Events Calendar
Claxby (West Lindsey)
Claxby Mine - a Guided Walk
Led by Stewart Squires
A joint event part of a Claxby Day during the Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival, a joint event with the Festival and the Viking Centre.
No need to book.
Admission by donation to be divided between the SLHA and the Viking Centre
Friday 31 May, 2019
10.00am
CLAXBY: Viking Centre, Pelham Rd, LN8 3YR
Grantham
2019 Annual General Meeting
Programme:
Tea and coffee will be provided from 10.30am
The Annual General Meeting will begin at 11.00am
Following an optional buffet lunch, you are very welcome to participate in the following:
1.00pm Guided Walk to St Wufram's Church Led by Dr John Manterfield (Itinerary and notes will be provided)
1.20pm Guided Tour of St Wufram's Church including the Chained Library and Crypt Led by Dr John Manterfield
2.20pm Tea and Coffee at The Guildhall Arts Centre
2.45pm Illustrated talk - Presented by Ruth Crook "Emigration to the New World in the 17th century: Arthur and Ann Storer of Grantham"
3.30pm Close
Saturday 12 October, 2019
10.30am for 11.00am
GRANTHAM: The Guildhall Arts Centre, St Peter's Hill, NG31 6PZ
Download booking form: AGM2019.pdf
Gunby (East Lindsey)
150 Years of Water Supply at Gunby Hall (National Festival of Archaeology)
Joint event in association with the National Trust
Join members of the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology (SLHA) for a guided walk around the sites of the water supply to Gunby Hall. The tour is expected to last for 90 minutes. Stout footwear is recommended.
Normal National Trust charges apply plus a recommended donation of £3.00
Wednesday 24 July, 2019
2.00pm
GUNBY: Gunby Hall, Spilsby PE23 5SS
Hainton
Summer Outing to Lincoln Lane Farm
Organised by the Building Recording Group
Admission £13.50 to include coffee & bicuits on arrival and a buffet lunch
Pre-booking essential as places are strictly limited
The event was fully booked
Saturday 01 June, 2019
9.30am – 4.00pm
HAINTON: The Heneage Arms, Louth Rd, LN8 6LX
Download booking form: LincolnLaneFarm.pdf
Kirton in Lindsey
Crafty Archaeology (Supporting the National Festival of Archaeology 2019)
Joint event for families in conjunction with Kirton-in-Lindsey Society.
Investigate images and real and replica artefacts and explore how we can use them to find out about people in the past and how they lived.
Enjoy a selection of crafty activities inspired by archaeological artefacts from Lincolnshire.
Use a variety of craft materials including clay to make a jester’s head and card and embossing foils to create a piece of Roman style jewellery and your very own version of the famous Witham shield decorated with Celtic designs!!
Admission is FREE with a £1.00 charge for each craft activity
Children MUST be accompanied
Drinks and light refreshments will be available
Thursday 25 July, 2019
10.00am – 12.30pm
KIRTON-IN-LINDSEY: Jubilee Town Hall, Market Place
Lincoln
The Buildings of Walsingham - A Pilgrim Town
Presented by Ian Hinton
Members £1.00 - Non-members £5.00
Wednesday 16 January, 2019
7.30pm
LINCOLN: St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, LN2 5AQ
Sunday Special: 3 Short Talks
• Aerial Photography - Kathryn Murphy
• Boston - the Daughter City - Neil Wright
• 12th century timbers in Farmhouse at Sixhills - Mark Gardiner
SLHA Members £1.00; Non-members £5.00
Everyone Welcome
Sunday 20 January, 2019
2.30pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Coffee Morning
Find out about the Society, meet friends and enjoy a coffee.
Everyone very welcome
Friday 01 February, 2019
10.30am - 12.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
The International Bomber Command Centre
A Story of Discovery, Education and Remembrance.
Presented by AVM PA Robinson OBE FRAeS, IBCC Management Board
An illustrated lecture on Lincolnshire Bomber Command 1939-1945 and the International Bomber Command Centre.
Members £1.00 - Non-members £5.00
Wednesday 13 February, 2019
7.30pm
LINCOLN: St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, LN2 5AQ
Coffee Morning
Find out about the Society, meet friends and enjoy a coffee.
Everyone very welcome
Friday 01 March, 2019
10.30am - 12.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Sunday Special: 3 Short Talks
• Bishop Christopher Wordsworth - Elys Varney
• A Lincolnshire Brick Collector - Ken Redmore
• Archaeological Highlights of Lincoln's Eastern By-Pass - Reuben Lopez Catalan
SLHA Members £1.00; Non-members £5.00
Everyone Welcome
Sunday 17 March, 2019
2.30pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Medieval Feasting at Lincoln Castle
Presented by Cecily Spall
SLHA Members £1.00; Non-members £5.00
Everyone Welcome
Wednesday 20 March, 2019
7.30pm
LINCOLN: St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, LN2 5AQ
Industrial Lincoln - Guided Walk
Discover Lincoln Weekend
A series of Guided Walks organised by the SLHA
Meet at Jews’ Court
Saturday 30 March, 2019
10.30am
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Medieval Streets and Markets of Lincoln - Guided Walk
Discover Lincoln Weekend
A series of Guided Walks organised by the SLHA
Meet outside the Castle Hill Club
Saturday 30 March, 2019
12.00 noon
LINCOLN: Castle Hill Club, Castle Square, LN1 3AA
Roman Uphill Lincoln - Guided Walk
Discover Lincoln Weekend
A series of Guided Walks organised by the SLHA
Meet outside St Paul’s in the Bail, Bailgate, (opp. Lion and Snake )
Saturday 30 March, 2019
2.00pm
LINCOLN: St Paul’s in the Bail, Bailgate, Lincoln LN1 3AX
Guided Visits Of Medieval Jews' Court
Talks at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Please book by calling 01522 521337
Book-shop selling new and second-hand books
Saturday 30 March, 2019
10.00am - 3.30pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Medieval Streets and Markets of Lincoln - Guided Walk
Discover Lincoln Weekend
A series of Guided Walks organised by the SLHA
Meet outside the Castle Hill Club
Sunday 31 March, 2019
11.00am
LINCOLN: Castle Hill Club, Castle Square, LN1 3AA
Roman Uphill Lincoln - Guided Walk
Discover Lincoln Weekend
A series of Guided Walks organised by the SLHA
Meet outside St Paul’s in the Bail, Bailgate, (opp. Lion and Snake )
Sunday 31 March, 2019
12.00 noon
LINCOLN: St Paul’s in the Bail, Bailgate, Lincoln LN1 3AX
Industrial Lincoln - Guided Walk
Discover Lincoln Weekend
A series of Guided Walks organised by the SLHA
Meet at Jews’ Court
Sunday 31 March, 2019
10.30am
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Guided Visits Of Medieval Jews' Court
Talks at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Please book by calling 01522 521337
Book-shop selling new and second-hand books
Sunday 31 March, 2019
10.00am - 3.30pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Coffee Morning
Find out about the Society, meet friends and enjoy a coffee.
Everyone very welcome
Friday 05 April, 2019
10.30am - 12.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Jean Bemrose - A Great War Nurse
Presented by Chris Hewis
Members £1.00 - Non-members £5.00
Wednesday 17 April, 2019
7.30pm
LINCOLN: St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, LN2 5AQ
New Members' Day
Sunday 28 April, 2019
2.30pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Coffee Morning
Find out about the Society, meet friends and enjoy a coffee.
Everyone very welcome
Friday 03 May, 2019
10.30am - 12.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Brayford Pool – Then and Now
Presented by Neil Wright
Members £1.00 - Non-members £5.00
Wednesday 15 May, 2019
7.30pm
LINCOLN: St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, LN2 5AQ
The events of 1483 - Richard III at The Angel, Grantham
Presented by Dr John Manterfield
Thursday 16 May, 2019
7.30pm
SLEAFORD: St Denys Parish Centre, NG34 7SH
Eve of Battle Walk
Guided walk by the SLHA along the route which the Royalist army took when it relieved the siege of Lincoln Castle in 1217.
Meet outside the Museum of Lincolnshire Life
Free - donations welcome
Sunday 19 May, 2019
11.00am & 2.30pm
LINCOLN: Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Burton Road, LN1 3LY
Industrial Era Lincoln - Free Guided Walk
Meet outside outside Jews Court.
Sunday 26 May, 2019
2.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Coffee Morning
Find out about the Society, meet friends and enjoy a coffee.
Everyone very welcome
Friday 07 June, 2019
10.30am - 12.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
The Civil War in Lincolnshire 1642-1660
FULLY BOOKED This
conference is a joint event organised by the Society for Lincolnshire
History and Archaeology (SLHA) and the Cromwell Association.
Programme:
Welcome and Introduction - Nigel Burn
Lincolnshire and the Outbreak of Civil War - Dr Clive Holmes
Cromwell’s First Campaign: Peterborough, Crowland and Gainsborough 1643 - Stuart Orme
Crisis in Command: Conflicting Military Authorities in the East Midlands - Professor Martyn Bennet
Life in a Garrisoned Town: Newark 1642-1644; Bolthole and Bastion for East Midlands Royalists - Dr Stuart Jennings
The City of Lincoln during and after the English Civil Wars - Dr Jonathan Fitzgibbons
The Human Cost of the Civil Wars: Lincolnshire and its Hinterlands - Dr David Appleby
Cost:
The total cost for the event including a buffet lunch and tea and coffee is £25.00 for SLHA members and members of the Cromwell Association and £35.00 for non-members.
Saturday 15 June, 2019
9.30am - 4.30pm
Lincoln: Christ’s Hospital School, Wragby Rd, LN2 4PN
Download booking form: CivilWarInLincolnshire.pdf
The Medieval town of Dunwich, Suffolk
Presented by Professor Carenza Lewis
Members £1.00 - Non-members £5.00
Wednesday 19 June, 2019
7.30pm
LINCOLN: St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, LN2 5AQ
Medieval Streets & Markets - Free Guided Walk
Meet outside the Castle Hill Club.
Sunday 30 June, 2019
2.00pm
LINCOLN: Castle Hill Club, Castle Square, LN1 3AA
Coffee Morning
With regret, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
The next Coffee Morning is on Friday 6 September
Friday 05 July, 2019
10.30am - 12.00pm
EVENT CANCELLED
Lincoln's Medieval Streets & Markets
A guided walk arranged by SLHA as part of the Uphill Lincoln Week
Monday 15 July, 2019
2.00 p.m.
LINCOLN: Castle Hill Club, Castle Square (starting point)
Roman Uphill Lincoln
A guided walk arranged by SLHA as part of the Uphill Lincoln Week
Tuesday 16 July, 2019
2.00 p.m.
LINCOLN: Open site opposite Lion & Snake, Bailgate (starting point)
Lincoln's Medieval Streets & Markets
A guided walk arranged by SLHA as part of the Uphill Lincoln Week
Wednesday 17 July, 2019
2.00 p.m.
LINCOLN: Castle Hill Club, Castle Square (starting point)
Roman Uphill Lincoln
A guided walk arranged by SLHA as part of the Uphill Lincoln Week
Thursday 18 July, 2019
2.00 p.m.
LINCOLN: Open site opposite Lion & Snake, Bailgate (starting point)
Lincoln's Medieval Streets & Markets
A guided walk arranged by SLHA as part of the Uphill Lincoln Week
Friday 19 July, 2019
2.00 p.m.
LINCOLN: Castle Hill Club, Castle Square (starting point)
Roman Uphill Lincoln
A guided walk arranged by SLHA as part of the Uphill Lincoln Week
Saturday 20 July, 2019
2.00 p.m.
LINCOLN: Open site opposite Lion & Snake, Bailgate (starting point)
Lincoln's Medieval Streets & Markets
A guided walk arranged by SLHA as part of the Uphill Lincoln Week
Sunday 21 July, 2019
2.00 p.m.
LINCOLN: Castle Hill Club, Castle Square (starting point)
Industrial Era Lincoln - Free Guided Walk
Meet outside outside Jews Court.
Sunday 28 July, 2019
2.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Medieval Streets & Markets - Free Guided Walk
Meet outside the Castle Hill Club.
Sunday 25 August, 2019
2.00pm
LINCOLN: Castle Hill Club, Castle Square, LN1 3AA
Coffee Morning
Find out about the Society, meet friends and enjoy a coffee.
Everyone very welcome
Friday 06 September, 2019
10.30am - 12.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
The Archaeology of the First World War
Presented by Paul Stamper
Members £1.00 - Non-members £5.00
Wednesday 18 September, 2019
7.30pm
LINCOLN: St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, LN2 5AQ
Industrial Era Lincoln - Free Guided Walk
Meet outside outside Jews Court.
Sunday 29 September, 2019
2.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Coffee Morning
Find out about the Society, meet friends and enjoy a coffee.
Everyone very welcome
Friday 04 October, 2019
10.30am - 12.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
‘Off the Beeton Track’
Presented by Sadie Hirst
Members £1.00 - Non-members £5.00
Wednesday 16 October, 2019
7.30pm
LINCOLN: St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, LN2 5AQ
Tom Baker OBE, Lincolnshire Archaeologist & Historian
A series of short afternoon talks to celebrate the life and work of Tom Baker.
Members £1.00 - Non-Members £5.00 - Everyone Welcome
Sunday 20 October, 2019
2.00pm
LINCOLN: The Blue Room, The Lawn, LN1 3BU
Medieval Streets & Markets - Free Guided Walk
Meet outside the Castle Hill Club.
Sunday 27 October, 2019
2.00pm
LINCOLN: Castle Hill Club, Castle Square, LN1 3AA
Coffee Morning
Find out about the Society, meet friends and enjoy a coffee.
Everyone very welcome
Friday 01 November, 2019
10.30am - 12.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Historic England and the Grimsby Project
Presented by Katie Carmichael
Members £1.00 - Non-members £5.00
Wednesday 20 November, 2019
7.30pm
LINCOLN: St Hugh's Hall, Monks Road, LN2 5AQ
Volunteers Christmas Party
Sunday 24 November, 2019
2.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Coffee Morning
Find out about the Society, meet friends and enjoy a coffee.
Everyone very welcome
Friday 06 December, 2019
10.30am - 12.00pm
LINCOLN: Jews' Court, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
Market Rasen
Tudor Tales!
Craft a Jester’s head in clay
Create a Story Scroll with pictures
Make a sparkly Tudor Rose pendant
Try your hand at playing Tudor Five Stones
Find out some Fascinating Facts about the Tudors in Lincolnshire
Everyone welcome
Children MUST be accompanied.
Admission FREE - £1.00 charge for craft activities
Tuesday 09 April, 2019
10.00am – 12.00 noon
MARKET RASEN: Library, 73 Mill Lane, Market Rasen, LN8 3AT
Raithby by Spilsby
Environmental Interpretation of the English Landscape
With particular Reference to Tennyson, John Clare and Peter de Wint.
Annual Brackenbury Lecture
Presented by Mark Seaward
Followed by Afternoon Tea
Admission by Donation
Saturday 13 July, 2019
3.00pm
RAITHBY: Raithby Chapel (by Spilsby) PE23 4DW
Scunthorpe
Melting & Smelting - Industrial Heritage Day - EMIAC 97
Programme:
9.00 Coffee and Registration
9.30 Welcome and Introduction
Talks will include:
‘The Changes the Iron and Steel Industry has made’
Presented by Steven Stubbins
The impact of the steel industry on the development of Scunthorpe including aspects of Local Social History
Coffee Break
‘The Lincolnshire Ironmasters Association and Railway’
Presented by Bryan Longthorne
The structure, development and ownership of the Companies and the origins of different raw materials and their transport to Scunthorpe
‘Changes in Steel making Furnaces over the 20c’
Presented by John Hill
How the industry has responded to meet increased demand for high grade steel for a variety of applications.
1.00pm Lunch, Displays and Bookstall
2.00pm A 15 mile rail tour arranged by the Appleby Frodingham Preservation Society with expert leadership, will give a comprehensive view of today’s steelmaking site. The tour will last around two and a half hours and include a tea and coffee break.
4.30pm Close
Saturday 05 October, 2019
09.30am – 4.30pm
Scunthorpe: British Steel Conference Centre, Brigg Road, DN15 0BA
Download booking form: MeltingAndSmelting.pdf
Skegness
Beside the Seaside
Talks will include the following:
The 1953 Flood at Sutton on Sea - Sue Leese
Skegness Portrayed - Chris Hewis
Lincolnshire Coastal Development - Dr Susan Barton
Lost Lincolnshire Villages - Dr Caitlin Green
Lincolnshire’s Changing Coastline - Tammy Smalley
Freiston Shore - Jim Snee
Cost:
Admission £25.00 for members and £35.00 for non-members
Closing date for bookings 11th May 2019
Saturday 18 May, 2019
9.30am - 4.30pm
SKEGNESS: The Storehouse, North Parade, PE25 1BY
Download booking form: BesideSeaside.pdf
Sleaford
Heritage Lincolnshire, our work with Heritage, People and Communities
Presented by Kathryn Moore
Thursday 17 January, 2019
7.30pm
SLEAFORD: St Denys Parish Centre, NG34 7SH
A Tale of the Collapsing Cathedral
Presented by Nigel Burn
Thursday 21 February, 2019
7.30pm
SLEAFORD: St Denys Parish Centre, NG34 7SH
Bully Beef and Biscuits – Sanitary Inspectors at War
Presented by Will Hatchett
Thursday 21 March, 2019
7.30pm
SLEAFORD: St Denys Parish Centre, NG34 7SH
Lincolnshire Landscape
Presented by Jon Fox
Thursday 18 April, 2019
7.30pm
SLEAFORD: St Denys Parish Centre, NG34 7SH
The History of Sleaford Roman Catholic Church
Presented by Robert Turner
Thursday 20 June, 2019
7.30pm
SLEAFORD: St Denys Parish Centre, NG34 7SH
The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire
31st W H Hosford Memorial Lecture
Presented by Mike Credland
Thursday 18 July, 2019
7.30pm
SLEAFORD: St Denys Parish Centre, NG34 7SH
Aspects of Sleaford’s Industrial Past
Presented by Christopher Page
Thursday 19 September, 2019
7.30pm
SLEAFORD: St Denys Parish Centre, NG34 7SH
Witham Valley Monasteries
Presented by Jean Townsend
Thursday 17 October, 2019
7.30pm
SLEAFORD: St Denys Parish Centre, NG34 7SH
Archaeology Live! Day Conference
Programme:
Talks start at 9.30am Registration from 9.00am
Wings to the Past: Riseholme and the Royal Air Force
Presented by Adam Daubney
Mineral from the Marshes: Coastal Salt Making in Lincolnshire
Presented by Tom Lane
Ramparts, Coinage and Kingdoms: the Corieltavi and Brigantes at the end of the Iron Age
Presented by Professor Colin Haselgrove
Trade, Wealth and Worship at Little Carlton, East Lindsey
Presented by Duncan Wright
How to build an Anglo-Saxon Church: the Lincolnshire Evidence
Presented by Mark Gardiner
Uncovering the Secrets of Roman Winterton
Presented by Natasha Powers
Tales from the Riverbank: Prehistoric and Roman Settlement in the lower Bain Valley
Presented by Paul Cope-Faulkner
Saturday 02 November, 2019
9.00am – 4.30pm
SLEAFORD: Riverside Church Centre, NG34 7RY
Download booking form: 2019ArchaeologyLive.pdf
Sleaford Group AGM
Details to be announced
Thursday 21 November, 2019
7.30pm
SLEAFORD: St Denys Parish Centre, NG34 7SH
Variety Evening
Contributions by members and others including facilities for table top displays.
Thursday 19 December, 2019
7.30pm
SLEAFORD: St Denys Parish Centre, NG34 7SH
Out Of County
The following are events outside the County of Lincolnshire
Study Tour to Exeter
Staying at Exeter University. Tour arranged by Ken Hollamby jointly with Travel Wright Ltd of Newark, programme to possibly include :-
* Stonehenge new visitor centre
* Bishops’ Palace at Wells
* Archaeology of Dartmoor
* Walking tour of Exeter
* Seaton Tramway
* River cruise
FULLY BOOKED
Thursday 11 July, 2019 to Monday 15 July, 2019
