The Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire
Upcoming Events
Conserving Historic Stonework
Join Kathryn Moore, Heritage at Risk Solutions Officer from Heritage Lincolnshire to find out what causes historic stonework to decay and what we can do to prevent it. This course will provide an introduction to how and why historic stone buildings and monuments deteriorate, as well as discuss the methods that can be used to diagnose the causes of decay. You will also find out what steps can be taken to prevent or resolve stone deterioration, in order to help…
Find out more »Have a Go Bookbinding
Join us, at the Heritage Skills Centre in Lincoln Castle, and learn a new skill. Over the course of the day you'll get a whirlwind introduction to traditional hand bookbinding, creating a number of small books in a variety of styles. This course is free to new learners or £18, concessions available. Tea, coffee & biscuits provided. Booking is essential. For an enrolment form please email htladmin@heritagelincolnshire.org or telephone 01529 461499. This lifelong learning course is part of the Grow…
Find out more »A practical introduction to Lime
* Dress for practical work. Join us at the Heritage Skills Centre and learn why we use lime mortars, the variety that can be used and get to experience creating your own mixes, pointing and a little lime plastering. This course is free to new learners or £18, concessions available. Tea, coffee & biscuits provided. Booking is essential. For an enrolment form please email htladmin@heritagelincolnshire.org or telephone 01529 461499. This lifelong learning course is part of the Grow programme organised…
Find out more »History on your doorstep: how to research the stories of your neighbourhood…
This is a one day course, running from 10.00am to 4.00pm, where the Community Archaeologist for Heritage Lincolnshire, Lydia Hendry, will provide an introduction to conducting your own research, either using on line resources, or public resources such as the archives at Lincoln. This course is very relevant to the Layers of History Project. Tea, coffee & biscuits provided. Booking is essential. For an enrolment form please email htladmin@heritagelincolnshire.org or telephone 01529 461499. Free to new Learners. This lifelong learning…
Find out more »A County Divided: the English Civil war in Lincolnshire
Trapped between the Parliamentarian stronghold of the eastern counties and the Royalist armies of the north and west, Lincolnshire spent the years of 1642 to 1646 as a military frontier with conflict raging across the county on numerous occasions. This one day course will examine the progress of the war, and look at its impact on the people and landscape of the county. Join Jim Snee, project officer with the Layers of History Project, on this 2 session course which…
Find out more »Decoding Church Architecture
Learn how to read a church with Dr Matthew Godfrey, Historic Churches Officer at the Diocese of Lincoln. Lincolnshire has an impressive number of churches which a rich architectural history and this course will help you to identify periods of ecclesiastical architecture and piece together their rich history. This course is free to new learners or £18, concessions available. Tea, coffee & biscuits provided. Booking is essential. For an enrolment form please email htladmin@heritagelincolnshire.org or telephone 01529 461499. Free to…
Find out more »South Lincolnshire Walking Festival
There’s no better way to discover the hidden treasures of south Lincolnshire than walking through the landscape that witnessed Bronze-Age burials; Iron-Age mints; Roman forts; the Knights Templar; deserted Medieval villages; castles, cathedrals and monasteries and architecture at its finest. But the festival isn’t only for history lovers! Whether you want to roam with ramblers, take your children on an adventure walk, brush up on your trees and birds on a nature trail, get snapping on a photography foray or…
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