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the What was it like to live in Boston in past. We are going to tell you about The history of Boston. Introduction to Boston. Boston hosts a may fair every year originally this was an animal fair . A man built a monastery in Boston his name was St Botolph. Events.
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the What was it like to live in Boston in past. We are going to tell you about The history of Boston.
Introductionto Boston • Boston hosts a may fair every year originally this was an animal fair. • A man built a monastery in Boston his name was St Botolph.
Events • In 1612 John Cotton became vicar of the stump and later helped found Boston America in 1630. • Boston had a very busy port built in 1806. • The 1st ever Boston Mayfair occurred in 1125 • In 1288 29 friers came to live in Black • Friers
Famous People • Edmund Quincy was an ancestor of two United States Presidents his grandson John Adams was the 2nd president and his other grandson John Quincy was the 6th president. He was born in Fishtoft in 1603 and went to live in America but died in 1636 aged 33. • Herbert Ingram was born on the 27th May 1811. He was famous for writing the first illustrated newspaper, he was also a politician and he was known for bringing fresh piped water into Boston Town and part of bring the railway to Boston. He died in a shipping accident on 8th September 1816.
Important buildings • The Maud Foster tower is a windmill that was built in 1819 for brothers Thomas and Isaac Rackit to grind corn . The windmill was restored in the 1880s/early 90s and its is now a museum. It is an important building as it is one of a few remaining working mills. The windmill makes flour today that you can buy in the windmill shop. • Blackfriars was medieval friary. It was first built in the 13th century, then it was destroyed in a fire. It was rebuilt to house 29 friars.Blackfriars is now an art theatre. It is a place where you can dance, do drama and music is played. Examples of shows are pantomimes and TV performances ‘ALO ALO’. It is also a place where children learn to dance and perform in a theatre.
Transport in our area in the past • Boston railway was built in 1884 and for short time was a main line from London to the north. • Boat, s were used on the river Witham since 1014 after flooding from .The river Haven at .Bicker this allowed links inland as for as Lincoln and be one. • In 1848 the first railway route was created from Grimsby to Boston. Even though in 1980 the steam engines stopped, they can be seen in Hundborough in a museum.
