Library & Archive - Spalding Gentlemen's Society Library & Archive Library & Archive SGSocAdmin 2026-03-05T10:20:51+00:00 Library The SGS Library holds approximately 30,000 printed books, periodicals, maps and prints. The collection is made up of the Society’s 18th century museum library, the Parish Library of St Mary and St Nicholas, the 18th century Spalding Grammar School library, and a modern research collection. The Local Studies Collection houses the region’s premier collection of printed materials related to South Lincolnshire and the Fens. The library is open on Mondays from 9am to 12.30pm, and at other times by appointment. Anyone wishing to consult library materials should bring a completed Reader Registration Form , photo ID and proof of address. Archive The Society’s archive houses manuscripts, drawings, maps and prints from the 13th century to the present day. Among the most important holdings are the records of the Society itself: minutes, account books, lecture notes, and a collection of correspondence that comprise the most extensive record of any provincial learned society of the 18th century. The archive also holds important manuscripts from Crowland Abbey and Spalding Priory, including the Myntling Register and Crowland Cartulary. We also preserve extensive collections relating to Spalding and nearby parishes, and civic, business, organisational and family archives dating back to the late Middle Ages. Visitors who wish to consult rare books and manuscripts should bring a Reader Registration Form (with photo ID and proof of address), as well as a letter of introduction from someone who can provide details of their experience handling archival materials (e.g., an academic tutor, a certified librarian or archivist, etc.). If you do not have prior experience working with archival materials, we will arrange an introductory session and provide advice and assistance as necessary. To arrange a visit, please email library@sgsoc.org To Arrange a Visit, contact: Diane Clay, Hon. Librarian library@sgsoc.org Get in Touch Spalding Gentlemen’s Society, 9 Broad Street, Spalding, PE11 1TB SGS is a Registered Charity, no. 216131 Sign up to our email newsletter Recent News Medieval ring discovered by local metal detectorists donated to SGS 20/04/2026 My time as Heritage Associate 15/04/2026 Exciting new exhibitions exploring the history of ‘Science’ and ‘Navigation’ to open in Spalding 23/03/2026 Don’t miss our March 2026 Lectures 05/03/2026 Musings from the Museum 36: William Dodd 23/02/2026 Spalding Gentlemen's Society. © 2024. All Rights Reserved Website by 79DESIGN: Website Design Lincolnshire Manage Consent To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Functional Functional Always active The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Preferences Preferences The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Statistics Statistics The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Marketing Marketing The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes View preferences {title} {title} {title}