About Events
About Events

Events are open to all and prior booking is not necessary except where indicated.

Details of all events are obtainable from SLHA.


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Events Calendar

Boston

Boston's Links to the USA
Heritage Open Days Event

A guided walk of around 1 hour, which will include buildings, and the sites of lost buildings, that had connections to the Pilgrim Fathers and the founders of Boston, Massachusetts.

Led by Neil Wright

Admission FREE donations welcome.

Pre-booking essential

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bostons-links-to-the-usa-a-guided-walk-of-one-hour-tickets-897560426397

 
Saturday 14 September, 2024
2.00pm
Meet at Boston Guildhall, South St, PE21 6HT
The Port of Boston in Georgian Times:
The Golden Age of Development 1714-1837

Presented by Neil Wright

The most prosperous period for the town and port of Boston in the last 700 years was in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Boston then became the largest, richest, most dynamic place in Lincolnshire. This talk will tell you how and why that happened, and what destroyed that successful episode.

Admission £4.00 SLHA and LRS members £3.00

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-port-of-boston-in-georgian-times-the-golden-age-of-development-tickets-970350332967
Saturday 05 October, 2024
2.00pm
Boston Guildhall, South St, Boston PE21 6HT
Draining the Land: How Lincolnshire Keeps its Head Above Water
Full day Conference which will include:
 
Welcome - Stephen Betteridge SLHA Industrial Archaeology Team
Land Drainage - How Lincolnshire’s land is drained. The Work and History of an Internal Drainage Board. Presented by Martin Shilling Director of Engineering & Technical Services Witham & Humber Drainage Boards
Illustrated Introduction to Boston Waterfront Walk, Neil Wright SLHA Industrial Archaeology Team
Guided Walk along Boston Waterfront Led by Neil Wright
Keadby Terminal Assisted Outfall Project. How 15,761 properties and critical infrastructure on the Isle of Axholme were at risk if the Keadby pumping station failed. The refurbishment of the station and how it was kept operational whilst this was underway Phil Walker-Chief Civil engineer for Binnies UK. 
From Bog and Marsh to some of the Finest Farmland in the Country. Historic films of Lincolnshire’s Land Drainage in action.Presented by Lincolnshire Film Archive
 
Admission including tea, coffee and buffet lunch £32.00 and £25.00 for SLHA and LRS members
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/draining-the-land-tickets-1006398453867
Saturday 16 November, 2024
10.00am - 4.30pm
Boston Guildhall, South St, Boston PE21 6HT
Lincolnshire Legends
Presented by Tom Lane, Nigel Creasey and Terri Clarke

Who or What constitutes a Lincolnshire Legend? It could be a person, real or imaginary, living or dead. It could be a story, true or completely a figment of someone’s creative mind. This presentation seeks to visit some Lincolnshire legends, in a light-hearted manner, using images and performing associated music and songs. From the Lincolnshire tornado in the Devil’s year of 1666 to the Pilgrim Father’s departure from Boston – from Jimi Hendrix’s appearance in an unsafe Lincolnshire warehouse, which heralded the Summer of Love to Bull Running in Stamford and more!
 
Admission £7.50 SLHA & LRS members £6.50
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lincolnshire-legends-tickets-1041866499747
Thursday 21 November, 2024
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Boston Guildhall, South St, Boston PE21 6HT

Burringham

Church of St John the Baptist, Burringham
Heritage Open Days Event

Visit this remarkable Victorian church designed by the ‘rogue’ architect, S S Teulon, and be intrigued. See an elaborate brick chimney, a constellation of stars on the ceiling and vibrant patterns of coloured brickwork. Talk and guided tour at 11.00am and again at 2.00pm.

Admission FREE; donations welcome.
Friday 13 September, 2024
10.00am - 4.00pm
Church of St John the Baptist, Burringham, near Scunthorpe DN17 3LY

Caistor

Romans Rule! ***EVENT POSTPONED - NEW DATE TBC***
***EVENT POSTPONED - NEW DATE TBC*** 
 
Holiday Activities for 8-12 year olds. Children MUST be accompanied.

Find out about the Romans and investigate some replica Roman artefacts. Make your own Roman pot in clay and a decorated scabbard and using craft materials. Have fun completing a Roman Activity and Colouring Sheet

Admission £2.00 per child – everything made can be taken home.

Places are limited – please book in advance.

Morning Session 10.30am – 12.00pm – Romans Rule!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/romans-rule-holiday-event-for-8-12-year-olds-tickets-929141195327

Afternoon Session 1.30pm – 3.00pm – Romans Rule!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/romans-rule-holiday-event-for-8-12-year-olds-tickets-929146140117
Wednesday 24 July, 2024
10.30-12.00pm and 1.30pm-3.00pm
Caistor Heritage Centre, 28 Plough Hill, LN7 6LZ
Caistor - the surprising history of a hilly Wolds town
Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology & Caistor Arts & Heritage Centre

Guided Walk led by Elizabeth Jefferson

Caistor first came to prominence as a Roman garrison town. It became a significant Georgian regional centre, boasting a large market and a wide range of trades. Caistor suffered from the lack of a railway during the Industrial Revolution but, fortunately, it has retained much of its Georgian architecture. The twenty-first century has seen significant investment in some large heritage projects which will help make Caistor an even more attractive tourist destination. 

The event will begin at Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre at 10.30am for coffee and cake followed by a guided walk at 11.00am through the interesting features of this historic town town. You should find adequate on-street parking around the town on a Sunday morning, when the town is quiet. The walk will last about an hour and a half.  Please wear comfortable shoes, be prepared for hilly land and narrow pavements in places just come along to enjoy yourself!

You may wish to bring a picnic which you could have afterwards in Caistor park on South St, about 5 mins walk from the Heritage & Arts Centre. Alternatively, you could have lunch afterwards at the Heritage Centre and look round the SLHA display.

Admission £5.00 to include coffee and cake. Pre-booking essential.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/caistor-guided-walk-tickets-934850271327
Sunday 28 July, 2024
10.30am - 12.30pm
Caistor Heritage Centre, 28 Plough Hill, LN7 6LZ
Crafty Archaeology!
Holiday Activities for 8-12 year olds. Children MUST be accompanied.

Find out about the Romans and investigate some replica Roman artefacts. Make a Roman style boar in clay and a Roman standard or pendant using craft materials. Have fun completing a Roman Activity and Colouring Sheet.

Admission £2.00 per child – everything made can be taken home.

Places are limited – please book in advance.

Morning Session 10.30am – 12.00pm – Crafty Archaeology!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crafty-archaeology-holiday-event-for-8-12-year-olds-tickets-932311387457

Afternoon Session 1.30pm – 3.00pm – Crafty Archaeology!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crafty-archaeology-holiday-event-for-8-12-year-olds-tickets-932319591997
Thursday 08 August, 2024
10.30am-12.00pm and 1.30pm-3.00pm
Caistor Heritage Centre, 28 Plough Hill, LN7 6LZ
The Farming Year in Old Lincolnshire *** SOLD OUT ***
*** SOLD OUT ***
 
Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology & Caistor Arts & Heritage Centre

Presented by Tom Lane, Nigel Creasey and Terri Clarke

A light-hearted afternoon exploring the Lincolnshire’s Traditional Farming Year through stories, music and song. Inspired by a 16th century calendar of the Farming Year from Digby, south of Lincoln and the Luttrell Psalter, a remarkable richly illustrated 14th century document from Irnham near Grantham, this event explores rural life and traditions from centuries past. Listen to the tales, songs and music of the everyday lives, hardships and traditions of the people of Lincolnshire who worked the land against the constant rhythm of the changing seasons.

Admission £7.50 SLHA and LRS members £6.50

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-farming-year-in-old-lincolnshire-tickets-936808608767

 
Sunday 01 September, 2024
2.30pm
Caistor Heritage Centre, 28 Plough Hill, LN7 6LZ
A Pictorial Tour of Bygone Lincoln ***POSTPONED***
*** POSTPONED *** 
 
Presented by Chris Hewis

Victorian and Edwardian photographers recorded everything from Royal Visits to everyday events in the City. Using photographs from the 'John Wilson Collection', see how much the City has changed in 100 years.

Admission £4.00 SLHA and LRS members £3.00

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bygone-lincoln-tickets-974035695987
Thursday 05 September, 2024
2.00pm
Caistor Heritage Centre, 28 Plough Hill, LN7 6LZ
CANCELLED (A Pictorial Tour of Bygone Lincoln)

Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been cancelled 

Presented by Chris Hewis


Victorian and Edwardian photographers recorded everything from Royal visits to everyday events in the City. Using photographs from the ‘John Wilson’ collection, see how much the City of Lincoln has changed in the last 100 years.
 
The Pictorial Tour of Bygone Lincoln is £4.00 and £3.00 for SLHA and LRS members

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-pictorial-tour-of-bygone-lincoln-tickets-1023643674787
Saturday 23 November, 2024
2.00pm
Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre

Cammeringham

Guided Visits to Churches at Scampton and Cammeringham
Meet at the Church of St John the Baptist at Scampton at 10.30am, when coffee will be served. This will be followed by an introductory talk and guided visit around the military graves. The tour will then move to the Church of St Michael at nearby Cammeringham where the Church and grounds can be explored.
 
The Church at Scampton lies on the edge of the village below RAF Scampton where the Dambuster Raids were flown from. In the Church there is an RAF Chapel with Squadron badges and several Commonwealth War Graves in the Churchyard. It is expected that the tour of both churches will finish at around 12.15pm. The Dambusters Inn at Scampton has displays of memoribilia and they also serve lunch. If you would like to visit the Dambusters Inn, you are advised to book by calling 01522 731333.
 
Admission £10.00 includes coffee and a donation to both churches.

SLHA and LRS members £9.00

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-visit-to-churches-at-scampton-and-cammeringham-tickets-940641854107
 
THERE ARE TOILETS IN SCAMPTON CHURCH & THE DAMBUSTERS PUB BUT NOT IN CAMMERINGHAM.
Tuesday 06 August, 2024
10.30am - 12.30pm
St John the Baptist, High St, Scampton LN1 2SE

Folkingham

Guided Walk around Folkingham
Meet in Church Lane leading to St Andrew’s Church
 
Led by Martin Smith

Please note that lunch can be purchased at the New Inn, Folkingham but please let us know in advance if you wish to stay for lunch as the venue would like to know how many to expect.

Please email info@slha.org.uk with the subject line Folkingham

Admission by donation. Pre-booking essential.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-walk-around-folkingham-tickets-872096583357
Saturday 25 May, 2024
11.00am
Park in Market Place, Folkingham NG34 OSE

Gosberton

Archaeology: A Visit To The Excavations At Monks Hall, Gosberton

Supporting the National Archaeology Festival

 
The visit will include:
* a tour of the archaeological site at Monks Hall
* a talk on the Fenland Landscape Survey by Chris Caswell, Director of Reclaim Heritage
* an opportunity to view finds from the site and the chance to visit to Gosberton Church.
 
The site has parking, toilets and cover should the weather be poor.

Admission £15.00 to include tea, coffee and a buffet lunch.

Places are limited and pre-booking is essential

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archaeology-visit-to-monks-hall-gosberton-for-slha-members-tickets-923164869977
Saturday 20 July, 2024
10.30am - 3.30pm
29 Quadring Rd, Gosberton, Spalding PE11 4NB

Great Limber

Visit to Great Limber and the Mausoleum at Brocklesby
Visit to St Peter’s Church, Great Limber and All Saints Church and the Mausoleum at Brocklesby
 
Tours led by Jean Howard
 
Toilets and Parking are available at the Village Hall 
 
Morning tea and coffee will be provided but please bring your own picnic lunch, which can be eaten in Great Limber Village Hall. Alternatively, lunch may be booked privately at the New Inn. (The time set aside for lunch is 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm.)

Admission £17.00 SLHA members £15.00

Pre-booking essential

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visit-to-great-limber-church-all-saints-church-mausoleum-at-brocklesby-tickets-910016713487
Friday 05 July, 2024
10.00am - 3.45pm
Meet at Great Limber Village Hall, Church Lane, Great Limber DN37 8JN

The tour will start at the memorial lychgate and circumnavigate Great Limber Church, followed by tea and coffee and a guided tour of the interior of the Church including the architecture and stories connected with the building.

There will be a guided visit to both the exterior and interior of Brocklesby Mausoleum, built by James Wyatt and housing Joseph Nollekens sculpture of Sophia Aufrere. The building is considered the county’s second most important architectural gem after Lincoln Cathedral.

After a picnic lunch either next to the village pond, or in the Village Hall, the group will travel via the Tenants' Arch to re-convene at All Saints, Church, Brocklesby DN41 8PP for a guided visit of both All Saints Church and Churchyard. The Church has wonderful box pews, organ case, font and significant monuments from the 16th century to the 20th century.

Lincoln

Behind the Facade
Presented by Martin Smith
 
A look at the architecture of the former town of Folkingham and how what you see on the outside is not always the full story. 
 
Admission £4.00 SLHA Members £3.00 Pay on the door or book through Eventbrite
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/behind-the-facade-tickets-728263173757

Wednesday 10 January, 2024
7.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5AQ
Tour of the Lincolnshire County Council Museum Store *** SOLD OUT ***
*** SOLD OUT ***
Led by Dawn Heywood (Senior Collections Development Officer) and Rebecca Craven (Collections Development Officer). See behind the scenes where much of the County's archaeology collection is stored, find out how the archaeology gets from the field to the museum and discover other fascinating museum collections in store.
 
 

 

Monday 22 January, 2024
10.30am-12.30pm
Lincolnshire Archives 2, St Rumbold's St, Lincoln LN2 5AB
Download booking form: 2023MuseumStore.pdf
Craft: Victorian Valentines
Presented by Kathy Holland

A papercraft workshop inspired by the Victorian period. Discover how Valentines Day was celebrated in the 19th century. Using imagery and examples from the Victorian period as inspiration, and using a variety of resources, enjoy creating greeting cards, a decoupaged decorative item and your own unique ornamental paper container for a small gift.

Admission £8.50 SLHA Members £7.50 includes, equipment, materials, tea & coffee.

Please note: the room where this event will take place is on the 1st floor accessible only by stairs.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victorian-valentines-craft-tickets-785056815067
Wednesday 31 January, 2024
10.00am - 1.00pm
Jews' Court, 2-3 Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS
From Elsham with Love:
The story of the new pipeline to transport water from North Lincolnshire to Colchester

Presented by Katie Atkin, Stakeholder and Customer Executive for Anglian Water’s new Strategic Pipeline & Craig Snow, Project Installation and Assembly Manager for the Elsham to Lincoln section of the new pipeline.

Admission £4.00 SLHA Members £3.00

Pay on the door or book through Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-elsham-with-love-the-story-of-a-new-pipeline-to-transport-water-tickets-782899291857
Thursday 15 February, 2024
7.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5AQ
Tour of the Usher Gallery and Art Store for SLHA Members *** SOLD OUT ***
*** SOLD OUT ***
 
Meet at the Usher Gallery, Lindum Rd, Lincoln LN2 1NN
 
Led by Dawn Heywood (Senior Collections Development Officer) and colleagues.
 
Admission £9.00 each including coffee and biscuits. Pre-booking essential
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/members-tour-of-the-usher-gallery-art-store-tickets-785054889307
Thursday 29 February, 2024
10.30am-12.30pm
Enjoy a guided visit around some of the highlights in the Usher gallery, see behind the scenes where the Art Collection is stored and discover some fascinating stories about the unique items which are in the care of the Usher Gallery. 
Celtic Inspired Craft *** SOLD OUT ***
*** SOLD OUT ***
 
Presented by Kathy Holland
 
A papercraft workshop inspired by the beautiful patterns and imaginative creatures associated with Celtic Art. Investigate images of artefacts with Celtic designs including a selection from Lincolnshire. Use a variety of resources and techniques, including foil embossing and creative colouring to produce cards, decorate a trinket box and make decorative items.
 
Admission £8.50 SLHA Members £7.50 includes, equipment, materials, tea & coffee.
 
Please note: the room where this event will take place is on the 1st floor accessible only by stairs.
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celtic-inspired-craft-tickets-787762006367
Wednesday 06 March, 2024
10.00am - 1.00pm
Jews' Court, 2-3 Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS
The Archaeology of the SPA Water Pipeline
Presented by Helen Noakes
 
This talk will cover the various archaeological responses to the SPA (Strategic Pipeline Alliance) water pipeline which runs north to south across the whole length of the county. 
 
Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00.
 
Pay on the door or through Eventbrite 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-archaeology-of-the-spa-water-pipeline-tickets-784377884367
Wednesday 20 March, 2024
7.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5AQ
Purgatory: Heaven's waiting room or the antechamber of Hell?
Presented by Brian Hodgkinson

Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00. Pay on the door. 
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/purgatoryheavens-waiting-room-or-the-antechamber-of-hell-tickets-782950304437
Wednesday 17 April, 2024
7.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5AQ

According to Medieval Church doctrine, Purgatory was believed by Christians to be an intermediate state between Heaven and Hell, where souls were painfully cleansed of unconfessed sins and uncompleted penance prior to the Day of Judgement.

To reduce this suffering, the performance of masses, along with acts of penance, pilgrimage, almsgiving and other ‘good works’ performed by the living, were thought to minimise the torments in the afterlife.

In addition, relief in the form of indulgences became standard practice, especially in the later Medieval period, culminating in their abolition in England as part of the Reformation process.

These features will be discussed, along with highlighting the Scala Celi (Ladder to Heaven) indulgence centred on Boston

Golden Jubilee Conference, 2024
We look forward to welcoming you to a full day conference to celebrate 50 years of the SLHA.*
 
This conference will explore some of the exciting changes and developments that have taken place in the Society’s wide-ranging work over the last 50 years. All parts of the Society will be contributing to the event.
 
In addition to a selection of talks, the Conference will host a Society bookstall selling new and second-hand books and maps.
 
There is ample car-parking on site
 
Admission £32.00 SLHA members £25.00 
 

*Although the foundations of the Society were established in 1844, the present Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology (SLHA) was established in 1974.
 
Saturday 20 April, 2024
9.30am - 4.30pm
Bishop Grosseteste University, Longdales Road, Lincoln LN1 3DY
Download booking form: 2024-Golden-Jubilee-Conf-Flyer.pdf
The Programme
 
Welcome and Opening Remarks
 
Reflections and Looking to the Future 
An overview of the fascinating and intriguing history of the foundation of the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology, the last 50 years, the current role and activities of the organisation and aspirations for the future. Presented by Andrew Walker, Chair of the Society
 
Local history in Lincolnshire from the Humber to the Wash:
50 years of activities, successes and challenges, and future agenda-setting
Members of the Local History team will reflect upon its activities since 1974 ranging from its campaigning, including the county museum development and the work of the churches group, to gauging the influence of some of its key members such as Flora Murray and Terrence Leach. The team will conclude with a consideration of a possible local history agenda for the future in Greater Lincolnshire.  
Presented by Mark Acton, Jean Howard and John Manterfield.
 
Industrial Archaeology, Past, Present and Future
An exciting journey exploring the last 50 years of the activities of the Industrial Archaeology Team with reflections on events and contributions that the Society has made to increasing our understanding
and knowledge of industrial archaeology throughout Lincolnshire. 
Presented by Neil Wright, Stewart Squires and Stephen Betteridge
 
Building Recording Techniques over the last 50 Years
A look at how the techniques of building recording have changed and developed over the last 50 years with a reference to how different techniques have been employed in the recording of buildings in
Lincolnshire.
Presented by Ken Hollamby, Naomi Field and Mark Gardiner
 
Highlights of Lincolnshire Archaeology
An exploration of archaeological developments and discoveries in Lincolnshire over the last 50 years with highlights from the Fens, the City of Lincoln and wider Lincolnshire set against a backdrop of the active involvement of the Society including disseminating knowledge.
Presented by Richard Watts, Mick Jones and Tom Lane
A Pictorial Tour of Bygone Lincoln
Victorian and Edwardian photographers recorded everything from Royal Visits to every day events in the City. Using photographs from the 'John Wilson Collection', see how much the City has changed in 100 years.

Presented by Chris Hewis

Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-pictorial-tour-of-bygone-lincoln-tickets-863257124297
Friday 26 April, 2024
2.30pm
Lincoln Museum, Danes Terrace, Lincoln LN2 1LP
Discovering Roman Lincoln ***SOLD OUT***
*** SOLD OUT ***
Presented by Dr Adam Daubney, Finds Specialist
 
An event arranged by SLHA and Lincoln Museum supporting Lincoln Festival of History 

This talk uncovers the treasures of Roman Lincoln and explores the people who once lived here. It is a tale of legionaries, priests, families, and farmers. In this talk we also ask the intriguing question ‘What is left to be discovered?

Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00

Pre-booking is advisable.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discovering-roman-lincoln-presented-by-dr-adam-daubney-tickets-839974144277

Saturday 04 May, 2024
2.30pm
Lincoln Museum, Danes Terrace, Lincoln LN2 1LP
Chemical Production at Flixborough
Presented by Charles Parker

Work started on a chemical plant at Flixborough before the Second World War utilising by-products from Normanby Park Steelworks, but it wasn’t completed until mid-war.  Nitrogen Fertilisers Ltd operated until the 1960s when the plant was expanded to also produce Caprolactam, the feedstock for Nylon 6.  The plant was progressively expanded to produce 65,000 tonnes per annum, but it was completely destroyed by a large explosion in 1974. Following a public enquiry the plant was rebuilt but the artificial fibres market changed, and it closed in the 1980s.  This talk looks at the development of the plant and the market changes that affected it.

Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chemical-production-at-flixborough-tickets-850412204797
Wednesday 15 May, 2024
7.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5AQ
The Lincolnshire Coast Through Music, Stories and Song
Presented by Tom Lane, Nigel Creasey and Terri Clarke

A light-hearted afternoon exploring the Lincolnshire coast through intriguing facts, stories, music and song. Find about the facts and folklore of the ancient activities of fishing and salt-making and listen to stories, songs and music of the fens, floods, and industries of the coast and near-shore. Discover stories behind the development of the coastline and listen to long-lost legends of smuggling and piracy along the coastline of the historic county of Lincolnshire.

Admission £7.50. SLHA Members £6.50

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-lincolnshire-coast-through-music-stories-and-song-tickets-856994121487
Sunday 19 May, 2024
2.30-pm to 4.30pm
Lincoln Museum, Danes Terrace, Lincoln LN2 1LP
Tuxfords: Victorian Engineers of Boston
Presented by Neil Wright

Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tuxfords-victorian-engineers-of-boston-tickets-870242166747
Monday 03 June, 2024
10.30am
Lincoln Museum, Danes Terrace, Lincoln LN2 1LP

Tuxford and Sons were an amazing engineering firm.  It was a small family business, but it sold its engines and other products worldwide, and invented the steam thrashing sets that were used on British farms for a hundred years until combine harvesters took over about 1950.

William Wedd Tuxford was a miller and with his sons developed the engineering side about 1837, which lasted until the last son died in 1885. Their markets included Australia, Cuba and Russia, and engines made by the firm are still displayed in museums in France, Sweden and the UK.

A new book just published by the Heckington Windmill Trust details the history of this important firm. 

Historic Building Mythbusting
Presented by Dr James Wright, FSA

James Wright, award winning buildings archaeologist, explains the development of myths about ancient buildings and investigates the underlying truths behind them.

Admission £5.00. SLHA members £4.00

Places are limited pre-booking advised.

Book through www.slha.org.uk or direct through Eventbrite.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/historic-building-mythbusting-tickets-823034316797
Sunday 09 June, 2024
2.30pm
Lincoln Museum, Danes Terrace, Lincoln LN2 1LP

Go to any ancient building and there will be interesting, exciting, and romantic stories presented to the visitor. They are commonly believed and widely repeated – but are they really true?
These stories include those of secret passages linking ancient buildings, spiral staircases in castles giving advantage to right-handed defenders, ship timbers used in the construction of buildings on land, blocked doors in churches which are thought to keep the Devil out and claims to be the oldest pub in the city.
Sometimes the realities hiding behind the stories are even more interesting, romantic, and exciting than the myth itself…  

The speaker, James Wright (Triskele Heritage) has two decades professional experience of ferreting around in people’s cellars, hunting through their attics and digging up their gardens.

He hopes to find meaningful truths about how ordinary and extraordinary folk lived their lives in the mediaeval period.

James Wright is the author of the popular Medieval Mythbusting Blog and his book Historic Building Mythbusting will be released via The History Press on 6 June 2024

Pagans, Pennies and Power
Presented by Dr Johanne Porter

The Vikings in the East Midlands in the 9th and 10th centuries.
 
 

Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pagans-pennies-and-power-tickets-860134293827
Wednesday 12 June, 2024
7.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5AQ
Lincolnshire Tokens
The speaker will give an introduction on the Tower of London Moneyers and bring along his own collection of tokens for viewing. If attendees have any 17th century tokens of their own that they would like to bring along, they are very welcome.

Presented by Michael O’Bee

Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lincolnshire-tokens-tickets-870261544707
Thursday 13 June, 2024
10.30am
Lincoln Museum, Danes Terrace, Lincoln LN2 1LP
Unstitching the Postal Uniform
Presented by Joanna Espin, Curator at the Postal Museum
 
Join Joanna Espin, Curator at The Postal Museum, and delve into the history of the postal service by unstitching the development of postal uniforms. Meet pioneering posties, including Jean Cameron, who won the right for women to wear trousers on delivery. We’ll explore why the first postal uniform was developed, how it has changed up to the modern day and what it means to be dressed for delivery.

Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unstitching-the-postal-uniform-tickets-861704660837
Wednesday 19 June, 2024
10.30am
Lincoln Museum, Danes Terrace, Lincoln LN2 1LP
Joanna Espin has been Curator at The Postal Museum for over a decade. In that time, she has researched many fascinating postal stories, spoken and published nationally and internationally, and curated an exhibition about The Great Train Robbery. Joanna’s previous research has examined women’s employment in World War One and coded Victorian letter writing. Her current research focuses on 19th  century postal services to the Caribbean.
SLHA Members Tennyson Collection Visit
Led by Dr Jim Cheshire

Introduction to the Tennyson Research Centre (TRC) and its collections by Dr Jim Cheshire, Associate Professor of Cultural History at the University of Lincoln. Find out more about the wealth of material available for research, including manuscripts, proofs, illustrations, photographs, library books and personal family possessions.

Admission £9.00 to include tea and coffee                                           

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slha-tennyson-collection-visit-tickets-860475374007
Monday 02 September, 2024
2.00pm
Lincolnshire Archives 2, St Rumbold's St Lincoln LN2 5AB
Rail, Road and River - an exhibition
Heritage Open Days Event

Visit our display of images and postcards depicting a variety of modes of travel and journeys, in and through Lincolnshire, with a focus on the early 20th century. The display is on the 1st floor and accessible only by stairs.

Admission Free – just drop in
Friday 06 September, 2024 to Sunday 08 September, 2024
10.30am - 3.30pm
Jews' Court, 2-3 Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS
Digging and Delving - Where did the Anglo-Saxons get their stone from?
Presented by Prof. David Stocker

Admission £4.00. SLHA & LRS Members £3.00

Pay on the door or through Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digging-and-delving-where-did-the-anglo-saxons-get-their-stone-from-tickets-928470970667
Wednesday 11 September, 2024
7.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5AQ
Rail, Road and River - an exhibition
Heritage Open Days Event

Visit our display of images and postcards depicting a variety of modes of travel and journeys, in and through Lincolnshire, with a focus on the early 20th century. The display is on the 1st floor and accessible only by stairs.

Admission Free – just drop in
Wednesday 11 September, 2024 to Saturday 14 September, 2024
10.30am - 3.30pm
Jews' Court, 2-3 Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS
Pointing the Way! Signposts on our Public Highways
WITH REGRET and APOLOGIES, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
 
Heritage Open Days Event
 
Presented by Dr Barry Barton 
 
This talk will describe the history and development of signposts on public highways over the past three centuries with a focus on Lincolnshire.

Donations on the day welcome to help cover costs.

Pre-booking advised.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pointing-the-way-signposts-on-our-public-highways-tickets-897575832477
Thursday 12 September, 2024
2.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5AQ
UNTOLD STORIES

A full-day Conference arranged jointly by LINCOLN RECORD SOCIETY, the BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL HISTORY and SLHA 

NEW RESEARCH on the City, County and Historic Diocese of Lincoln

PROGRAMME 

9.30 Tea/Coffee and registration

10.00 Welcome and introduction

10.05-11.30 Documenting the medieval Diocese of Lincoln
• Editing the Kirkstead Abbey cartulary: the perspective of underexplored local sources: Kathryn Dutton,
• Professor Joseph Goering – our debt to him for the future of the study of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln 1235–1253: Owain Gardner
• Anglo-papal tensions: clerical appointments and patronage networks as depicted in the registers of Bishop Thomas Bek of Lincoln (1342-1347): Jessica Holt

11.30-11.50 Coffee break

11.50-12.40 Regulating behaviour in the early-modern Diocese of Lincoln
• "To the fatherless chyldren at sanct kateryns wyth owt the barres off Lincoln, xxd”: investigating testators' charitable giving in Lincolnshire fenland districts, 1520-40: Brian Hodgkinson,
• Ecclesiastical judges and the importance of emotion: Lincoln’s Audience Court and further dismantling historiographical orthodoxies around institutional efforts to restrain illicit sexual conduct: Martin Roberts

12.40-1.30 Lunch

1.30-2.45 Surveying people and property over space and time
• "The Surveighe of the Mannour of Toynton” - life on the fen edge in the early years of the seventeenth century: Jenne Pape
• Parliamentary surveys of the county and diocese of Lincoln, 1647-1660: Mike Rogers
• Exploring social and cultural history through decorative architectural features. A case study of late-Victorian and Edwardian tiled entrances in Lincoln suburban houses: Shirley Brook,

2.45-3.05 - Refreshments

3.05-4.25 – Life stories in early- and later-modern Lincolnshire
• Geography and poll books: the political distribution of voters during the Lincolnshire by-election of 1721: Thomas Brown-Warr
• The early memoirs of William Smith Hesleden (1774-1854), solicitor and antiquarian of Barton-upon-Humber'. Martin Watkinson
• Lincoln Diocesan Training College: untold stories from its early students: Jack Rhoden et al

4.25-4.30 – Closing remarks
 
Admission £32.00 including lunch £25.00 for Students, SLHA, BALH and LRS members 
 
If you wish to pay by card, please use the Eventbrite link.


The closing date for bookings is the 7th September 2024
 
Refunds cannot be made after this date.
Saturday 21 September, 2024
10.00am - 4.30pm
Dean's Building, Lincoln College, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5HQ
Download booking form: 2024UntoldStories.pdf
A full day Conference organised jointly by the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology (SLHA), the British Association for Local History (BALH) and the Lincoln Record Society (LRS)
 
The Deans Building at Lincoln College is located on Monks Road Lincoln, post code LN2 5HQ

It is approximately 10 to 15 minutes walk from Lincoln Railway Station and the Bus station.
 
Free Car parking is available at the College.
 
In addition to a selection of talks, the Conference will host a number of book-stalls selling new and second-hand books and maps
 
We look forward to welcoming you
Craft: Flowers and Folklore
Led by Kathy Holland

Explore the role of flowers in folklore, dating back to Roman times and use a variety of materials and techniques to produce a greeting card with a floral message. Find out about the history of the 'tussie-mussie' and create one from paper flowers and more!
 
Please note: the room where this event is held is on the first floor accessible only by stairs.

Admission £8.50 SLHA members £7.50. Admission includes materials, and tea and coffee.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/craft-flowers-and-folklore-tickets-870647970517
Wednesday 25 September, 2024
10.00am - 1.00pm
Jews' Court, Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS
Tour of the Usher Gallery and Art Store for SLHA Members

Led by Dawn Heywood (Senior Collections Development Officer) and colleagues.

Enjoy a guided visit around some of the highlights in the Usher gallery, see behind the scenes where the Art Collection is stored and discover some fascinating stories about the unique items which are in the care of the Usher Gallery.

Admission £9.00 each including coffee and biscuits. Pre-booking essential

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tour-of-the-usher-gallery-art-store-for-slha-members-tickets-823147836337

Thursday 10 October, 2024
10.30am-12.30pm
Meet at Lincoln Museum, Lindum Rd, Lincoln LN2 1NN
Postcards, Pictures and Photographers of Lincoln
Presented by Chris Hewis
 
Using images from ‘Saxilby History Group’s ‘John Wilson Collection’, Chris Hewis introduces you to a few early Lincolnshire photographers and some of their work’.

Admission £4.00. SLHA & LRS Members £3.00.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/postcards-pictures-and-photographers-tickets-1020384777337
Wednesday 16 October, 2024
7.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5AQ
Craft: Medieval Medley

Using elements of a variety of medieval designs as inspiration, use a selection of materials and techniques to decorate a mini 'treasure box'. Experiment with a variety of colouring materials to create a greeting card based on a medieval illuminated letter and try your hand at creating a design for a piece of medieval inspired jewellery!

Please note: the room where this event is held is on the first floor accessible only by stairs.

Admission £8.50 SLHA members £7.50. Admission includes materials, and tea and coffee.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/craft-medieval-medley-tickets-870663186027

Wednesday 16 October, 2024
10.00am - 1.00pm
Jews' Court, Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS
Where have Lincolnshire's Medieval Timber Buildings Gone?

Presented by Mark Gardiner and Jenne Pape

Lincolnshire has a dearth of surviving medieval timber buildings, outside of the urban areas.  Where have they all gone?  What can we say about them, if we can't study them?  Mark and Jenne will explore these questions using photographic evidence from Ketsby in the Lincolnshire Wolds, taken in the 1960s, to reconstruct a significant but now-lost timber barn.

Admission £4.00. SLHA & LRS Members £3.00.

Pay on the door or through Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/where-have-lincolnshires-medieval-timber-buildings-gone-tickets-910815031277


Wednesday 13 November, 2024
7.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5AQ
Craft: Victorian Christmas
Have fun using your creative skills to make a Victorian Christmas card, seasonal decoration and cracker all inspired by nineteenth century examples and imagery. Discover some intriguing stories about how the Victorians developed and introduced many of the traditions and customs many of which we still enjoy today. Beginners and experienced crafters all welcome.

Led by Kathy Holland

Please note: the room where this event is held is on the first floor accessible only by stairs.

Admission £8.50 SLHA members £7.50. Admission includes materials, and tea and coffee.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/craft-victorian-christmas-tickets-1022521387997
Wednesday 27 November, 2024
10.00am - 1.00pm
Jews' Court, Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS
POSTPONED : CRAFT: Diorama and 3D creative cards

With regrets, this event has now been POSTPONED and will take place on WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2025. Further details to follow.

Discover some interesting facts about the history of dioramas and have fun using card and craft materials to create your own unique mini-diorama and/or 3D pop-up card inspired by imagery of historic Lincolnshire.


Led by Kathy Holland

Please note: the room where this event is held is on the first floor accessible only by stairs.

Admission £8.50 SLHA & LRS members £7.50. Admission includes materials, and tea and coffee.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/craft-diorama-and-creative-3d-card-making-tickets-1041865025337
Wednesday 11 December, 2024
10.00am - 1.00pm
Jews' Court, Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS
Town Planning in Lincoln, 1920-39: a tool for social engineering
Presented by Rob Wheeler
 
Town planning between the wars was based on the idea that there should be a formally agreed map, defining precisely what uses were permitted and what uses forbidden. That was the idea; but in practice agreeing a map proved exceedingly difficult.

Underlying it all was the idea of the Garden Suburb. This was treated - in Lincoln, at least - as the only acceptable form of housing. The transformation of Lincoln's urban population into suburban respectability was assisted at all stages by town planning, even if that goal had never been formally articulated.

Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/town-planning-in-lincoln-1920-39-tickets-1042206817647

 
Wednesday 08 January, 2025
7.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Rd, Lincoln
Craft: Victorian Valentines
A papercraft workshop inspired by the Victorian period. Discover how Valentines Day was celebrated in the 19th century. Using imagery and examples from the Victorian period as inspiration, and using a variety of resources, enjoy creating greeting cards, a decoupaged ornament and decorate your own unique decorative container for a small gift.

Led by Kathy Holland

Please note: the room where this event will take place is on the 1st floor accessible only by stairs.

Admission £8.50 SLHA & LRS members £7.50. Admission includes materials, and tea and coffee.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/craft-victorian-valentines-tickets-1076031943509

 
Wednesday 29 January, 2025
10.00am – 1.00pm
Jews' Court, 2-3 Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS
Digging Lincoln
Presented by Dr Michael J Jones

Mick Jones will discuss why he decided to write this memoir, how he went about it and which sources he relied on. Digging Lincoln is his own personal account of how a record of the City of Lincoln's rich archaeology was recovered from the time of the early antiquaries through to the commercially funded professional teams of today. Drawing on his new publication, Digging Lincoln the author will recount his background and initiation into archaeology and describe how the archaeological team for the city of Lincoln operated over the next few decades. He will describe this exhilarating time, full of important archaeological discoveries, and demonstrate how appreciation of the importance of Lincoln’s archaeological story and its public presentation have grown remarkably, such that it has now become a major heritage destination.


Admission £4.00 (SLHA Members £3.00)
 
Thursday 30 January, 2025
2.00pm
Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln LN1 1EZ
Download booking form: 2025DiggingLincolnBkgForm.pdf
Dunham Bridge – Then and Now
Presented by Stephen Betteridge, Chairman of the SLHA Industrial Archaeology Team

Lincolnshire is in effect a peninsula, attached to the mainland on the south but separated from it on the west by the Trent. This separation is, in part, reduced by the bridge which carries the A57 over the River Trent between the villages of Newton and Dunham on Trent. This important and historic crossing, which is a toll bridge, is owned and operated by the Dunham Bridge Company. Why was the bridge built at this location? When was it built and why? Who built it? An instant success…… or not? The modern term "Value Engineering” is often used when referring to the scrutiny of designs when seeking economies. Did this apply to Dunham Bridge?

This talk will explore the history of the bridge and include elements of its current operation including what do the words "The A57 is closed because Dunham Bridge is flooded” really mean?

Admission £4.00 (LRS and SLHA members £3.00)

Book in advance through Eventbrite or by cash on the door

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dunham-bridge-then-and-now-tickets-1097641618629
Wednesday 19 February, 2025
7.30pm
St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5AQ

Nettleham

Sunday Special
1. Uncovering the Story of early Gainsborough Leigh Brocklehurst
2. Highlights of the Lincoln Local List Richard Croft
3. Boston’s Overlooked Treasure- Construction of the Corporation Building Neil Wright
 
Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00. Pay on the door. 

Sunday 21 January, 2024
2.30pm
The Old School, Nettleham LN2 2PE
Sunday Special
1. Ruston Bucyrus Derek Broughton
2. Early Results from Excavations in Cammeringham Lisa Brundle
3. Samuel Forster of Grantham – A Distinguished Attorney – John Manterfield
 
Admission £4.00. SLHA Members £3.00 – Pay on the door

Sunday 17 March, 2024
2.30pm
The Old School, Nettleham LN2 2PE
Sunday Special
* History of Lincolnshire Waterways Books - Ian Newton

* The Spirit of Sutterby Wolds Churches Project - Dave Start

* Magic Lantern Show - Chris Hewis
 
Admission £4.00. SLHA & LRS Members £3.00. Pay on the door.
Sunday 10 November, 2024
2.30pm
The Old School Rooms, Mill Hill, Nettleham LN2 2PE
SLHA Seasonal Celebration
The forthcoming Christmas Celebration at Nettleham will include a variety of entertainment will including Kate Witney a well-known popular folk and classical singer performing seasonal songs, a seasonal quiz, carols accompanied by Colin Holland on the melodeon, and Chris Hewis with an entertaining ‘Magic Lantern Show’ which will probably be a Victorian melodrama with a happy ending. Last but not least........tea/coffee and mince pies.

Please book in advance and use the form on the SLHA website or Eventbrite to book tickets.

Admission £6.00. SLHA and LRS members £5.00

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seasonal-celebration-tickets-1042219315027
Sunday 08 December, 2024
2.30pm
The Old School Rooms, Mill Hill, Nettleham LN2 2PE
Download booking form: 2024SeasonalCelebration.pdf
Sunday Special
  • Discovery of New Hall at Lincoln Castle, Chris Casswell
  • Lincolnshire Watermills, Jon Sass
  • Flora Murray Presentation
Admission £4.00. SLHA and LRS Members £3.00 – Pay on the door with cash
Sunday 19 January, 2025
2.30pm - 4.30pm
The Old School, Mill Hill, Nettleham LN2 2PE

Raithby by Spilsby

The Art of the Chapel

THE ANNUAL BRACKENBURY LECTURE 

presented by Revd Angie Long, Chair of the Lincoln Methodist District

Admission by donation; booking is not necessary

Tea to follow in Raithby Village Hall

Saturday 13 July, 2024
3.00 pm
Raithby Chapel, Raithby by Spilsby, PE23 4DW

The talk will be an examination of the portrayal of Methodist chapels in art and what they might suggest to us about the identity and role of that chapel in its community setting.

Saxilby

Along the Foss Canal in Photographs
Heritage Open Days Event

Presented by Chris Hewis

Photographs from the ‘John Wilson Collection’ take you on a boat trip in the early 20th century along England’s oldest canal from Lincoln to Torksey.

Donations on the day welcome to help cover costs.

Pre-booking advised.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/along-the-foss-canal-in-photographs-tickets-866813180557
Wednesday 11 September, 2024
2.30pm
Saxilby Village Hall, High St, Saxilby LN1 2HA

Scunthorpe

Visit to the North Lincolnshire Museum for SLHA Members
This visit will include presentations on important North Lincolnshire themes, and allow an exploration of the impressive North Lincolnshire Museum.
 
Please bring your own lunch or alternatively there is a Wetherspoons a few minutes’ walk from the Museum. Limited car parking at the Museum or in nearby Church grounds.
 
Admission £9.00 includes tea, coffee, and cake. 
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visit-to-the-north-lincolnshire-museum-scunthorpe-tickets-788286174167
Thursday 14 March, 2024
10.15 - 2.30pm
North Lincolnshire Museum, Oswald Rd, Scunthorpe DN15 7BD

The talks will include:

The Portable Antiquities Scheme in North Lincolnshire and Beyond, presented by Martin Foreman, Finds Liaison Officer, Northern Lincolnshire

The Hidden Valley, finding the Anglo Saxons in Winterton Vale, North Lincolnshire, presented by Kevin Leahy, National Advisor for Early Medieval Finds for the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme

An Introduction to North Lincolnshire Museum, its History and Display by Rose Nicholson, Heritage Manager, North Lincolnshire Museum.

Sleaford

Exploring Lincolnshire's Gilbert Country',
c.1910-1927: The Writings of Bernard Samuel Gilbert

Presented by Prof. Andrew Jackson

Bernard Samuel Gilbert was an outstanding author whose name is all but forgotten today. Gilbert was born in Billinghay in Lincolnshire in 1882 and was returned there for burial following his death in 1927. He wrote prolifically from around the age of thirty up until his death in 1945. Gilbert’s literature spans poetry, novels, plays, agriculture, political pamphlets and newspaper columns. He wrote of contemporary Lincolnshire and rural England, life and work on the land and country customs and beliefs.

The History of Lincolnshire Committee (part of the Society of Lincolnshire History and Archaeology) has recently published a book, ‘Rural England Through War and Peace: The Literary Work of Lincolnshire’s Bernard Samuel Gilbert, 1882-1927’ by Andrew J. H. Jackson, Professor of Local, Regional and Landscape History at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln. Copies of the book will be on sale after the talk.

Admission £4.00 (SLHA members £3.00)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-lincolnshires-gilbert-country-c1910-1927-tickets-1053232640179
Saturday 08 February, 2025
2.00pm
The Hub, Navigation Wharf, Carre St, Sleaford NG34 7TW

Tathwell

St Vedast's Church, Tathwell
Heritage Open Days Event

Meet the former inhabitants of Tathwell, once part of the extensive Lincolnshire estates of the Chaplin family whose impressive monuments line the church and whose bodies lie beneath the chancel. Their servants, tenants and an aristocratic friend are represented by their gravestones outside. Guided tour each day at 2.30pm.

Admission FREE donations welcome.
Saturday 14 September, 2024 to Sunday 15 September, 2024
10.00am - 4.00pm
St Vedast's Church, Church Lane, Tathwell, Louth LN11 9SR

Tattershall

SLHA Churches Conference
A full day Conference which will include:
 
The Wonderful World of Mediaeval Roof Angels, by Geoff Wheatley
The Medieval Stained Glass of Tattershall, by Dr Penny Hebgin-Barnes
The Churches Conservation Trust and their Lincolnshire Churches by Peter Clegg 
The Victorian Churches & Chapels of Grantham by Dr John Manterfield 
A Guided Visit to the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity.
 
 
Admission £32.00 and £25.00 for SLHA members.
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slha-lincolnshire-churches-conference-tickets-784317453617
Saturday 01 June, 2024
9.30am - 4.30pm
Tattershall Village Hall, Lodge Lane, Tattershall LN4 4LL
Download booking form: 2024-Churches-Conference-Flyer.pdf

Welton

Illuminating the Past: Science in Archaeology

2024 Archaeology Conference

Doors open from 9:30

Morning session: Chair Ian George, SLHA

09:55 Welcome

10:00 Cammeringham Anglo-Saxon cemetery - Lisa Brundle, Find Liaison Officer, Lincolnshire County Council 

10:30 Recent innovations in archaeological assessment and prospection - Clive Waddington, Archaeological Research Services

11:00 REFRESHMENTS

11:30 Genetic histories from Roman Britain - Marina Soares Da Silva, Postdoctoral Fellow, Ancient Genomics Laboratory

12:30 LUNCH

Afternoon session: Chair, Prof Mark Gardiner

13:30 Crafting osteo-biographies: bioarchaeological analysis of the 11th-century burials from the lost chapel beneath Lincoln Castle - Cecily Spall, FAS Heritage

14:05 'Life and Death in Medieval Lincoln: The Beaumont Fee collection' - Samantha Tipper, University of East Anglia

14:40 REFRESHMENTS

15:05 A smile speaks a thousand words: ageing markers in teeth and their use in archaeology and forensics - Chris Aris, University of Keele

15:40 Alive and well in Lincoln, Mitochondrial DNA and descendants related to Richard III in Lincolnshire - Gerald Wilson

16:15 Concluding remarks and close

The total cost of the Conference including lunch is £25.00 for SLHA & LRS members & £32.00 for non-members. Those wishing to pay by card should use the Eventbrite link. 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2024-archaeology-conference-illuminating-the-past-tickets-928713586337

The closing date for bookings is the 14 September 2024 There will be no refunds after this date.

Saturday 28 September, 2024
10.00am - 4.30pm
Welton Village Hall, Ryland Rd, Welton, Lincoln LN2 3LU
Download booking form: 2024ArchaeologyConference.pdf
In addition to a selection of talks, the Conference will host a Society book-stall selling new and second-hand books and maps. There will also be displays by a variety of heritage and archaeological organisations.
 
Welton Village Hall is located in the village of Welton 6 miles north of Lincoln.
 
There is ample car-parking on-site
 
We look forward to welcoming you

Out Of County

The following are events outside the County of Lincolnshire
Halls Barton Ropery at Barton-on-Humber
Talk by Zoom 
 
This intriguing building known as Halls Barton Ropery, dates back to 1801 although Ropemaking started on the site in 1767. This talk will explore the history of the Ropery from land purchase in 1801 to the present day, including its evolution into a popular Arts Venue known as The Ropewalk. 
  
Presented by Liz Bennet CEO of The Ropewalk 
  
Admission by donation 
  
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/halls-barton-ropery-tickets-764931700307

Wednesday 24 January, 2024
7.30pm
Treasures of the Lincolnshire Historic Environment Record
Talk by Zoom
 
Presented by Richard Watts, Senior Historic Environment Officer, Lincolnshire County Council
 
Admission by donation 
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/treasures-of-the-lincolnshire-historic-environment-record-tickets-781630888027
Wednesday 07 February, 2024
7.30pm
Discover the important role of the Lincolnshire Historic Environment Record (HER) and the wealth of valuable information that it contains.
 
This talk will explain the background to the HER and explore how to access this valuable range of resources including some examples of the ‘treasures’ of information and range of images which it contains.
St John the Baptist Church Burringham, Lincolnshire
Talk by Zoom 

Presented by Ken Redmore
 
Admission by donation
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/st-john-the-baptist-church-burringham-lincolnshire-tickets-781651238897
Wednesday 06 March, 2024
7.30pm

An introduction to a remarkable Lincolnshire church built by S S Teulon in the Gothic Revival polychrome style The Church is described on the Churches Conservation Trust website as… ‘An extraordinary composition inside and out’

S. Teulon, a London-based architect with a national reputation, built this small church on the edge of a quiet village by the Trent in the 1850s. Using local bricks, this is a good example of polychrome work, a feature of Gothic Revival architecture of the period. Teulon was dubbed a ‘rogue architect’, one who often broke away from the accepted ecclesiastical design standards of the day, and some of the details of the church at Burringham are remarkable.

 
Good Honest Tales: 150 Years of Batemans Brewery
By Zoom
 
Presented by Adam Cartwright

This determinedly independent Lincolnshire brewery is celebrating a major anniversary this year.  Join us to hear how five generations of the same family managed to survive a series of major challenges, any of which could easily have ended beer production at Wainfleet - and closure for some of the county's historic pubs.

Admission by donation

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/good-honest-tales-150-years-of-batemans-brewery-tickets-912791914187
Wednesday 31 July, 2024
7.30pm
An on-line meeting by ZOOM
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
By Zoom
 
Agenda
Minutes of 2023 AGM 
Annual Report 2024
AGM Elections 2024 
 
The meeting will be followed by a talk presented by Martin Watkinson
Supporting the Village Poor in nineteenth-century Lincolnshire: 
Cottages, Cows and Allotments
 
Admission FREE 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-for-lincolnshire-history-and-archaeology-agm-tickets-1021484827617
Wednesday 23 October, 2024
7.30pm
By Zoom
Rantanning, Riding the Stang and Rough Music:
Discordant Noises and Effigy Burning in Lincolnshire, c.1780-1914
 
By Zoom

Presented by Dr Andrew Walker

In this talk Andrew Walker will examine the phenomenon of rough music, a communal means of protesting, usually about actions taking place that contravened societal norms.

Using a range of set piece actions, often involving disguise and the use of discordant sounds, community members expressed dramatically their dissatisfaction with particular forms of behaviour that threatened the social order. Sometimes known by other names such as ‘riding the stang’ and ‘rantanning’, an examination of rough music provides an insight into the ways in which communities sought to regulate themselves in the past.

Drawing upon newspaper reports, folklorists’ accounts and illustrations, Andrew Walker will explore the ways in which these activities were reported in their final years during the ‘long’ nineteenth century from c. 1780 to 1914.    

Admission by Donation

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discordant-noises-and-effigy-burning-representations-of-rough-music-tickets-1023622080197
Wednesday 20 November, 2024
7.30pm
By Zoom
POSTPONED Medieval Brick Buildings
By Zoom
 
Presented by Dr James Wright FSA, Triskele Heritage
 

Unfortunately, due to family commitments, James Wright is unable to give the above presentation on Thursday 12th December as planned, and the talk has been POSTPONED to Monday 13thJanuary.

If you have already booked but the new date is inconvenient for you and you are unable to attend, we will of course refund you in full. If you do not request a refund, we will assume you wish to carry your booking forward.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and look forward to welcoming you in January.

During the late mediaeval period England witnessed the innovative introduction of brick as a high-status building material. Used almost exclusively by elite patrons, much inspiration was gathered from brick buildings in mainland Europe. These architectural ideas were driven by widespread networks connected to itinerant brickmakers, the Teutonic Order and, especially, the Hanseatic League. On encountering these radical new ideas in building from the German, Dutch and Baltic states, English architecture was never quite the same again …… This talk will include some examples of brick buildings in Lincolnshire.

Admission by Donation

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medieval-brick-buildings-by-dr-james-wright-tickets-1041861414537
Thursday 12 December, 2024
7.30pm
By Zoom
Medieval Brick Buildings
By Zoom
 
Presented by Dr James Wright FSA, Triskele Heritage
 

During the late mediaeval period England witnessed the innovative introduction of brick as a high-status building material. Used almost exclusively by elite patrons, much inspiration was gathered from brick buildings in mainland Europe. These architectural ideas were driven by widespread networks connected to itinerant brickmakers, the Teutonic Order and, especially, the Hanseatic League. On encountering these radical new ideas in building from the German, Dutch and Baltic states, English architecture was never quite the same again …… This talk will include some examples of brick buildings in Lincolnshire.


Admission by Donation

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medieval-brick-buildings-by-dr-james-wright-tickets-1041861414537
Monday 13 January, 2025
7.30pm
By Zoom
The Sieges of Crowland during the English Civil War: Myths and Realities
Evening Talk by Zoom

Presented by Dr Jon Fitzgibbons

The fenland town of Crowland and its medieval abbey saw several sieges during the

English Civil Wars of the 1640s. This talk will explain why Crowland assumed such an important role during the conflict, the ways in which the wars deepened local rivalries in South Lincolnshire, and how a rising cavalry officer by the name of Oliver Cromwell made his name during one of the sieges of the town. The talk will also explore the impact of the wars on Crowland, not least through the rich myths and folklore that persist into the present day. 

Admission by Donation

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Wednesday 29 January, 2025
7.30pm
Dogdyke Pumping Station:

Preserving a part of Lincolnshire’s Land Drainage History
 
Evening Talk by Zoom - Presented by Chris Page

This presentation explores the story of preserving the engines at the Dogdyke Pumping Station, south of Tattershall Bridge. The speaker will show how the unique 1856 steam engine managed to survive the scrap man and explain the efforts of the landowner, John Porter, to bring together an enthusiastic team of volunteers who brought it back to life. Also, we will look at the Ruston oil engine and how that is maintained. The presentation ends by looking at the current work taking place and the challenges that lie ahead

Admission by Donation

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dogdyke-pumping-station-preserving-a-part-of-lincolnshires-land-drainage-tickets-1110312417329 
Wednesday 26 March, 2025
7.30pm
Evening Talk by Zoom