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Come help us shape the new look Tower Gardens!
At Tower Gardens, we are looking to reinstate the historic pleasure garden to its former glory through a scheme of hard landscaping and planting, as well as making accessibility improvements…
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 MoreLincolnshire Heritage Open Days
Heritage Open Days (HODs) is a national festival, coordinated locally by Heritage Lincolnshire, which celebrates England’s fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to places that are usually closed…
Read MoreThe Making of Grantham – the medieval town
Unfortunately this book is currently SOLD OUT
Read MoreTraineeship Blog – Katherine Briggs
It’s already here! The halfway mark of my traineeship with Heritage Lincolnshire has been, and gone, and it has absolutely flown by. But, not to sound cringey, time does fly…
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 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 MoreLincolnshire Local Listing Campaign
What is the Project? Heritage Lincolnshire is leading the Local Heritage List Campaign in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council having received funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local…
Read MoreCourses & talks
Courses & Talks Talks The following speakers are current members of staff and a minimum donation of £75 is requested upon booking which helps us to continue our working across…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s Last Slave by Jim Snee
The history of slavery is long and complex. It involves culture, race, religion, politics and a little bit of economics. Ultimately, it involves every one of us. How far back…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s Last King by Jim Snee
Now I’m sure some of you are immediately thinking that the kings of England are the kings of Lincolnshire and in modern constitutional terms that is the case. However, Lincolnshire…
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 MoreThe History of the Old King’s Head
The Old King’s Head is a grade II listed building located in Kirton, Lincolnshire. Built in approximately 1599, it is a fine example of Fenland Artisan Mannerism and shows the…
Read MoreExtracts from a site survey
EXTRACTS from a Lincolnshire Gardens Trust site survey Courtesy researcher/recorder Sue Barlow. Location: Aswarby Park, Aswarby, Lincolnshire, NG34 8SD OS grid reference, TF 064 399 Parish, Historic County and District:…
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