The history of Gosberton Public Hall
Gosberton Public Hall was built in 1872, by the Temperance Society for £1000 by, by subscription, on ground by Lord Brownlow.
All around the top of the walls inside are inscriptions. The inscriptions read, IHS Trust Faith and IHS being a Christogram for Jesus.
The foundation stone was laid on the 13th June 1872.
On the outside of the hall, by the front door, is the first stone. The stone was laid by Thomas Boor Crosby (more information below), he later became Sir Thomas Boor Crosby and the stone was updated to reflect this in 1912.
Sir Thomas Boor Crosby
Sir Thomas Boor Crosby was born in Gosberton and was the son of a farmer.
Thomas was educated at the University College School and at the University College, London. He received professional training at St. Thomas' Hospital, London, where he was a House Surgeon and a Demonstrator of Anatomy in the medical school.
Following this, Thomas went on to open his own practice in Fenchurch Street, EC, in partnership with Charles Brodie Sewell. Later, Thomas moved to a practice in Finsbury.
During the late 1800s to early 1900s, Thomas began his policital interests. He was elected Common Councillor of the City for the Langbourn ward in 1877. In 1898 he became Alderman for the same ward. In 1906, Thomas was Knighted. Due to being an senior Alderman below the chair, he was elected Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1911 at the age of 82 years. This made him the first medical man to occupy the civic chair in the metropolis but also the oldest citizen to have undertaken the role of mayor.