Heritage Archive
(February 2014)

1 February 2014

City will see major changes begin

Lincoln has plenty going for it and is poised to benefit from a pick-up in the economy as 2014 gets underway. After another challenging year, long-standing independent and national retailers are looking forward to welcoming more shoppers, keen to see the return of the city’s first-time festive visitors and determined to encourage people to spend Read more…

Inventor, stuntman, television presenter – it’s all in a day’s work for Colin Furze

Self-taught engineer Colin has gained a massive cult following as a ‘garage inventor’ and is the proud owner of several Guinness World Records for his wacky – and sometimes explosive – creations. Colin’s passion for creating the weird and wonderful goes back to his childhood, when he spent hours taking things to pieces to see Read more…

The excesses of a clergyman – Revd. Dr William Dodd

William Dodd was born in Bourne in 1729 the son of the vicar. William was a bright lad who went off to Cambridge in 1746 and achieved a BA degree. But mixing with wealthier and more affluent students he also acquired a liking for the high life. After Cambridge he headed for London in search Read more…

Town of many talents

The unspoilt Lincolnshire town of Horncastle, a chartered market town since the 1200s, has much to offer locals and visitors alike – from a range of specialist eateries, independent shops and long-established family businesses to a rich heritage which attracts tourists from all over the world. Though dubbed the ‘antiques centre’ of Lincolnshire, with its Read more…

Welton – a village with real appeal

Six miles north of the city of Lincoln lies the charming village which has a history going back 1,000 years to the days when the Vikings and the Danes began their invasions. In many ways it is a typical Lincolnshire village with village greens, back lanes and an old coach house which is said to Read more…

A busy year ahead at Burghley House – and something for everyone

As many are discovering Burghley Park is now much more than just the wonderful venue for The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Stamford’s famous Elizabethan stately home and its historic parkland now hosts a myriad of events throughout the year and there is something for everyone, whatever their interest or age; from gardening, music, food Read more…