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Boston Townscape Heritage Project – Have Your Say!
We are entering the final months of the Boston Townscape Heritage Project, which has transformed the heart of Boston over the past four years. This project has rejuvenated Boston’s historic…
Read MoreBoston Heritage Skills Festival 2023 Feedback
We saw over 1,000 visitors at the Boston Heritage Skills and Crafts Day on Saturday! Our overwhelming thanks goes to all our stallholders, craftspeople and artists who shared their wonderful…
Read MoreBoston Townscape Heritage Project
Client: Boston Borough Council Project cost: £1.8 million About the project: Heritage Lincolnshire and Boston Borough Council are working together to deliver the Boston Townscape Heritage Project funded through a partnership between National…
Read MoreBoston Heritage Skills Festival 2023
Boston Heritage Skills Festival 2022 Boston Heritage Skills and Crafts Day! Saturday 14th Oct (10am-4pm) Free! After the success of the festival last year, we’re thrilled to announce we’re back…
Read MoreBoston Heritage Skills Festival – Heritage Skills and Crafts Day
Organised by the Boston Townscape Heritage Project – funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund and Boston Borough Council. Come along to our Heritage Skills and Craft Day at the stunning St…
Read MoreBoston Heritage Skills Festival – Make Your Own Rag Rug
Organised by the Boston Townscape Heritage Project – funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund and Boston Borough Council. This event is now sold out, if you would like to…
Read MoreBoston Heritage Skills Festival – Off t’Shops: Traditional Shopfronts and Shopfront Schemes
Organised by the Boston Townscape Heritage Project – funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund and Boston Borough Council. Join Katy-Jayne Lintott of Heritage Lincolnshire and learn about the artistry…
Read MoreBoston Heritage Skills Festival – How to look After Your Historic Building
Organised by the Boston Townscape Heritage Project – funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund and Boston Borough Council. Join Alice Ullathorne, from Heritage Lincolnshire, for this online talk and…
Read MoreBoston Heritage Skills Festival – Weave Your Own Woven Masterpiece
Organised by the Boston Townscape Heritage Project – funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund and Boston Borough Council. This event is now sold out, if you would like to…
Read MoreBoston Cemetary
HOD – Boston Victorian Cemetary
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Opened in 1855, much of the original design can still be seen in the Victorian landscape gardens. Features include an avenue of Lime…
Read MoreCosmopolitan Boston
Come and Hear About a New and Exciting Opportunity to Engage with Community Heritage What is Cosmopolitan Boston? Cosmopolitan Boston is a new project that invites a group of community…
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Cosmopolitan Boston
Come and Hear About a New and Exciting Opportunity to Engage with Community Heritage What is Cosmopolitan Boston? Cosmopolitan Boston is a new project that invites a group of community…
Read MoreHODs – Boston’s Victorian Cemetery
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for guided walks taking in the local heritage of the cemetery and the town. There will also be heritage displays explaining…
Read MoreHODs – Boston – ‘Boom Town’ (1800 – 1830): A Historical Talk
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for a historical talk by Adrian Isaac covering the commercial and industrial aspects of ‘Boom Town’ Boston around the time of…
Read MoreBoston Unitarian Meeting House
HODs – Boston’s Lost Industrial Buildings
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for an illustrated talk about the lost Industrial buildings of Boston. This is a joint event provided by both Boston Guildhall…
Read MoreThe Boston Heritage Trail: Red Route
The Red Trail : Shorter Route Starting Point: War Memorial A gentle ramble through the historic sites of the town centre, with a Spotters Guide for children to “Get a…
Read MoreThe Boston Heritage Trail: Blue Route
The Blue Trail : Longer Route Starting Point: Boston Railway Station Stretch your legs as you circle round a wider area, taking in heritage gems like Hussey Tower and the…
Read MoreThe Boston Heritage Trail
Welcome to the Boston Heritage Tour 2022 Introducing two tours of Boston’s outstanding heritage, new for 2022. Take in the sights and heritage gems around the town, just choose your…
Read MoreSLWF Legacy Walk – Boston Town Walk
The South Lincolnshire Walking Festival successfully ran from 2015 to 2019 and in late 2021, Heritage Lincolnshire launched the legacy brochure that covers each of the four districts; Boston, South…
Read MoreBoston Market Place
Bright Future for Lincolnshire’s past; Boston Town Deal Update
Bright future for Lincolnshire’s past as Heritage Lincolnshire get the green light to deliver a multi-million pound Town Centre Transformation Scheme in Boston Heritage Lincolnshire, the county’s foremost charity dedicated…
Read MoreFydell House, Boston
Fydell House is an early 18th century Georgian Town House which is located on South Street in Boston. It is a Grade 1 Listed Building with links to Joseph Banks…
Read MoreHistoric Boston (UK) Trump Cards
Have fun whilst learning about Historic Boston!!
Read MoreBoston Town Deal
Boston The Boston Town Deal Project aims to revitalise and regenerate up to 30 historic buildings within Boston’s Town Centre through the reinstatement, repair of historic shopfronts and reuse…
Read MoreBoston Heritage Strategy
Heritage Lincolnshire were commissioned at short notice to complete Boston Borough Council’s Heritage Strategy which was required as part of an element of the Heritage Lottery Funded Townscape Heritage Initiative.…
Read MoreBoston Townscape Heritage Project – Visitor Questionnaire
Boston Townscape Heritage Project – Visitor Questionnaire
Help Us to Transform Boston for the Better Thanks to a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Boston Borough Council is improving the way it looks after and shares…
Read MoreBoston Guildhall
Boston Guildhall The Guild of St Mary was founded in 1260. For a gold noble and annual subscription, men, and unusually for the time, women, could be members. …
Read MoreVisit Boston
Visit Boston Boston was once a centre of trade, and second only to London in the United Kingdom. Much of the rich history of the town is still evident today…
Read MoreMedieval Boston Heritage Trail
Boston Hanse Community Excavation
Archaeological Project Services successfully tendered for this community excavation project, which focused on the former Hansatic area of medieval Boston. The aim of the project was to support the Boston…
Read MoreHeritage Lincolnshire Needs your Boston Photos and Memories
Last year we started renovation work on The Old King’s Head in Kirton near Boston, not only converting the former inn, pub and family home into a luxury B&B, café,…
Read More1.8 million town centre enhancement scheme in Boston
A four-year £1.8 million scheme to enhance an area of Boston’s historic town centre is to be launched this spring
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Lincolnshire Seaside Trump Cards
The Lincolnshire Seaside Trump Cards Project builds on Heritage Lincolnshire’s previous Trump Card projects in Boston, Grantham, Sleaford and Louth. Celebrating built and natural heritage and archaeological sites, this pack…
Read MoreLincolnshire Seaside Trump Cards Photography Volunteers
Where: Lincolnshire Seaside Coast from Donna Nook down to Gibraltar Point. When: January 2024. Approx. 2 days. Why Lincolnshire Seaside Trump Cards Project needs volunteer support: Heritage Lincolnshire have developed…
Read MoreSPAB Maintenance Week
To celebrate the amazing transformation of Dolphin Lane as part of the Boston Town Deal: Healing the High Street Project and to coincide with SPAB Maintenance Week from 17th to…
Read MoreHOD – Hobhole Diesel Pumping Station
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The Hobhole Diesel Pumping Station was built in 1957 and houses three Allen 6 cylinder 770 hp diesel engines, each connected to an…
Read MoreWeddings at The Old King’s Head
Situated in the picturesque village of Kirton in Lincolnshire, sits a beautiful Grade II Listed building with a unique setting, ideal for couples to say their ‘I do’s’. The Old…
Read MoreHOD – Creative Children
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore Kirton children’s creativity from paint to poetry and other genres displayed in the beautiful setting of Kirton Parish Church which itself showcases…
Read MoreHOD – Creative Children
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore Kirton children’s creativity from paint to poetry and other genres displayed in the beautiful setting of Kirton Parish Church which itself showcases…
Read MoreWork Experience Blog – Elicia
After spending a week of work experience with Heritage Lincolnshire, I have been able to gain a valuable insight into the work they do. During my placement, I have been…
Read MoreBuild for the Future: East Midlands Exhibition 2024
BOOK YOUR FREE DELEGATE PLACE HERE Build for the Future: East Midlands Connecting the Construction, Heritage, Property & Sustainability Industries The annual event is returning for its fifth year on…
Read MoreHOD – Black Sluice Pumping Station – Engineering History in the Making
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Discover the history of the Black Sluice site which has had a role in land drainage since 1638 and get up close to…
Read MoreHOD – Get in the Theatre Habit this Heritage Week
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Celebrating the history of Blackfriars, this extraordinary little theatre in a 13th Century friary, right in the heart of Boston’s cultural quarter. Enjoy…
Read MoreHOD – An ‘Archway of Tears’ Sir Gilbert Scott’s Workhouse
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 1936 work house, built following the 1934 poor law amendment to help the poor. The workhouse was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott…
Read MoreHOD – An ‘Archway of Tears’ Sir Gilbert Scott’s Workhouse
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 1936 work house, built following the 1934 poor law amendment to help the poor. The workhouse was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of The Beonna – Heritage Food Fayre
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of The Beonna – Lincolnshire Food Tasting Evening
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of the Beonna – Community Choir Concert
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of the Beonna – Get Creative! Beonna Open Days
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of the Beonna – Evening of Storytelling
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of the Beonna
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of the Beonna
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreOur experience at Heritage Lincolnshire
From left to right: Oliver, Gabriel, Harry Introduction Hi, we are 3 Boston Grammar School students, Gabriel, Oliver, and Harry. We have been partaking in a work experience at Heritage…
Read MoreMablethorpe Town Deal
Transformational multi-million-pound projects for Boston, Mablethorpe, and Skegness have been given the go-ahead by the government. Heritage Lincolnshire are proud to be delivering Town Centre Grant Schemes in all three…
Read MoreHeritage Lincolnshire welcomes new CEO
The Trustees of Heritage Lincolnshire are delighted to announce that they have appointed Tracy Stringfellow as the charity’s new CEO. Tracy’s background is in the heritage sector, having worked for…
Read MoreThe Longwool Collection of Keyrings
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Read MoreThe Lincolnshire Buff Chicken Keyring
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Read MoreThe Curly Coat Pig Tea Towel
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Read MoreThe Lincoln Red Cow Tea Towel
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Read MoreThe Old King’s Head
The Old King’s Head The Old King’s Head has had a rich history over the 400 years it has stood in Kirton and is a distinctive building that is cherished…
Read MoreWalking Tour of Kirton and The Old King’s Head (25/11)
HODs – Poppyheads and Daisy Wheels
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 A warm welcome awaits you at St Helen’s Church. Come and see our fantastic church which dates to the early 13th Century, with…
Read MoreHODs – Sleaford and the Villages Top Trumps Trail
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Use the new Sleaford and the Villages Top Trumps cards to follow self-guided tours, three on foot and one by car, starting at…
Read MoreHODs – Sleaford and the Villages Top Trumps Trail
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Use the new Sleaford and the Villages Top Trumps cards to follow self-guided tours, three on foot and one by car, starting at…
Read MoreHODs – St James Freiston Parish Open Day and Celebration
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover the coastal and local heritage of Freiston, Lincolnshire. Visit our fantastic 900-year-old Church and view the parish registers. See our local history…
Read MoreThe Old King’s Head Guidebook
An attractive book based on the research of our volunteers and telling the story of our latest, newly refurbished and lovingly restored, C16th Coaching Inn in Kirton.
Read MoreHODs – Engineering History in the Making; Black Sluice Pumping Station
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover the history of the Black Sluice site which has had a role in land drainage since 1638 and get up close to…
Read MoreHODs – The Fascinating Fydells – Tours and Tea
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Explore the fascinating history of this Grade I Listed Queen Anne house. Learn about its owners, tenants and visitors and their place in…
Read MoreHODs – The Fascinating Fydells – Tours and Tea
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Explore the fascinating history of this Grade I Listed Queen Anne house. Learn about its owners, tenants and visitors and their place in…
Read MoreHODs – “Archway of Tears” – The Trials and Tribulations of Sir Gilbert Scotts Workhouse
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover this 1936 workhouse, built following the 1934 poor law amendment to help the poor. The workhouse was designed by Sir George Gilbert…
Read MoreHeritage Lincolnshire announces departure of CEO
Heritage Lincolnshire will bid a fond farewell to Greg Pickup CEO, as he announces new role at The Churches Conservation Trust in September 2022. His tenure at the trust coincided…
Read MoreMillions in Government Funding Confirmed for Lincolnshire
Transformational multi-million-pound projects for Boston, Mablethorpe, and Skegness have been given the go-ahead by the government. The confirmations mean that Boston is set to get a bespoke learning centre for…
Read MoreWhat is next for the Young Archaeologists Club?
Want to get involved? Sessions are held at St Peter-At-Gowts church hall, Lincoln, 10am-12pm on the first Saturday of the month. Anyone aged 8-16 is welcome to join in! Each…
Read MoreThe Longwool Collection of Cups
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Read MoreThe Longwool Collection of Cushions
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Read MoreKickstart Conservation Trainee Laura – one month in!
It has been a month since I started working here at Heritage Lincolnshire and it has gone by in a flash. I am loving working in the conservation team and…
Read MoreA Week In The Life Of A Historic Building Conservation Trainee
– This piece was written by Cameron, HES Historic Building Conservation Trainee at Millstone Restoration from September 2019 – 2020 – Our Historic Building Conservation Trainee, Cameron, gets to see…
Read MoreA Week In The Life Of A Building Preservation Trust Management Trainee
– This piece was written by Laabiyah Iqbal, Building Preservation Trust Management Trainee at Archaeological Project Services from September 2018 – 2019 – Hi everyone, my name is Laabiyah and…
Read MoreSLWF Legacy Walk – Walking in Grundy’s Spalding.
The South Lincolnshire Walking Festival successfully ran from 2015 to 2019 and in late 2021, Heritage Lincolnshire launched the legacy brochure that covers each of the four districts; Boston, South…
Read MoreBuy all four sets of Trump cards!
Have fun whilst learning about your local towns and villages!
Read MoreLighting Historic Properties with Care
Lighting Historic Properties with Care Join us for a free, online, talk to understand the needs & requirements when lighting a historic property. An understanding of the needs & requirements when lighting a historic property. Which white colours…
Read MoreThe Balance of Accessibility and Inclusion in Heritage Settings.
Join us for a fascinating talk to look at the balance of accessibility and inclusion in Heritage settings with Property Surveyor, Sarah Sorrell. We will discuss the positive outcomes of…
Read MoreMedieval Town Development – (An Introduction)
Join us for an introduction to some typical elements of Medieval urban development highlighting some of the patterns to look out for and the lessons they can teach us about…
Read MoreLighting Historic Properties with Care
Join us for an online talk to understand the needs & requirements when lighting a historic property. During this talk you will gain an understanding of the needs & requirements…
Read MoreA Virtual Walking Tour of Kirton and Cake at The Old King’s Head.
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and part of The Old King’s Head Project, Heritage Lincolnshire have been working with some incredible volunteers to develop a Virtual…
Read MoreA Virtual Walking Tour of Kirton and Cake at The Old King’s Head.
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and part of The Old King’s Head Project, Heritage Lincolnshire have been working with some incredible volunteers to develop a Virtual…
Read MoreA Virtual Walking Tour of Kirton and Cake at The Old King’s Head.
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and part of The Old King’s Head Project, Heritage Lincolnshire have been working with some incredible volunteers to develop a Virtual…
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