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Goodbye to our Archaeology Trainees
Over the last year Asa and Maeya have begun their careers in the built heritage sector and training to become archaeologists. Maeya has since left APS to go to University…
Read MoreHeritage Skills Centre seek Trainees
Take the first step towards a historic new career Applications are now being accepted for five new traineeships offered by the Historic Environment Skills (HES) project. Run by the county…
Read MoreBuilding Preservation Trust Trainee Update
Hello everyone, I have hit the 6 month mark of my Building Preservation Trust traineeship. This is part of the Historic Environment Skills project, subsidised by The Heritage Fund.…
Read MoreHow Money from the National Lottery has Transformed Lincolnshire’s Leading Heritage Charity
Following the withdrawal of our annual funding agreement with Lincolnshire County Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund supported us by helping us to find a new business model which would be…
Read MoreOur Week at Heritage Lincolnshire – Work Experience Blog
Our week has been great and filled with so many different activities. This work experience hasn’t just been your bog standard shadowing but has been interactive and engaging with activities…
Read MoreThe Unfortunate True Story of John Hussey
Hussey Tower, after remaining quietly for centuries on [now] Skirbeck Road in Boston has become the focus of scrutiny in recent weeks. Heritage Lincolnshire’s phone has been ringing off the…
Read MoreMoat
Moat A defensive moat surrounded many a medieval manor house and castle for security but also as a larder for storing fish and attracting wildfowl. Former moats can still be…
Read MoreMonasteries
Monasteries, manors & economic powerhouses Topic 5: Monasteries The main phase of monastery building in Lincolnshire took place during the 12th century. Wealthy land owners gifted manors to religious orders…
Read MoreCivil War
Topic 7: Civil War Charles I attempted to raise an army from the county trained bands for his war in Scotland, which ended in humiliation for the King. The political…
Read MoreLincolnshire Rising
Gunpowder Warfare Topic 4: Lincolnshire Rising One series of events that did have a direct impact on Lincolnshire was the Lincolnshire Rising in 1536 and the Pilgrimage of Grace that followed…
Read MoreNorman Conquest
Medieval Warfare Topic 1: Norman Conquest Medieval warfare covers the period of the Norman conquest through to the massed use of gunpowder weapons. The beginning of medieval warfare occurs in…
Read MoreMedieval Warfare
Medieval warfare covers the period from the Norman conquest through to the use of gunpowder weapons. Warfare was based very much on the armoured cavalryman and sees the construction of…
Read MoreGreat opportunity!
Olivia from Spalding High School joined us for a two week work experience placement, where she explored many different aspects of the charity’s work, including a tour of the Old King’s Head at Kirton. Find out what she thought of her time with us in her post on our blog.
Read MorePhotography Competition
Photography Competition Want to get involved in the 2025 Calendar Competition? Do you love Lincolnshire’s heritage and know your way around a camera? We’re looking for stunning photos showing places…
Read MoreTattershall College
Tattershall College Tattershall College is the ruin of a grammar school built in the late 15th century. It is one of a complex of buildings built by Ralph, Lord Cromwell,…
Read MoreTupholme Abbey
Tupholme Abbey Explore this area of the Witham Valley and you will come across amazing survivals of the nine monastic abbeys built in the early medieval period. The site of…
Read MoreTemple Bruer Knights Templar Preceptory Tower
Please note that Heritage Lincolnshire no longer look after this site. Please contact Lincolnshire County Council for any enquiries. Temple Bruer was once the second wealthiest Templar preceptory in England,…
Read MoreHussey Tower
Hussey Tower Built in around 1450 by Richard Benyngton, collector of customs and excise in Boston, which was at the time, the wealthiest port in England outside London. Once the…
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