Lifestyle Archive
(October 2019)

22 October 2019

Grower’s greenhouses ablaze with colour

The brightly coloured bracts of Poinsettias have made them one of our favourite indoor plants to brighten festive floral displays but did you know the one you buy will quite likely have been grown in Lincolnshire? The popularity of Poinsettias as possibly our favourite winter foliage has grown rapidly over the past 30 years and Read more…

From tired to transformed

This impressive family home has undergone an award-winning extension and renovation to provide high specification, spacious accommodation in a sought after village location. Current owners Dean and Heidi Francis have the ability to see potential in a property and that is what first drew them to the detached house on Waterloo Lane, Skellingthorpe. “The house Read more…

Hidden in plain sight

Steffie Shields finds inspiration for an August palette from a hillside garden in Woolsthorpe. Fascinating gardens and designed park landscapes can conjure up the furthest corners of our world. While today there are mounting concerns about global warming and pollution affecting our seas and plant-life across all continents, it is also worth recalling an equally Read more…

Discover the ‘Unique’ service for Auction, Estate and Valuations

Est. 1968, 50 years serving the public. Unique Auctions based in Lincoln has reached another milestone in its growth, with more services added to its portfolio as the complete house clearance auction company for Lincolnshire and beyond. Knowledge and experience Since locating Unique Auctions in Lincoln in 2005, Terry Woodcock and his team have earned Read more…

The hand planes of Karl Holtey

By William Gregory MRICS, Golding Young and Mawer. “All my Christmases and birthdays have come at once,” is an unusual statement from an auction buyer. But this man was talking about the sale of a collection of 20 wood planes by the renowned woodworking tool maker Karl Holtey. The auction, held on 2nd October, featured Read more…

New move means big business

Stamford Auction Rooms has come a long way since Jessica Wall created the company, expanding and moving to new premises in the heart of Stamford, Lincolnshire earlier this year. With two large salerooms, consultation room, photography studio, welcoming reception, and a large car park, it makes visiting Stamford Auction Rooms an enjoyable experience, especially when Read more…

6 October 2019

The Halloween harvest

Pumpkins are one of the iconic fruits of harvest and of autumn. Lincolnshire Life visited Bell Brothers of Benington, Boston, one of the largest commercial growers in the county. Robert Bell and his brother Jonathan are quite literally knee-deep in pumpkins at this time of the year which is in contrast to the times they Read more…

2 October 2019

Let’s take you back 30 years…

To a time when cellphones were hilarious (sorry, no texting), Sir Tim Berners-Lee was inventing the Internet, When Harry Met Sally was a hit on the big screen and ‘Maggie’ had been Prime Minister for ten years. Sky dishes were suddenly everywhere, Nintendo Game Boy was born, and the Grammy Award went to the song Read more…

On your marks…get set, go! To Bell’s Pumpkin Patch

Lincolnshire’s largest Pumpkin Patch opens Saturday 12th October 2019. Fun for the whole family It’s time to celebrate everything pumpkin at Lincolnshire’s original and biggest Pumpkin Patch. Come and join the fun in the Carving Tent, leaving the mess with us! There is a pumpkin wash, hand wash and carving tent. Bounce & Climb on Read more…

1 October 2019

Fine residence which is superb family home

Estate agent and associate Ben Kendall takes Lincolnshire Life to view The Manor House, Burton by Lincoln which is currently being marketed by JHWalter. An Imposing entrance and sweeping, tree lined driveway from Main Street leads to this outstanding Grade II listed residence set within four acres of parkland and beautifully landscaped, mature grounds. Burton Read more…