SLHA Awards 2025A website, a book and a heritage trail are winners
Dave Start, former Chief Executive of the Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire, has won the Flora Murray Award for 2024 for his website Medieval Standing Crosses of Lincolnshire (www.lincscrosses.org.uk). A presentation was made at the SLHA Sunday Special meeting in Nettleham on 19 January when Pearl Wheatley received the award on Dave's behalf and spoke about the website and its significance. The website presents an illustrated gazetteer of all known surviving examples in the county and aims to increase knowledge of the function of crosses along with the reasons for their destruction. Data for the projected was first collected by the late Hilary Healey, then by Hilary and Dave Start together and finally completed by Dave who developed a website rather than the original idea of print publishing the information. The judging panel was highly impressed by the high standard of the website and the amount of information contained. In Dave’s absence the award was accepted by Pearl Wheatley who paid tribute to both Hilary and Dave. An SLHA Award for Excellence was given to the Lincoln Visitor Information Centre for their printed Lincoln Heritage Trail which aims to provide visitors with self-guided trail routes within Lincoln. It offers practical information and suggested links to further online information. Louth Museum also received an Award for Excellence for the book ‘Louth Then and Now’. Interesting images were selected from the museum’s collection and then Debbie Royle took photographs of the buildings and views as they are now. Each set of photos is accompanied by information from documents and personal recollections from Louth residents. The winner of the Flora Murray Award receives £200 and a framed certificate. Award for Excellence winners receive a framed certificate. |
Pearl Wheatley (seated) receives the Award from Naomi Field (President) and Andrew Walker (Chairman) Debbie Royle, Sue Fair and Ruth Gatenby with their award Michele Sims with the award for the Lincoln TIC Heritage Trail |
January 2025
A New Hall at Lincoln Castle An example of non-invasive archaeology
Chris Casswell of Reclaim Heritage spoke to the SLHA meeting at Nettleham om Sunday 19 January. Chris described the location of structures in the grounds of Lincoln Castle in front of the former prison using ground penetrating radar (GPR) and other non-intrusive techniques. Excavation then confirmed the presence of features, including a medieval hall, detected at the depths and dimensions indicated by GPR. A triumph of technology that stimulated a range of questions and comments! Photo: The Castle grounds looking west. The location of the 'New Hall' is in the foreground to the right of the path. JM |
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January 2025