A Proud History of Lincolnshire Reporting

The Gazetteer was founded in October 1884 by Mr Ebenezer Grimes, a former railway clerk and amateur gardener, following a sharp dispute over sheep dip regulation at the Skelfleet Arms.

Determined that the citizens of North Lincolnshire should be kept informed of local government overreach, drainage board deliberations, and suspicious vegetable growths, Mr Grimes purchased a secondhand Reliance hand-press from a bankrupt printer in Barton-upon-Humber and published the inaugural edition on four pages of heavy grey rag paper.

Through seven monarchs, two world wars, and the installation of the 1963 automatic tea machine in Committee Room 2, The Gazetteer has remained steadfast in its editorial principle: to report the truth as near as can be ascertained between rain showers.

Our Editorial Standards

In an era dominated by rapid electronic broadcasting and sensationalist headlines, The Gazetteer maintains an unbending commitment to classic Fleet Street broadsheet integrity.

• Zero Visual Clutter: We do not publish stock photography, flashy graphics, or decorative distractions. The typography *is* the product.
• Verified Datelines: Every dispatch is corroborated by at least one churchwarden, retired signalman, or sub-postmaster.
• Proportional Weight: Parish council biscuit disagreements receive identical column space to regional infrastructure proposals.
• Stylised Drop Caps: Every major report begins with an authoritative, hot-metal drop cap, as mandated by the 1884 Printing Standards Act.

Printing & Production Specifications

Each edition of The Gazetteer is typeset in digital Merriweather and Playfair Display, echoing the heavy iron type matrices of our steam-powered Wharfedale press. Printed on 100% recycled newsprint using carbon-black iron gall ink.