additional £3 for every twelve hours or part thereof over the first twelve hours that it was absent from its shed. This shed was erected, or rather, excavated, in 1869, near the Pigeon Spring, but it is now used as a store place by the road-men.
In 1882 the old elms in the Churchyard, which had become dangerous, were cut down and the limes and sycamores which now adorn it were planted.  Some few, however, of the existing trees had been planted in 1863 to commemorate the restoration of the Church.
In March, 1888, a new Fire Engine, costing £163 7s. 0d. was purchased and a fire brigade of thirteen, with Mr Charles Parker as Captain, was appointed.
In 1891 died Charles Foster who had efficiently discharged the duties of parish constable for nearly forty years.
On March 10th, 1895, the vestry met for the election of parish officers for the last time. Since that date such elections have rested with the parish council.

The Grammar School (Plate IV). Caistor Grammar School came into existence by the bequest of Francis Rawlinson, sometime incumbent of South Kelsey St Nicholas, who died on December 29th, 1630. It was also liberally endowed by Sir Edward Ayscough of South Kelsey, a contemporary of Rawlinson and by William Hansard of Biscathorpe who died in 1631.
During its long history the school has produced a number of distinguished pupils, including John Barnard (already mentioned), Anthony Bower who himself became headmaster in 1853, Sir Henry Newbolt, the poet, and his brother, Sir Francis, Sir Thomas Little Heath and his brother Dr R. S. Heath, Major-General F. W. B. Koe and others.
The history of the school is dealt with in detail in Caistor Grammar School Records by T. G. Dixon and H. E. J. Coxon (1932).
The original school building still stands to the north-west of the churchyard and is a good specimen of early seventeenth century architecture. The rest of the buildings are modern.