History & Heritage in Lincolnshire

Lincoln Central Railway Station, Lincoln
Lincoln Central is now the only station in the city since the closure of Lincoln St. Marks. Its buildings were designed in the mid-19th century by John Henry Taylor of London and are built in a Tudor revival style of yellow brick with stone dressings and slate roofs. The station is owned by Ne...

Boston Railway Station, Boston
The station opened for service on 17 October 1848 with the opening of the Great Northern Railway East Lincolnshire line. In its heyday the station employed over 50 staff and the Skegness bound platform had classic GNR architecture which has now been replaced with plastic shelters. The station...

The Handley Monument, Sleaford
The Handleys were a prominent family in Sleaford during the late 18th century and early 19th century. An offshoot of the notable Newark family, the Handleys of Sleaford came to hold position as lawyers, bankers, politicians and clerics in the town and attained great wealth and holdings in the are...

Spilsby Town FC were formed in 1881 and play in the Boston Cropleys Suzuki Premier Division. Although outside the football league system, clubs have in recent years moved up to the Lincolnshire Football League and then the Central Midlands League or United Counties League (the 12th level of the f...

Sleaford Castle Earthworks, Sleaford
The castle was built by the Bishop of Lincoln in the early 1120s. Habitable as late as 1555 it fell into disrepair during the later half of the 16th century and all that remains are earthworks. Two English monarchs are known to have stayed at the castle, King John and Henry VIII. Image cour...

Swineshead Railway Station, Swineshead
The station is actually located in the hamlet of Swineshead Bridge some miles north of Swineshead. Like many Lincolnshire stations it is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'. The full range of tickets for travel a...

St Christopher's Methodist Church, Grimsby
Welcoming and friendly, St Christopher's Methodist Church can be found on Welhome Road. Holy Communion is taken on the 3rd Sunday of the month and there are events from Monday to Thursday including Pipe Band, Girl's Brigade Club, Boy's Club and more. Revd Katie Deakins is the pastoral min...

St. Faiths is a Church of England parish church serving the West End of Lincoln. This includes the traditional residential area around West Parade, Newland St. West, Carholme Rd., Yarborough Rd and parts of the shopping centre. There has been a church in Charles Street West for over a hundred yea...

Risegate Eau Pumping Station, Fosdyke
The pumping station was built in 1964 and is managed by Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board. Nearby Fosdyke is a village and civil parish in the borough of Boston. The population is little more than 500 and is situated 7 miles from the town of Boston.

Henry Godson's Almshouses, Heckington
In the delightful village of Heckington, on a pleasant and traditional green, stand the Henry Godson Almshouses. Constructed in 1886 they feature red brick in Flemish bond, slate roofs with raised stone coped gables and moulded kneelers. Godson bequeathed four Almshouses to the village and they...