Heritage Archive
(August 2018)

1 August 2018

Discover the bustle of Brigg

With new developments underway and investment opportunities being found, Melanie Burton finds economic prosperity is vibrant in the north Lincolnshire town. The traditional market town is already experiencing an air of optimism, as its unique range of independent shops seem to be faring better than the larger, well-known retailers. Both the area’s Chamber of Commerce Read more…

Grimsthorpe Castle hosts Vintage Speed Trials

It is more than 100 years since the engine roars of period racing cars and motorbikes were heard from the track at Grimsthorpe Castle but that silence will be broken once more this August Bank Holiday Sunday. The parkland surrounding Grimsthorpe Castle initially played host to Lincolnshire Automobile Club on a summer day in 1903 Read more…

Families at the heart of the town

Ambitious growth strategies are transforming Bourne, but its unique heritage remains key, writes Melanie Burton. Look beyond the busy crossroads in the middle of the town centre and you will find an abundance of green open spaces, woodland and waterways and a plethora of places to escape the hustle and bustle of modern living as Read more…

The characters of the Cliff

Drive along the A607 main road from Lincoln to Grantham and you could be forgiven for thinking that all there is to the villages along the Lincoln Edge are peaceful rural settings with panoramic views of Lincolnshire, but Melanie Burton delves deeper and finds a very different story. There is a welcoming, friendly and caring Read more…

Solvitur ambulando – It is solved by walking

7th July 2018: still, hot, by Maxim Griffin. Hoe Hill at Fulletby is out of place. A curious mass looking out over the Tetford and Salmonby valley – Tennyson’s neck of the Wolds. If you look on the maps, Hoe Hill appears like a long barrow – even a tor. Shapely, stepped, there is something Read more…

Lincolnshire dovecotes and pigeon houses

Lincolnshire is home to many stunning and fascinating historical buildings and like many English counties it has a varied and rich cache of quaint and quirky dovecotes and pigeon houses. Alan Whitworth looks at their history. Currently there are just over ninety surviving dovecotes from a total of around two hundred-plus mentioned in various documents Read more…