Autumn Newsletter 2021
Welcome to our Autumn Newsletter and our last one for 2021, that lets you know all about what the team have been getting up to in the last three months…
Read MoreNew Walking Brochure released to celebrate popular Walking Festival.
NEW WALKING BROCHURE RELEASED TO CELEBRATE POPULAR WALKING FESTIVAL Read on to find out how to get your copy for free! The legacy of a popular local festival will live…
Read MoreHealing the Highstreet
Boston The Healing the Highstreet scheme, funded by the Boston Town Deal, aims to revitalise and regenerate up to 30 historic buildings within Boston’s Town Centre through the reinstatement,…
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 MoreLocal Artist supports The Old King’s Head
The Old King’s Head is working with two local artists to support selling their work, as well as helping us to display some beautiful artwork throughout the property for our…
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 MoreExclusive Launch Evening for local stakeholders at The Old King’s Head
On the evening of Friday 1st October 2o21, Heritage Lincolnshire hosted an exclusive evening at The Old King’s Head to celebrate the first day of opening for the cafe. The…
Read MoreOpening Day arrives for The Old King’s Head
Friday 1st October and after two years with our building contractors on site, The Old King’s Head has opened to the public as a cafe, 9 bedroom B&B and community…
Read MoreThe Old King’s Head welcomes back Luke Gill, former resident
You have heard a lot about the Duff family who were former residents of The Old King’s Head, but during this project we have also got to know some of…
Read MoreThe Old King’s Head; Supporting Lincolnshire Business Ali Carrotts Soft Furnishings
Husband and wife team, Ali and Ian Carrott, have helped us to make the inside of The Old King’s Head look cosy, warming and comfy with all their beautiful soft…
Read MoreDo you want to help conserve & protect Lincolnshire’s Local Heritage?
Now is the time to act, Lincolnshire Local Listing Campaign has launched a new website to enable members of the public, local groups, and communities to nominate Local Heritage sites…
Read MoreThe Old King’s Head Bottle Discovery
We have found an old blog written by Brian Hoggard in August 2016 about the discover of bottles hanging in the loft space. Find out about his discovery and why…
Read MoreThe Old King’s Head interview with Rowan
The Old King’s Head has had a great team working on site to restore the building since March 2019. We had a chat with Rowan, who was the only female…
Read MorePrevious CEO returns to The Old King’s Head
On Friday 3rd September 2021, we welcomed back our previous CEO, Liz Bates to The Old King’s Head. Liz has not seen the project that she started over 5 years…
Read MoreThe Old King’s Head; welcoming back former resident Mary Duff
Mary Duff with her husband Geoffrey purchased The King’s Head in 1972 following a whirlwind decision one morning when walking her three boys to school. For sale at £2,500 Mary…
Read MoreThe Old King’s Head; Supporting Lincolnshire Business Chris Vaughan Photography
Throughout the project we have had several local Lincolnshire businesses supporting us and one of those is photographer Chris Vaughan. Chris has been a part of the project since the…
Read MoreHeritage funding being made available to local organisations in North East Lincolnshire
“Heritage Starter” grants of up to £10,000 are being made available to local organisations to support heritage projects, small and large. At the end of last year, the Council secured…
Read MoreTown Deals Business Owners Event
Local charity Heritage Lincolnshire is inviting business and property owners in the Mablethorpe and Skegness area to attend an online event to find out how they could benefit from a…
Read MoreSummer Newsletter 2021
Welcome to our Summer Newsletter 2021 that lets you know all about what the team have been getting up to in the last three months at Heritage Lincolnshire and Archaeological…
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 MoreLocal Listing Project Volunteer Role
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 Government (MHCLG). We are…
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 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
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 MoreThe Stories of The Old King’s Head
m and the team have created a series of videos about the stories at The Old King’s Head, which were released for the Festival of Archaeology 2021. Why not take…
Read MoreVolunteer Tour Guides for The Old King’s Head
We have now got a group of volunteers who have been fully trained by Sarah Cowling of the Institute of Tour Guides and have developed a fantastic walking tour around…
Read MoreTrainee 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 so far, and all the exciting…
Read MoreCalling all teachers!
Are you struggling to bring history alive? Looking to refresh or renew how you deliver history sessions in the classroom? Stumped when it comes to finding affordable and relevant school…
Read MoreEvent, Shows & Exhibition Volunteers
Heritage Lincolnshire regularly attend county shows and events across Lincolnshire to increase awareness to the public of the work that we carry out. We are often looking for volunteers to…
Read MoreGardening Volunteers – Summer 2021
We have two exciting opportunities for you to come along, volunteer and get your hands dirty! Would you like to come along and do some gardening at two of our…
Read MorePow Cottage, Tattershall
A Lincolnshire Legacy In early 2021, Heritage Lincolnshire were kindly bequeathed a beautiful mud and stud cottage in Tattershall. Owned and lovingly restored over many years, Jane Pow and her…
Read MoreLocal Listing Online Event
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Read MoreThe Greyfriars – the Franciscans in Lincolnshire
The Greyfriars building off Freeschool Lane in Lincoln is one of the very few friary remains in Britain and one of the best preserved. The Orders of Friars first appeared…
Read MoreNorth East Lincolnshire Heritage Network
North East Lincolnshire Heritage Network Heritage Lincolnshire is working in partnership with North East Lincolnshire Council to build a strong, diverse and vibrant heritage network for the region. Supported by…
Read MoreLead Volunteer Opportunity
Could you be our next Lead Volunteer? Do you Love Lincolnshire? Love local heritage? Do you have 10 hours a week to spare in a voluntary capacity? Why not think…
Read MoreSpring Newsletter 2021
Welcome to our Spring Newsletter 2021 that let’s you know all about what the team have been getting up to in the last three months at Heritage Lincolnshire and Archaeological…
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 MoreMeet our new trainee – Kate Tyler
In 2021 Kate Tyler joined the Heritage Lincolnshire team as an HES Digital Heritage Trainee. Here Kate tells us about her interest in heritage, and all the exciting things she’s…
Read MoreMedieval Boston Heritage Trail
The Skegness Town Centre Transformation Project
About the Project: The Skegness Town Centre Transformation Project aims to revitalise and regenerate 60+ buildings within Skegness’ Town Centre through the reinstatement and repair of historic shopfronts and upper…
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 MoreCleethorpes Heritage Stewards
Outline and aim of project We established and trained a new volunteer group who conduct rapid Heritage At Risk Surveys to be used to monitor building condition in conservation areas…
Read MoreHeckington Windmill – Development Work & Evaluation
Heckington Windmill is the only surviving operational eight sailed windmill in the world and is one of the finest examples of 19th century windmill technology. The windmill is a landmark…
Read MoreRethatch Management at Mill Hill Cottage, Spilsby
Thatched roofs may seem completely different from the tiled roofs we are used to seeing in this era, but they still require regular maintenance and upkeep to make sure they…
Read MoreAdditional Heritage Development Trusts awards announced
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced three additional awards in its Heritage Development Trust (HDT) programme, to organisations leading heritage-led regeneration projects in towns in England and Heritage Lincolnshire…
Read MoreThe Neolithic Package by Jim Snee
The beginning of the Neolithic represents one of the most significant changes in human economy and lifestyle in history, and yet there is no real certainty about how it came…
Read MoreHeritage Lincolnshire receive second round of Cultural Recovery Fund
Heritage Lincolnshire are proud to announce that they have been successful in receiving a second round of Cultural Recovery Fund to continue supporting the recovery of the county’s heritage following…
Read MoreMore Strings to the Bow by Jim Snee
It is very hard in archaeology, particularly in prehistory, to point to an exact date when something started or finished. The best we can do is give a date for…
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 MoreLast Chace to Register Your Event for Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days
Heritage Open Days are your once-a-year chance to discover some of Lincolnshire’s rarely seen historic treasures, with exciting experiences that bring local history and culture to life, for free! …
Read MoreBone Needles in a Giant Haystack by Jim Snee
So far we have talked about the Mesolithic in quite general terms and not discussed any Lincolnshire sites in detail. This is because our knowledge of the Mesolithic tends to…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreA New World by Jim Snee
The millennia that followed the last period of glaciation over northern England was a time of significant environmental change. As temperatures rose, the ice retreated further to the north and…
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 MoreThe Siege of Bolingbroke Castle
In the autumn of 1643 Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire was the scene of a Civil War siege that lasted for more than a month. The Parliamentarian victories at Bolingbroke and at…
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 MoreTemple Bruer
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 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 MoreThe Old King’s Head, Kirton
The Old King’s Head The 16th Century Tudor Coaching inn is a rare example of the Fenland Artisan Mannerist style, a building technique which reveals a unique history of the…
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 MoreChanges in Technology, Changes in Society by Jim Snee
In 1816, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen was appointed to curate Danish Royal Commission for the Collection and Preservation of Antiquities’ first exhibition. After careful study he displayed the objects by period,…
Read MoreMember’s Annual Report 2020
Heritage Lincolnshire’s Annual Report for 2020 is available now for you to download and as members of Heritage Lincolnshire you have a BRAND NEW LOOK to your newsletter as part…
Read MoreAnnual Report 2020
Heritage Lincolnshire’s Annual Report for 2020 is available now for you to download. Find out what the different teams within Heritage Lincolnshire and Archaeological Project Services were involved in throughout…
Read MoreExciting New Tender Opportunity – Marketing and Branding
Development of Brand, Marketing & Online Presence for Income Diversification of Heritage Lincolnshire into the Holiday Letting Market Heritage Lincolnshire are shortly due to open our latest Building Conservation…
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 MoreMore 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…
Read MoreGreyfriars in Lincoln
Greyfriars Website Greyfriars is a site of exceptional importance in telling the story of Lincoln – through this project, that story will be newly accessible to the local community, inspiring…
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…
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What 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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