Heritage Archive
(September 2020)

20 September 2020

A life with rod and line

Matt Limb OBE meets Barry Grantham, a fisherman and toolmaker whose expertly crafted fly rods are considered collectors’ items. Some of Barry Grantham’s earliest memories of fishing are with his father Ron, when they lived at Timberland. Ron had served as a Sergeant in the Royal Engineers during World War Two, seeing action in the Read more…

Town takes shape for the future

The community of Grantham is showing a determination to move forward despite an uncertain year, with continued investment in high street businesses, education and local spaces, as Melanie Burton finds. A multi-million pound bid to revitalise Grantham’s town centre, improve access and support local businesses was submitted to the Government’s Future High Streets Fund at Read more…

1 September 2020

Traders’ tokens – Gainsborough and Grantham

Colin Smale continues to trace the history of 17th century traders’ tokens in Lincolnshire. Compared to everyday coinage, traders’ tokens are quite rare, as they were only in circulation from 1656 to 1672. As you will be aware by now, a tradesman could put whatever they wanted on their tokens. I mentioned in an earlier Read more…

Sir Malcolm Sargent

When Agnes Sargent, a matron at Stamford High School and her husband Henry, a coal merchant in Stamford, discovered that Agnes was expecting a baby, they naturally expected that their offspring would be born in Lincolnshire, a true Yellowbelly. Unfortunately, while Agnes was visiting a family friend in Ashford, she suddenly went into labour and Read more…

The craft of moving forward

Heritage attractions and an enthusiastic community of craftspeople have helped to put Alford on the map – and they will be key to helping it overcome the effects of the recent pandemic. 2020 has been a strange year all round for communities nationwide but for small rural places like the historic market town of Alford Read more…

County’s best loved heritage festival returns for 27th year

Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days returns for another terrific 10 days this month, with lots of exciting events celebrating the county’s unique heritage, and all completely free of charge. The festival will run from 11th–20th September with a theme of ‘The Past and Pastimes – The Heritage of Lincolnshire’s Leisure’. It aims to celebrate the leisure Read more…

Solvitur ambulando It is solved by walking

3rd August: eighteen minutes past nine in the evening. By Maxim Griffin If I were to walk another way my journey to work would take two minutes and I would see no fish. It is good to be able to look at fish in the river before a night shift. The walk to night shift Read more…