The upper floor of the 13th Century Greyfriars building during restoration prior to it becoming the home of the City and County Museum in 1906.

The upper floor of the 13th Century Greyfriars building during the installation of natural history displays for the City and County Museum in 1906.

Archaeological displays of the City and County Museum on the ground floor of the 13th Century Greyfriars.

Photograph taken in the early years of the museum, between 1907 and c.1915.

Courtesy of Lincolnshire County Council, The Collection

Image shows remains of a lock discovered 1998 in Heron's Close near Saint Laurence's Church.

"Stamford Canal, now disused, is one of the earliest post-Roman canals in England.

It opened in 1670, around 100 years before the start of the Industrial Revolution"

"It was part of the Welland Navigation in Lincolnshire.

First authorised in 1571, during the reign of Elizabeth I, construction did not start until 1664, under powers granted in 1620 and ratified by James I.

It ran for 9.5 miles (15.3 km) from Stamford to Market Deeping and had 12 locks"

"It contributed to the wealth of Stamford, allowing barley to be transported to the town for malting"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Canal 

DB 17 November 2018