Boston 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…

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Heritage 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…

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Wakefield District Heritage Framework

Wakefield Council are developing a Heritage Framework document and we need your help. The council have commissioned Heritage Lincolnshire to ask people from around the district what you value from…

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HODs – 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…

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HODs – 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…

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The 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…

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The 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…

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Pin Loom Weaving Workshop

Join us, IN PERSON, with our local tutor, Tracy, at our newly renovated venue, The Old King’s Head. Pin loom weaving is growing in popularity because the looms are small enough…

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Wet Felting Workshop

Join us, IN PERSON, at our newly brought-back-to-life venue, The Old King’s Head in Kirton. On this course you will learn the heritage craft of wet felting using the resist…

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Wet Felted Landscapes Workshop

Join us, IN PERSON, at our newly brought-back-to-life venue, The Old King’s Head in Kirton. On this course you will be learn the heritage craft of wet felting and be…

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Wet Felted Bowls Workshop

Join us, IN PERSON, at our newly brought-back-to-life venue, The Old King’s Head in Kirton. On this course you will learn the heritage craft of wet felting and be shown…

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Beginners Felting Workshop

Join us, IN PERSON, at our newly brought-back-to-life venue, The Old King’s Head in Kirton. On this course you will learn the heritage craft of wet felting, you will learn…

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Boston 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.  …

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The Holocene Extinction by Jim Snee

There aren’t many Mammoths roaming around Lincolnshire these days. Other forms of glacial megafauna are pretty thin on the ground as well. So as archaeologists, we have to ask the…

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More to Life Than Survival by Jim Snee

It is hardly surprising, but often the archaeological finds from the Palaeolithic that spark the most interest are things like figurines, paintings and engravings that have been discovered across the…

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Funding for new heritage venue at Greyfriars in Lincoln

City of Lincoln Council in partnership with Heritage Lincolnshire secures National Lottery support City of Lincoln Council, in partnership with Heritage Lincolnshire, has received initial support from The National Lottery…

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South Holland

South Holland is rich in heritage, both natural and man-made, with lots to see and do! It is a rural district in the south east of the county, that is…

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Lincolnshire’s First Scientist by Jim Snee

Lincolnshire is known for many things, and in today’s society, it is rightly celebrated for its agriculture and its natural beauty. If you think of science, you probably look elsewhere,…

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Lincolnshire’s First Redcoats by Jim Snee

It is commonly asserted that prior to the introduction of khaki, the British infantryman followed the uniform established by Cromwell’s New Model Army and wore a scarlet coat. Like many…

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The Hidden History of Greyfriars

    A medieval hidden gem, Greyfriars sits on the edge of Lincoln City’s Cultural Quarter. A Grade 1 Listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument of international importance. Believed to…

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Tudor Gardens

Tudor Gardens By the Tudor period, foreign trees were brought in by overseas traders to shade delightful, scented herb ‘potagers’ and enclosed, private physic gardens, reminiscent of the cloistered garths…

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17C Manor House deer parks, gardens & orchards

17C Manor House deer parks, gardens & orchards Land slowly devolved from royal control. Ownership of deer parks, once the prerogative of the monarch, became more widely permissible. Belton Park…

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