Claxby (West Lindsey)
Guided Walk led by Stewart Squires
Opening event of the 2017 Wolds Walking Festival
The route is 2.5 miles with some steep slopes and rough ground. Booking is not necessary - just turn up on the day.
Donations will be welcomed.
Epworth
A full day tour by car of the principal sites.
Please contact the SLHA office to express interest info@slha.org.uk
Further details will be posted here
Grantham
The SLHA Building Recording Group
Visits to several vernacular buildings in the town
Talks on Grantham's little known but significant old buildings and how they might be recorded
Conference Fee: £22.50 for SLHA members and £25.00 for non-members
this includes lunch and refreshments
Harpswell
Bring you own picnic and enjoy a day exporing the archaeological site and the local church and neighbourhood
Donations will be welcomed
Kirton in Lindsey
Family event for all ages
* Discover which toys and games people in the past played with, and compare with nowadays.
* Have fun making your own toys and games as many people did in times gone by.
* Share memories and images of games and playground games from Lincolnshire.
* Play games and enter competitions
Children must be accompanied
Lincoln
The Grand Sluice, Boston - Neil Wright
Captain William Cust unfortunately killed by a Cannon Ball - John Manterfield
Portable Antiquities and Persistent Places - Adam Daubney
SLHA Members free admission; Non-members £3.00
Everyone Welcome
Presented by Dr Chris King
Members free - Non-members £3.00
The first of our monthly coffee mornings!
* Meet fellow members
* Learn all the news
* Find a new interest
* Make new friends
Tea, coffee, cakes & biscuits
(at a modest charge)
An illustrated talk by Nigel Digby
Members Free - Non-members £3.00
The second of our monthly coffee mornings.
Meet fellow members and find out what's going on.
The Story of the Arch and Arch - Pearl Wheatley
Stamp End Railway Bridge - Barry Barton
Sixhills Priory - Chris Page
SLHA Members free admission
Non-members £3.00
Everyone welcome
A talk by Chris Caswell
Members free - non-members £3.00
The third of our monthly coffee mornings.
Chance to talk about the Society and perhaps buy a good second-hand Lincolnshire book -
as well as have a good cup of coffee.
Presented by Angus Townley
Members free - Non-members £3.00
An opportunity for members to visit Jews' Court and find out about the Society and the opportunities it presents.
Everyone welcome
Furtner details contact Nigel nmeburn@virginmedia.com
A talk by Patrick Kaye
An open meeting
Members £1.00 - Non-members £5.00
Urban Life at Venta Icenorum (Caister-by-Norwich)
A talk by Dr Will Bowden
An open meeting
Admission: Members £1.00; Non-members £5.00
A special tour of the Archaeology Store for SLHA members including a session looking at ceramics.
The visit will include the rare opportunity to view artefacts and material generally hidden from public view in store.
Meet in Reception at Lincolnshire Archives.Limited parking available in the Archives Car Park
Places are limited and MUST be booked in advance
A talk by Nigel Burn
Admission: Members - £1.00; Non-Members - £5.00
Plus the Bronze Age Village at Must Farm
SLHA's Annual Archaeology Day Conference
Topics and Speakars will include:
Old Sleaford Revealed - Dale Trimble
Lincoln Eastern By-pass: recent excavations - Ruben Lopez
Excavations at Lincoln Bus Station - Gavin Glover
The Bronze Age Village at Must Farm, Cambridgeshire - Mark Knight
The Archaeology of the Gilbertine Order in Lincolnshire - Peter Townend
New Finds from some Lincoln Monasteries - Stuart Harrison
The Georgian Lunatic Asylum (The Lawn) - Kat Fenelly
Conference Fee: £25.00 for SLHA members and £35.00 for non-members;
this includes lunch and refreshments
Market Rasen
Family Event
Craft activities inspired by 'Treasures of Lincolnshire'
* Make a face pot
* Create jewellery
* Decorate a treasure box
* and more ...
Admission free; £1.00 charge for some activities
Children must be accompanied
Nettleham
A Day Conference Organised by the SLHA Local Hsitory Team
Programme:
The Grantham Plague - John Manterfield
Plants that Kill and Plants that Heal - Loretta Rivett
The Illness of George III - Mike Lewis
Lincoln Asylum - Judith McLaughlin
Hospital of the Holy Innocents - David Marcombe
Hospital Provision during the Inter War Period - Nicholas Hayes
Bookings open until 5 May
Sleaford
Presented by the Reverend N Panting
On the 14th and 15th of October 1216 the ailing King John stayed at Sleaford.
Four days later he died at Newark Castle in the midst of a great storm.
This talk tells of his final journey.
The travels of John Byng
Presented by Marion Ellis
A talk by Robert Turner
The Les Gostick Memorial Walk, 2017
Spalding
A Talk with a Film
presented by T Barnett
Visits to Sites and Buildings of special interest
led by Neil Wright
For all Society Members and their friends
Theatre and Actors - including Spalding Theatre - in the Georgian Period 1750-1850
A talk by Neil Wright, author of the book recently published by SLHA
Spilsby
The 2017 Brackenbury Lecture
presented by Catherine Wilson, OBE
followed by full afternoon tea
N.B. Change of Venue
Out Of County
Coffee & welcome
Introduction to Norfolk Historic Building Group
Presentation of the main results of the Walsingham study
Guided walk around the town
Visit to No. 7 Friday Market (drawing above)
Tea & summing up
Travel: Car sharing – contact Ken Hollamby
Lunch: Own arrangements at local pubs & cafés
Booking: Please let Ken Hollamby know if you plan to go: ken@abbeyside.co.uk
This is an open event arranged by SLHA Building Recording Group (RUBL)
5-day study tour based at Penryn University with visits to
* Dingles Fairground Museum, Lifton
* West Penwith (archaeological tour)
* National Maritime Museum, Falmouth
* Pendennis Castle, Falmouth
* Eden Project
* Wheal Martyn Museum
* Geevor Tin Mine
* Botallack Mine
PLEASE NOTE: This event is now full booked
