof print: the Battle of Gainsborough[?] (2) [p.176 and frontispiece].

GBL/14/5. Proof print: Token issued by Matthew Coates, 1666 (2) [p.183].

GBL/14/6. Proof prints: [see 5. and 7.] [pp.183 and 184].

GBL/14/7. Proof print: Token issued by John Aistrop, 1666 [p.184].

GBL/14/8. Drawing: Gas Lamp in Market Place, by J. Chapman [as p.307].

GBL/14/9. Proof print: Gas Lamp in Market Place (2) [p.307].

GBL/14/10. Proof print: The Rectory House Page [p.313].

GBL/14/11. Proof print: The Grammar School [p.315].

GBL/14/12. Preliminary drawing: front of tower of church, head of bishop and king[as p.386].

GBL/14/13. Drawing Front of Tower of Church, by J. Chapman [as p.386]. 1839

GBL/14/14. Proof print: Panel from the Old Hall Page [p.420].

GBL/14/15. Drawing: Arms from a stained glass window in the Pillar’d House [as p.473].

GBL/14/16. Proof print: Arms from a stained glass window in the Pillar’d House [p.473].

GBL/14/17. Proof print: The Union Poor House [p.477].


GBL/14/18. Engraving: “The Holy Trinity Church, Gainsburgh, south west view”, etched by Charles Castle, published by A. Stark, Gainsborough. [facing p.480].

GBL/14/19. Rough sketch of Unitarian Chapel [as p.501].

GBL/14/20. List of drawings of Gainsborough and Lea sent to the engraver. n.d.

GBL/15. Illustrations used in An Account of the parish of Lea with Lea Wood in the Hundred of Corringham London 1841.

GBL/15/1. Print of Site of Hevenynge’s Priory, now called the Hermit Dams.

GBL/15/2. Drawing of Lea Hall, seat of Sir Chas. Anderson. 1839

GBL/16. Other Drawings and Prints.

GBL/16/1. Proof prints of decorated initial letters F (2), G, H (2), P, and T (2). n.d.

GBL/16/2. Engraving: “Gainsboro’ Old Hall – part of west elevation, 1874”, drawn and etched by William Stevenson, photo lithographed and printed by James Akerman, 51 Grays Inn Road, London. 1874

GBL/16/3. Engraving: “View of Summer Castle, near Lincoln, the Seat of Lady Wray” [Fillingham Castle], drawn by Thomas Espin, engraved by Bart. Howlett (2). n.d.

GBL/16/4. Engraving: “Grimsthorpe-Castle, The Seat of his Grace the Duke of Ancaster”, drawn and engraved by B. Howlett. n.d.

GBL/16/5. Engraving: “Haverholm Priory, The Seat of Sir Jenison William Gordon, Bart.” n.d.

GBL/16/6. Engraving: “A View of Tattershall in Lincolnshire”, drawn by W. Brand, engraved by J. Walker (2). n.d.

GBL/16/7. Engraving: “Rise Church, Holderness”, drawn on stone and printed by Greenwood & Co., Hull. n.d.

GBL/16/8. Engraving: “The Front View of Stonehenge” and “A Geometrical Ground plot of Stonehenge.” n.d.

GBL/16/9. Engraving: bird’s eye view of “Agelocum” [Littleborough, Nottinghamshire], drawn by Stukeley. n.d.

GBL/16/10. Engraving: a gateway and tombs at Rampton [Nottinghamshire]. n.d.


GBL/16/11. Engraving: Ancient Sculpture at Mattersey Church, drawn by D. Eyre. n.d.

GBL/16/12. Engraving: Frieston Church, by S. Williams (2). n.d.

GBL/16/13. Engraving: view of Barton, with a classical figure in the foreground, drawn by W.S. Hesleden, engraved by Consitt & Goodwill, Hull. [1821?]

GBL/16/14. Engraving: Howden Minster [Yorkshire], by Consitt and Goodwill, engravers, Hull. [1821?]

GBL/16/15. Engraving: Boothby Pagnell Church. n.d.

GBL/16/16. Engraving: tomb of Sir Anthonie Irby. n.d.

GBL/16/17. Engraving: unidentified town hall. n.d.

GBL/16/18. Engraving: unidentified schoolhouse. n.d.

GBL/16/19. Engraving: inidentified large house. n.d.

GBL/16/20. Engraving: seal of the Guild of St. Mary of St. Botolph. n.d.

GBL/16/21. Dedication plate of a book by Pishey Thompson: to Sir Joseph Banks, bart., of Revesby Abbey. n.d.

GBL/16/22. Drawing: “Plan of the Camp at Somerby” [Roman Camp]. n.d.

GBL/16/23. Drawing: unidentified four-story town building [shop?]. n.d.

GBL/17. Church Plans, by Thomas Johnson, architect, Lichfield.

GBL/17/1. Ground plan of Stockwith Church, on tracing paper, signed by the vicar and churchwardens. July 1846

GBL/17/2. Ground and Gallery plan of Morton Church, on tracing paper, signed by the vicar and churchwardens. July 1846

GBL/18. Upton-cum-Kexby National/CE School. [The school was opened as a National School in 1853, and was closed in 1962.]

GBL/18/1. Log Book (photocopy) 1872-1897

GBL/18/2. Log Book (photocopy) 1898-1916


GBL/19. Title Deed, Willingham.

GBL/19/1. Lease for a year (as prelude to a release): Ann Wells of Chelsea, Middlesex, widow, to Matthew Sooby of Gainsborough, esq.: four cottages (formerly two) and gardens (2r. 27p.). 24 June 1839


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