The history of Horncastle in Lancashire from the Roman fort through the Domesday Book and the English civil war all the way to the end of the industrial revolution. The story is told here in an engaging passionate way, researched and written by James Conway Walter, a man born and bred in Horncastle. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.