History & Heritage in Lincolnshire
True Loaf Bakery Ltd are stoutly committed to organic farming and use only the finest quality Organic Grown British Wheat. Flours are totally unbleached and untreated with nothing added or removed.Grinding up to 10 different Pure Stoneground Organic Flours, sold in their delightful tea room and to c...
Mount Pleasant Windmill & Bakery, Kirton
Mount Pleasant Mill is a traditional, four sail windmill north of Kirton-in-Lindsey, on the North Cliff Road, in the north of the county.It was built in the late 19th century, circa 1875, for miller Edric Lansdall. It has a slightly tapering four-storeyed tarred tower mill with onion-shaped cap and...
Epworth is a small town and civil parish in the Isle of Axholme, in the north of the county. The town lies on the A161, about halfway between Goole and Gainsborough.Its historic Church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and the old building is located on a hill overlooking the town. Deemed the home of Met...
St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber
St Peter's Church is the former parish church of Barton-upon-Humber in the north of the county. It is Grade I Listed and is one of the best known Anglo-Saxon buildings.The former C of E church is now run by the English Heritage and houses an exhibition exploring its history. The dating of the buildi...
Lollipop Road Promenade Train, Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes is a seaside resort and unparished area in the north east corner of the county, situated on the estuary of the Humber.The beachfront offers a complete day out with long stretches of sand and one notable promenade attraction is the seafront Lollipop road train, which takes you from the no...
The Humber Forts are two large fortifications in the mouth of the Humber: Haile Sand Fort and Bull Sand Fort. Built in 1914 to protect the entrance to the estuary, there was accommodation for 200+ soldiers.
The early Saxon church of Coleby was replaced by Norman builders who incorporated the base into the new structure. The present All Saints Church has developed from that Norman building and its diverse architectural styles reflect the many alterations and extensions which have taken place over succee...
Ross castle is a mock ruin and was built by Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway during the redevelopment of Pier Gardens in 1885. It was named after the then secretary of the Railway Company, Edward Ross.Due to a number of concerns over public safety, it was closed for a number of years,...
Built in the 1830s for Gregory Gregory, a wealthy Nottinghamshire businessman, it replaced the original Elizabethan Manor House in Harlaxton Village. Built in Ancaster stone, it is an exuberant merging of Gothic, Jacobethan and Baroque styles creating an unforgettable and dramatic impact.Few houses...
Medieval Wall Remains, Stamford
Stamford was originally a walled town and this is a surviving section. The medieval castle itself is believed to have sat within the towns walls and is beneath the bus garage.
Located in the village of Harmston, a civil parish in the North Kesteven district of the county, this pleasant and delightful Church is a marriage of historical and modern times. The origins of the building date back to the doomsday book. However, only the tower resonates with the echos of the or...
Queen Eleanor's 12 Crosses, Stamford
The Eleanor Crosses were 12 stone monuments erected for King Edward I's wife Queen Eleanor following her death in 1290. Each monument represents a resting place used when taking her body to London.Stamford erected a modern monument inspired by the "lost cross". It can be found in Sheepmarket, rather...
The church of St Marys was built in the 12th century, a typical early English style of limestone and greenstone, and is now a Grade I Listed Building.Its tower is 12th century but the font is 15th century and the pulpit dates from the early 18th century. The church was restored in the mid 19th centu...
The Priory of St Leonard, Stamford
12th century priory ruins founded by the Benedictines of Durham Abbey. The existing priory building dates from about 1090, and the impressive West Front was constructed about 1150.One school of thought suggests that it was built upon the site of the monastery founded by St. Wilfrid in 658. If true,...
