Heritage Archive
(April 2015)

1 April 2015

In the market for change

New initiatives and the promise of fresh funding signal brighter times for a popular Lincolnshire shopping, tourist and business destination. Things are looking up for Boston, as a new Town Team gets to work with a mission to inject extra vibrancy into the local economy. An initial approach for lottery funding by Heritage Lincolnshire and Read more…

Welcome to a festival town

Nestled at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds, the east Lincolnshire town of Louth is an historic bustling market town, with lots to offer not only residents but visitors as well. A plethora of long-established independent shops, an obvious community spirit and a warm welcome, means there is no wonder it was in recent years Read more…

Field Marshal Sir William Robertson

Field Marshal Sir William Robertson, born in Welbourn in 1860, was the first and thus far the only soldier in the British Army to rise from the lowest rank to the highest. The son of Ann and Thomas Robertson, village tailor and postmaster, ‘Wully’ was educated at the local village school. While still at school Read more…

Lincoln Castle revealed

Following an extensive restoration project spanning a five-year period, Lincoln Castle is about to be revealed to the world in all its new found glory. The whole scheme has been more than ten years in the planning, with the unveiling targeted to coincide with the anniversary of Magna Carta. Since 2011, a staggering £22 million Read more…

50 years of the Starlight Rooms at Boston Gliderdrome

The Gliderdrome dance hall in Boston is an amazing place. To people of a certain age, like me, walking into the Starlight Rooms takes you straight back to being sixteen again with all the heightened emotions that being a teenager brings. The only thing that is missing is the smell; a mixture of cigarettes, beer Read more…

Katherine Willoughby, the Lincolnshire Lady who nearly married Henry VIII

Katherine Willoughby is today little known beyond the confines of history books, but was one of the most remarkable – and interesting – women of the Tudor period. Married in 1533 to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, Henry VIII’s closest friend, when she was just fourteen and he nearly fifty, she was later romantically linked Read more…

Discover exquisite Tattershall

The village is small in size but big on visitor attractions. With a population of just under 3,000 and only a handful of shops, businesses and hostelries, Tattershall nevertheless has something to offer all types from history lovers, architecture buffs and leisure seeks, to those who enjoy the outdoors. It has its very own castle Read more…

Spring aeronautics in Lincolnshire

Human dreams of flight have led to spectacular developments in aviation, but our flying machines can often seem crude compared with the more impressive manoeuvres of birds and insects. They are the real masters of the air. White trails from five Red Arrows draw arcs and fountains across the sky. As hot jet air meets Read more…

Anniversary of Operation Manna

On a balmy day last September, 91-year-old Len Dorricott was at a very special bulb planting ceremony on the East Lawn of Lincoln Cathedral. As he stood in the autumn sunshine, he watched pupils from Lincoln Minster School plant 40,000 Dutch bulbs under the guidance of floral designer, Jan Guldemond. When they flower in the Read more…