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The Marmion Arms was situated on Main Road.

I was stationed at RAF Coningsby from January 1979 to April 1980 as a Corporal in the Supply Squadron, & a small group got together to try & find a venue where we might go on a Tuesday evening. The thinking was that the pubs in Coningsby were frequently busy, & a bit rowdy, & the nearest one on the way to Boston was inhabited by aircrew types who wouldn't care to mingle with the likes of ourselves. We weren't particularly fond of the NAAFI, & - of course - the SNCOs had the Sgts' Mess, which was severely off-limits to us. Another consideration was that some of the WRAF Lasses didn't go out much, because wherever they went, 'boys' would try to chat them up. They just wanted somewhere to get away from camp without being constantly harassed. My pal Barry Seddon & I assured the girls that we'd make sure they were not targeted with unwanted attention, & so a little group of about a dozen eventually formed, & sought a suitable venue. Tuesdays were good, because it broke the working week up a little, & pubs tended to be less busy midweek. We 'discovered' the Marmion Arms on the A153 en route to Horncastle, & it proved perfect for us. The Landlord & Lady made us very welcome, & said we could use the back room. In winter the fire would be blazing brightly, & it didn't matter if the wind was howling across the countryside.They would make sandwiches if we wanted (we often did), & the beer was excellent. The Marmion was a lovely, cosy country pub, the like of which this country can ill afford to lose, but it probably didn't turn a huge profit, as it served a small village, & escapees from Coningsby such as us. I have happy memories of the Marmion in the few months that I went there - it made life on the station a bit more bearable. I'm sad to see it brought so low.

Tony Kerrison (June 2023)

I lived in Haltham as a child.then I moved away and have just been back today to have a look at the house I lived in (woodville) and unfortunately the Marmion arms thatched section has been pulled down.

John Chapman (April 2024)

From heritagegateway.org.uk

The Marmion Arms is timber-framed with overhang and thatched roof. Looks 16th century but has been much restored. Former public house found on West Street, Haltham. The former pub is comprised of two parts forming an L-shaped plan. The eastern part is a timber-framed, two-storey building with a jettied upper storey made of mud and stud and the lower storey of white brick. The roofing is thatched. The base of the building is brick painted black. The northern end is a timber framed half-hipped gable of possible mud and stud, and the southern gable elevation is whitewashed brick. The south-east corner of the lower storey is built of brick, which from interior photographs appears to include the remains of a former chimney. The southern elevation has a single storey extension of red brick with mock Tudor cladding and pantile roof. To the south is a single storey outbuilding of black and white brick and pantiled roof with bricked up windows. Interior is brick and some timber frames, with fireplaces on the western elevation (now bricked up) and in the south-eastern corner. To the west is an adjoining two storey building composed of black and white brick and decorative pantile gable roof with a brick twin stack chimney on the eastern end, with a single storey extension build of black and white brick and pantiled roof. There appears to be former outbuildings to the west, based on historic mapping, which were demolished prior to the construction of the pub building and only the outer façade remains. The building has undergone several alterations during its life, including removal of 20th century pub signage and replacement of windows and doors. Much of the original fabric appears altered. The building was demolished in April 2024. The earliest known reference is from an article in the Stamford Mercury, dated 29th May 1829, noting an inquest was held in the Inn.

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Name	Dates	Comments
Fabien Hombourger	2004	Was landlord for about a year. Shame to see it closed now