Heritage Archive
(September 2025)

12 September 2025

Historical housing for community living

Glynis Fox takes a look at the background and charitable heritage of traditional Lincolnshire almshouses. It doesn’t seem to matter what part of the country you visit, everywhere you will spot groups of charming little almshouses. Clustered together like a close-knit band of friends, their quaint, historical appearance catches the eye. Many have pretty pot Read more…

Marking historic people and places

Grantham is poised to hit the headlines in October, when it hosts a special event to remember Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. By Glynis Fox. A Festival is taking place in Grantham to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the former Conservative leader, who was born in 1925 and died in Read more…

11 September 2025

Heritage at its heart

A small market town with a relaxed pace, Horncastle offers a pleasant experience for those interested in history, antiques and shopping local. By Glynis Fox. On the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds and surrounded by the farming community, Horncastle has a very interesting past and for many years was well connected by the railway, the Read more…

Ten men, ten stories, one regiment

To mark Lincolnshire Day, Matt Limb OBE looks back at the Lincolnshire Regiment and the servicemen awarded the Victoria Cross within its ranks. For more than two and a half centuries, the Lincolnshire Regiment, so often known simply as The Lincolns, and its predecessors served its country with distinction. From its origins in the 17th Read more…