Heritage Archive
(November 2013)

1 November 2013

Town’s picture is positive

Bright ideas and a liberal dose of entrepreneurial spirit are injecting extra life into the historic market town of Bourne. With Christmas rapidly approaching, shoppers and visitors are being encouraged to check out the latest developments on the business scene and catch up with some real movers and shakers. The town’s £2.4 million pound Wherry’s Read more…

Lincoln Castle Heritage Skills Centre

After many centuries of turbulence it is not surprising that the time has arrived for major refurbishment of the Lincoln Castle walls – along with other parts of this unique historic building. Having played such a huge role in the making of history from the time of the Conqueror, this superb example of Norman craftsmanship Read more…

Igniting explosive effects

Firework displays are a hugely popular way of marking a celebration whether it be large or small, and one Lincolnshire based company is helping to make sure some of the country’s biggest events go off with a bang. Pyrovision has masterminded some magnificent displays for events in all manner of unusual and challenging locations. These Read more…

Spotlight turns on town

The quiet market town of Brigg in North Lincolnshire might not be huge in size or population but it is big in all it has to offer tourists, shoppers and residents. Progressive in its thinking, Brigg has managed to move with the times without losing its traditional market town character and there is a quiet Read more…

Fiskerton Fen

This is the latest in a short series of articles aimed at highlighting some of the beautiful areas around Lincoln that remain relatively unknown to the majority of people. When you discover somewhere new and fall in love with it, the first thing you want to do is tell everyone. Then a little voice in Read more…

Bountiful Barton

Thousands of travellers cross the Humber Estuary every day via the masterpiece of engineering that is the Humber Bridge. But how many of them spare a thought for the settlements that line the south bank of this important expanse of water? One such place is Barton upon Humber – a rural market town with a Read more…

Characters of old Lincolnshire

One of the first people to sell the Lincolnshire Echo on the streets of Lincoln when it first appeared in 1893 was John Banks Smith or ‘Cuckoo Smith’ as he was known. He attained the nickname because he also sold a comic of that name and would walk up and down High Street, calling out Read more…

Plenty to discover in this ‘racey’ town

The quintessentially English market town of Bawtry has much more to offer travellers than its ‘Gateway to the North’ label suggests. Though relaxed by day, with its high class shopping outlets and array of hair and beauty businesses, gift shops and homeware stores, the town turns into a vibrant social venue when the sun goes Read more…

Tribute to the tank

If all goes according to plan there should be a new landmark in Lincoln next year, a memorial to the city’s engineering heritage sited on the Tritton Road roundabout. The traffic island is located close to the site of the old William Foster and Co works which was the birthplace of the world’s first military Read more…