Heritage Archive
(December 2019)

15 December 2019

Independent retailers are pride of the town

Historic Brigg may be well rooted in the past, but it is quite innovative when it comes to providing locals and visitors with a delightful mix of shopping and services, writes Glynis Fox. One of the most surprising things that first-time visitors to the town discover is its amazing mix of independent businesses, which include Read more…

Solvitur ambulando – It is solved by walking

7th December 2019 – a milky sky, by Maxim Griffin Somewhere on the Trent – north of Gainsborough, heading north, late in the day – three hours til sundown. The river on my left, my rucksack slung to the left – I’ve been nursing broken ribs for most of a month. I can’t turn left Read more…

1 December 2019

Beautiful new showhomes now open at Lovell Homes

Leading developer Lovell Homes has recently unveiled two stunning new showhomes at its Tennyson Fields development in Louth. Louth is a popular location with property seekers: it has good local schools, plenty of open space and sits within one of the loveliest landscapes in East Lincolnshire. Located off Chestnut Drive, Tennyson Fields is a stylish Read more…

A town of great traditions

The busy market town of Newark continues to attract tourists and shoppers alike, taking time to browse the fine Georgian Market Square and its adjoining lanes and streets. Newark has always benefitted from its excellent main line train links and location on the A1. Good news was announced recently that funding will be made available Read more…

Helping to make a positive impact

Lincolnshire veteran Cpl David Morris is relishing the opportunity to help others on the road to recovery after being appointed vice-captain of Team UK for the 2020 Invictus Games. David, of Sleaford, took part in the 2018 event in Sydney, Australia, and is now honoured to be representing his country again, this time alongside his Read more…

Buy a classic with confidence from Woldside

The specialist car dealership offers buyers iconic vehicles restored to the highest standards. “if you are looking to invest in a vehicle don’t assume that classic equates to old,” says Neil Thompson of Woldside Classic and Sports Car in Louth. “Some of the most popular vehicles we stock can be as recent as the late Read more…

Boston’s memorial to lost fishermen – from little acorns…

On a warm September day, a tribute in carved wood to Boston’s lost fishermen was unveiled on a patch of grass close to the pedestrian bridge over the River Witham within full sight of The Stump. Fishing has always been dangerous and more so in wartime. In the first month of World War One, ten Read more…

A Mayflower display – and a discovery

Stephen Wade’s latest report on the county’s Mayflower events reveals new research. Anyone who visits the Boston Guildhall exhibition on the Mayflower Pilgrims will see the expected holding cells, with the whitewashed, thick walls and the barred iron doors swung open, inviting a peep into the compelling story of the Pilgrims’ sufferings. But the exhibition Read more…

Old Lincoln Buildings

St Mary’s Guildhall stands on the High Street in Lincoln at its junction with Sibthorp Street, just to the north of St Peter at Gowts Parish Church and vicarage. It was a domestic complex on a palatial scale indicating the highest social status, writes Alan Middleton. It is now believed that the Guildhall was built Read more…

Solvitur ambulando – It is solved by walking

1st November 2019 – in all weathers and colours, by Maxim Griffin Below Boston and to the east. It’s gone midday. Dark by five. Best move. I’ve an appetite for uncertain landscapes – a requirement for mud and tides and quicksand. I want to walk under the shadow of 4,000 pink footed geese. By the Read more…