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HOD – Jewish Medieval History in Lincoln – a guided tour
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Lincoln had an important Jewish community in Medieval times. Join me on this special guided tour and learn about the people and their…
Read MoreHOD – Stamford’s Medieval Walls: A Walk & Talk with Chris Hunt
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Stamford was a medieval walled town with a castle. We will walk around some of the original walls, visit the sites of the…
Read MoreHOD – Chance to Explore Medieval Greyfriars
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Join us and discover Greyfriars; England’s oldest friary and Heritage Lincolnshire’s latest Buildings Preservation Project during Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days 2023. 800 years…
Read MoreHOD – Crafty St Peter’s – Local craft in a medieval setting
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Our parish church will hold a craft exhibition, with contributions from locals. Additionally there will be a historical trail tracing stories of those…
Read MoreHODs – Jewish Influence in Medieval Lincoln
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Lincoln had an important Jewish community in Medieval times. Join me on this special guided tour and learn about the people and their…
Read MoreHODs – Chance to Explore Medieval Greyfriars
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us and discover Greyfriars; England’s oldest friary and Heritage Lincolnshire’s latest Buildings Preservation Project during Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days 2022. 800 years…
Read MoreHODs – Search for Medieval Graffiti and Glass
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Search for Medieval Graffiti and fragments of Medieval Glass. Discover Biblical scenes in the ‘Preedy’ stained glass window and look through albums and…
Read MoreMedieval Meals and Manners
The third, and last, in ‘The Medieval Kitchen’ series of talks: Medieval Meals and Manners Join us for a variety of talks on the Medieval Kitchen with Forgotten Fare as…
Read MoreMedieval Subtleties, Umbles and such
The second in ‘The Medieval Kitchen’ series of talks: Medieval Subtleties, Umbles and such Join us for a variety of talks on the Medieval Kitchen with Forgotten Fare as they…
Read MoreThe Medieval Cook and Kitchen
The first in ‘The Medieval Kitchen’ series of talks: The Medieval Cook and Kitchen Join us for a variety of talks on the Medieval Kitchen with Forgotten Fare as they…
Read MoreThe Medieval Christmas
‘The Medieval Christmas’ Join us at The Old King’s Head to learn all about celebrations, customs and traditions of the Medieval Christmas; from fasting to carolling, to banquets and dancing…
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 MoreWomen’s History Month – Lincolnshire’s Medieval Heroines
Join us, and Sharon Bennett Connolly, for this interesting online talk. Lincolnshire’s Medieval Heroines will be held online on 10th March 2022. Tickets: Members £6 / Non-members £8. Tickets can…
Read MoreThe Medieval Trail
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Read MoreThe Making of Grantham – the medieval town
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Read MoreMedieval Boston Heritage Trail
Medieval Dwellings
Lost and Shrunken Villages Topic 3: Medieval Dwellings Long Houses The principle form of medieval dwelling in rural Lincolnshire was the hall house, often referred to as the long house. This…
Read MoreMonasteries, Manors and the economic powerhouses of the medieval landscape
So far, we have looked at medieval settlement mainly in terms of hamlets, villages and towns. However, there are features of the landscape which are not directly related to these…
Read MoreMedieval origins exercise
Discovering the Medieval Origins of your Village Exercise Fill in the following questionnaire about your village, using the sources of information described in the lesson: download printable sheet
Read MoreDiscovering the medieval origins of your village
There are a number of ways you can determine the medieval or earlier origins of your village, which when combined can give you a very full picture of what your…
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 MoreHOD 2024 – Guided tour of the Great Hall and grounds at Tyrwhitt Hall.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Historian Keith Miller guides this one hour tour of the Great Hall and grounds at Tyrwhitt Hall. A grade II listed building, late…
Read MoreHOD 2024 – Guided tour of the Great Hall and grounds at Tyrwhitt Hall.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Historian Keith Miller guides this one hour tour of the Great Hall and grounds at Tyrwhitt Hall. A grade II listed building, late…
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 MoreHOD – Round Barrows and Deserted Settlements
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 A guided walk of 5.5 miles searching for evidence of people living in the landscape for the past 4,000 years. Looking at humps…
Read MoreHOD – A church and Village through time – St Andrew’s, Bonby
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 This delightful church set in peaceful, rural surroundings, dates from the 12th Century, with later additions and features from the medieval to the…
Read MoreHOD – A church and Village through time – St Andrew’s, Bonby
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 This delightful church set in peaceful, rural surroundings, dates from the 12th Century, with later additions and features from the medieval to the…
Read MoreHOD – ‘Arty Facts’
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 A warm and friendly welcome awaits visitors to our beautiful Church which houses stained glass windows from medieval to modern, browse through the…
Read MoreHOD – Winterton: art, crafts, and local people.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Visit our Grade 1 listed church to wonder at its treasures and architecture – early medieval to contemporary. See our displays of art,…
Read MoreHOD – Tattershall Castle: An Architectural Marvel
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 From basement to battlement, Tattershall Castle is an architectural marvel. Built in the 1400s by an influential medieval lord, it is a statement…
Read MoreHOD – Browne’s Hospital – Saving the Ancient Glass
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The late medieval glass was made by a local workshop of glaziers led by John the Glazier of Stamford. The glass was deteriorating…
Read MoreUnearthing The Past: Sleaford Castle Community Dig
Archaeological Project Services, a commercial archaeology unit operating under the charity organisation of Heritage Lincolnshire, recently carried out an engaging community dig at Sleaford Castle. Over the course of three…
Read MoreBolingbroke Back in Time – The Return of the King
Bolingbroke Back in Time – The Return of the King 12th and 13th August 2023 11am – 4.30pm Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke, Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 4HH Prepare to be transported…
Read MoreHOD – Tours of Jews’ Court in Lincoln
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Guided Tours of this historic medieval building which is home to the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology. There are two flights of…
Read MoreBolingbroke Back in Time – Volunteers Wanted!
This is the third year Heritage Lincolnshire (HTL) and Friends of Bolingbroke Castle (FOBC) are running Bolingbroke Back in Time, a medieval reenactment festival for the whole family. We are…
Read MoreHOD – Celebrating England’s Finest Parish Church
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The Grade 1 five-star rated medieval church is located in the centre of Grantham’s Conservation area. The architecture is superb including stained glass…
Read MoreBolingbroke Back in Time 2023 – Tickets on Sale Now!
The Return of the King at Bolingbroke Back in Time 12th-13th August 2023 11am – 4.30pm Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke, Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 4HH Join Heritage Lincolnshire and the Friends…
Read MoreBolingbroke Back In Time!
Join Heritage Lincolnshire and the Friendsof Bolingbroke Castle as they team upwith the magnificent Plantagenet Societyto bring you a weekend to remember The King Returns to Bolingbroke! This weekend Bolingbroke…
Read MoreBolingbroke Back in Time is Returning for 2023!
The Return of the King at Bolingbroke Back in Time 12th-13th August 2023 Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke, Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 4HH Join Heritage Lincolnshire and the Friends of Bolingbroke…
Read More‘What People Left Behind for us to Find’
Join us, online, as we welcome Karen Adams with a new and interesting series of talks. Talk 1: Evidence of Iron Age Activity in East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire A series…
Read MoreThe First Crusade and the origins of the Templars
The Templar Talks Join us, online, as we welcome back Dr Nic Morton with his new series of talks. Talk 1: The First Crusade and the origins of the Templars…
Read MoreHODs – Past and Present
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Come and receive a warm and friendly welcome and enjoy the ambience of our beautiful Church building with its wonderful stained glass, from…
Read MoreHODs – Celebrating Historic Waddingworth at St.Margaret’s
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover the history of the medieval church that stands within the area that is the centre of Lincolnshire. Enjoy the peaceful rural setting…
Read MoreHODs – 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 – Browne’s Hospital, Stamford
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore this late medieval almshouse, with its nationally important stained glass in the chapel. Founded by William…
Read MoreHODs – Browne’s Hospital, Stamford
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore this late medieval almshouse, with its nationally important stained glass in the chapel. Founded by William…
Read MoreHODs – Explore our Church and Community
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This is your invitation to explore our Grade II* Listed church and the stories of how our church and community has evolved. Holy…
Read MoreHODs – The South Common, a Walk Through 2000 Years of Lincoln’s History.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This substantial walk covers the historical shaping of the present South Common. Crossed by Roman Ermine Street with its roadside cemetery, the area…
Read MoreHODs – Lincoln High St Heritage Action Zone Walking Tour
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 City of Lincoln Council has secured funding to breathe new life into Lincoln High Street through the High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ)…
Read MoreHODS – Crowle Peatland Railway
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Peat has been extracted from Crowle & Thorne Moors since at least Medieval times. In the late 19th century this became more industrialised…
Read MoreHODS – Crowle Peatland Railway
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Peat has been extracted from Crowle & Thorne Moors since at least Medieval times. In the late 19th century this became more industrialised…
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 MoreBolingbroke Back In Time!
A Battle For Fame and Honour… King Henry IV will soon be returning to Bolingbroke Castle and there is much to be done in preparation. The knights of the castle…
Read MoreBolingbroke Back In Time!
A Battle For Fame and Honour… King Henry IV will soon be returning to Bolingbroke Castle and there is much to be done in preparation. The knights of the castle…
Read MoreWhat have the Young Archaeologists Club been up to?
For the Spring Term of 2022, we have been exploring the hidden histories of overlooked communities, with sessions designed by the Re-imaging Lincoln team at the University of Lincoln. We…
Read MoreHeritage Lincolnshire is granted Young Archaeologists Club Status!
The Community Heritage Team at Heritage Lincolnshire are excited to announce that they have restarted Lincolnshire’s only Young Archaeologists Club (YAC) group and will be running it for the benefit…
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 More“Here be Dragons!” – Bolingbroke Castle Dragon Egg Hunt 22 May
Heritage Lincolnshire and the Friends of Bolingbroke Castle are delighted to invite you to our annual Dragon-Egg Hunt at Bolingbroke Castle. Join us on 22nd May 2022 at Bolingbroke Castle…
Read MoreFede’s Trainee Blog
In the late autumn of 2020 Historic Environment Skills worked with the delivery team for transept repairs at St Bartholomew’s Church Covenham to provide a couple of trainees with a…
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 MoreFarming in Lincolnshire through the Ages
Join us for an interactive talk with music as we celebrate our Lincolnshire customs and traditions in a fun way! Farming in Lincolnshire Through the Ages – This interactive and…
Read MoreKatherine’s End of Traineeship Blog
Well, that’s it, we’ve come to the end, the curtain has fallen on my HES traineeship. Nine months down the line and you could say I’m a little punch-drunk in…
Read MoreThe 1217 Battle of Lincoln
Join us, and Erik Grigg, as he delivers an interesting online talk: The 1217 Battle of Lincoln is one of the most pivotal battles in English history, but it is…
Read MoreCoastal Saltmaking in Lincolnshire
Join us, and Tom Lane, as he delivers an interesting online talk: Coastal Saltmaking in Lincolnshire. For almost three millennia salt was made on the coasts and in the adjacent…
Read MoreKnights Templar Series
Join us, and Dr Nicholas Morton, for a series of talks. This first talk, The First Crusade and the origins of the Templars, will be held online on 24 February…
Read MoreUSB sticks – Layers of History Videos
See your local history come to life!
Read MoreSempringham:Village to Priory to Mansion
A glossy booklet based on the results of a recent programme of archaeological work at Sempringham
Read MorePOSTER – Buildings of Lincolnshire
beautifully illustrated colour poster by Michael Oakenfull
Dimensions approx 50cm x 70cm
Old Place, New Perspectives: A History of the Manor House of Old Sleaford, Lincolnshire
This volume accompanies an archaeological dig carried out by Old Sleaford Heritage Group in 2015 in the grounds of Old Place, a historic house on the outskirts of Sleaford. Old Place, New Perspectives charts the evolution of the house and tells the story of its occupants, using archaeological evidence and extensive new documentary research.
Read MoreLincolnshire Almshouses: Nine centuries of charitable housing
An illustrated guide to nine centuries of charitable housing by Linda Crust
Read MoreFenland Management Project Excavations 1991-1995
Lincolnshire Archaeology and Heritage Reports Series: No. 3
Edited by A Crowson, T Lane & J Reeve
Published by Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire
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Custodians of Continuity?
An academic text written by Paul Everson and David Stocker
Read MoreTrainee Six month Blog by Katherine Briggs
This blog was supposed to mark the end of my six-month trainee placement and should contain all my sombre closing sentiments about how it’s come about too quickly or act…
Read MoreEnd of Traineeship Blog – Kate Tyler
In 2021 Kate Tyler joined the Heritage Lincolnshire team as an HES Digital Heritage Trainee. Here Kate tells us about her time with us as her traineeship comes to and…
Read MorePre-Order Your South Lincolnshire Walking Festival Legacy Brochure
Now Available! The South Lincolnshire Walking Festival Legacy Brochure The South Lincolnshire Walking Festival Legacy Brochure features four popular heritage walks from the festival which ran from 2015 to 2019.…
Read MoreGraffiti at Greyfriars Undercroft – and not a sniff of Banksy
Love them or hate them, graffiti is here to stay. Or rather it has been here a long, long time. Thanks to Heritage Lincolnshire, a great opportunity has arisen to…
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 MoreMeet our new trainee – Katherine Briggs
Historic Environment Skills is a four year long project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. A total of 21 bursaries are being offered across the heritage sector, delivered through project…
Read MoreRoarsome Fun at Bolingbroke Castle
The great dragon of Old Bolingbroke has returned to lay her glittering eggs. Get fired up for Heritage Lincolnshire’s Family Activity Day and Dragon-Egg Hunt at Bolingbroke Castle on 2nd…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s First Windmill by Jim Snee
Lincolnshire is known for its windmills, they form an important part of the county’s unique historic landscape. The painter Karl Wood made many sketches and paintings of Lincolnshire’s windmills and…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s First MPs
There is a saying; the only certainties in life are death and taxes. To this, I invariably add the following rider; where there are death and taxes, there are politicians.…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s First Church by Jim Snee
It was remarked during a recent historic buildings conference that churches have become almost invisible in Britain. It is certainly true that there are many people who walk and drive…
Read MoreBusiness
Business building The Old King’s Head The Old King’s Head is a Grade II Listed building and is a rare example of a 16th century medieval coaching inn, located in…
Read MoreMonument
Monument Lincoln Castle Lincoln Castle was built almost 1,000 years ago by William the Conqueror. After his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William the Conqueror faced ongoing…
Read MoreReligious
Religious building Lincoln Cathedral The Cathedral was founded by Bishop Remigius and was constructed between 1072-1092 in the Norman style. Much rebuilding and restoration has taken place over the Cathedral’s…
Read MoreLearn about Tupholme Abbey
Between about 1160 and 1536 Tupholme Abbey was home to a community of Premonstratensian canons. After being closed by Henry VIII at the Reformation it was gradually demolished until only…
Read MoreRepair of Hussey Tower
Built by Richard Bennyngton in the mid 15th century, Hussey Tower in Boston is the remains of a once great manor house. After Bennygton’s death in about 1475 the house…
Read MoreThe Tudors in Lincolnshire
During the Tudor period Lincolnshire was one of the most isolated counties in England. Henry VIII famously referred to its inhabitants as “the commons of one shire and that one…
Read MoreRestoring Bolingbroke Castle moat
In 2009 Heritage Lincolnshire and the Friends of Bolingbroke Castle began an exciting project to restore parts of the moat at Bolingbroke castle funded by a WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental…
Read MoreComputer-generated animation and images of Temple Bruer
The early 13th century tower at Temple Bruer is a rare survival of the standing remains of an important Knights Templar preceptory church. The Templars were military monks who established…
Read MoreLearn about Tattershall College
The Old College is a rare survival of a medieval collegiate grammar school and one of the earliest brick buildings in England. It is also important as part of Ralph,…
Read MoreLayers of History Project Awarded Prestigious Lincolnshire Award
Heritage Lincolnshire are delighted to announce that the Layers of History Project has won the 2020 Flora Murray Award from The Society for Lincolnshire Heritage and Archaeology. Cola (Senior…
Read MoreGreyfriars in Lincoln
Our Current Heritage Buildings Preservation Trust Project Greyfriars is a site of exceptional importance in telling the story of Lincoln – through this project, that story will be newly accessible…
Read MoreBoston 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 MoreWhat are Hunter Gatherers? By Jim Snee
One thing that persistently, and understandably, annoys people is the use of jargon. In this archaeology is as guilty of that as the next discipline, and it is sometimes useful…
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