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SLHA JournalLINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY'Lincolnshire History and Archaeology' is a substantial annual record of research and field investigation in the history, archaeology and industrial archaeology of the County. It also contains detailed reviews of significant new books about the County.
 No. 40 : 2005 (Published 2008) Summary of ContentsLittle Sturton Rediscovered: Part 1 : The Grange of Kirkstead Abbey - Paul Everson and David StockerSir Frank Stenton suggested that Kirkstead Abbey was first located at Great Sturton prior to a move a few miles along the north bank of the river Witham. There are several strong pointers in the original documents used by Stenton which infer that the early site was probably in Tattershall rather than Sturton. Close examination of several documentary sources and the local topography lend support to the view that Little Sturton in Baumber parish was in fact the site for a grange attached to Kirkstead Abbey. New Sources Illuminate Lincolnshire Naturalist - Trevor KerryRevd Francis Linley Blathwayt (1875-1953) served in Lincolnshire churches until 1919 (later Dorset) and was an outstanding naturalist with a national reputation. A number of documents and other information - listed here - are available to provide detail about his life and work. Funerary Activity and Boundary Demarcation in the Lincolnshire Landscape - Nicola Toop and Andrew CoppA recent archaeological watching brief and evaluation programme, during the construction of a gas pipeline between Silk Willoughby, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, and Staythorpe Power Station, Newark, Nottinghamshire, encountered remains of all periods, from prehistory to the present day. Some of the most significant finds were represented by late Neolithic to Bronze Age burial monuments, and Iron Age pit alignments, encountered at the sites of Doddington Littlegate, Frieston Road, Normanton Heath, South Rauceby and Quarrington. It is suggested that both forms of monument would have served to demarcate territory and claim land. The Rich of Bassingham, Lincolnshire: 1655-1799 - J A JohnstonFive parish documents listing land and property ownership are used to identify the more affluent members of Bassingham (11 miles south-west of Lincoln) over a period of a century and a half. By reference to other parish records the characteristics of these families (e.g. mobility, kinship, multiple landownership) are identified and discussed. Worlaby and the Witching Shoe: Two Thousand Years of Archaeology in a North Lincolnshire Village - Will MunfordA small excavation linked to housing development revealed a substantial Iron Age ditch, Anglo-Saxon pottery and the remains of medieval domestic properties. Stagnation and Progress: Contradictions in the Inter-War English Village. Binbrook, Lincolnshire, 1918-1939 - Charles RawdingThe countryside of Eastern England during the inter-war period has been chacterised as being in economic decline with dwindling populations. However, as this study of Binbrook in the Lincolnshire Wolds reveals, this was only part of a more complex story where modernisation and change were taking place simultaneously with decline and stagnation. Jeffrey May, 1936-2006, ObituaryJeffrey May was one of the pre-eminent prehistorians of Lincolnshire, having worked on its archaeology for some 45 years. Among his many publications was the first volume, Prehistoric Lincolnshire, in the SLHA History of Lincolnshire series. Industrial Archaeology Notes
A detailed examination of the various sources of information about the erection and refitting of this fine 5-sailed mill in the nineteenth century.
This small structure, a short distance from Thorganby Hall, houses a breastshot waterwheel which once ground corn but in the first half of the twentieth century powered an electrical generator serving the house and farm buildings. Archaeology in Lincolnshire: 2004-2005Site by site notes of work that has taken place at about 80 locations, largely as a result of development controlled by the planning system. (There are also notes of about 60 sites where a watching brief was carried out but results were substantially negative.) Full reports of the work have been deposited with the appropriate Historic Environment Record or Sites and Monuments Record, where they are available for consultation. Book ReviewsDetailed reviews of 34 books and listing of 113 other newly issued books to do with Lincolnshire history, archaeology, places and people.
 No. 39 : 2004 Summary of ContentsJ S Padley as an Antiquary by R C WheelerJames Sandby Padley (1792-1881), was born at Mablethorpe and began work as a surveyor with the Ordnance Survey in Lincolnshire in 1819. Circumstances led to his becoming, in effect, Lincoln’s principal surveyor from 1825 until his death. Padley soon became a collector of topographical papers (e.g. articles from Archaeologia) and antiquities (Roman amphorae, pottery and sword). He also showed his skill as an artist in a variety of commissions, and his drawings of the Witham Shield and Newport Arch are noteworthy. From the 1840s he completed accomplished sketches of a number of old buildings in the county. In later life his business success appears to have limited the time Padley devoted to his antiquarian interests. Archaeological Discoveries on the Silk Willoughby to Staythorpe Gas Pipeline by Nicola ToopThe main archaeological findings – briefly reported - associated with this pipeline construction were as follows: • Silk Willoughby: four linear features of Roman date; third to fourth-century pottery; medieval plough furrows and enclosure ditch. • Silk Willoughby: Roman road (Mareham Lane); Bronze Age pottery; Roman burial with pottery. • North Field: hearth in sub-rectangular pit (undated) • Quarrington: Anglo-Saxon cemetery; Bronze Age pits with cremated bone. • South Rauceby: late Neolithic burial platform; third-century Roman pottery. • Waterwell Lane: Roman linear features; third to fourth-century sherds. • Normanton Hill: Linear feature (undated) • Normanton Hill: ten pits of late Iron Age. • Normanton, Grange Farm: linear features; medieval brick. • Normanton, Lakeside Farm: first to second century AD field system and emclosure; domestic pottery, including Nene valley ware; • Hough Lodge: medieval furrows. • Freiston Road: early Bronze Age ring ditch; aligned pits with Bronze Age/Iron Age sherds and hammerstone; Anglo-Saxon grubenhaus with post holes, pottery and bones. • Sand Beck: linear features and ditches (undated) • Doddington Littlegate: Bronze Age cemetery. • Clensley Lane: Roman pottery; linear feature. • Doddington Bridge: domestic settlement of first to second century AD. • Holmes Lane: Linear features and pits; Iron Age pottery. • Bennington Fen, Fen Farm: Linear features; Roman pottery. • Bennington Fen, Willow Tree Farm: Linear features (undated) An Early Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Quarrington, near Sleaford: Report on Excavations, 2000-2001 by Tania M DickinsonThe early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries in the Kesteven part of Lincolnshire form two distinctive distribution patterns: a north-south line along, or just to the west of, the former Roman towns of Lincoln and Ancaster, of which the best known is an outlier near its southern tip, a large mixed-rite site at Loveden Hill; and a cluster in the south-east, of which the best known are Ruskington and Sleaford, essentially inhumation cemeteries but with a handful of cremations each. This paper reports on the excavation of a small inhumation burial site just 2.5 km west-south-west of the Sleaford cemetery in the parish of Quarrington. A detailed illustrated catalogue of graves and grave goods forms a large part of the report; relevant references to both specific field work reports and general texts are included. The Smith Firm’s Partners and their Times: A Postscript – Albert J SchmidtAn article by the author about B Smith and Company, solicitors of Donington and Horbling, was published in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology 37 (2002). Smith’s was a rural firm of solicitors which practised in south Lincolnshire without a break for almost 250 years and an extremely large and comprehensive range of business papers and personal records have survived. This follow up article gives details of the firm’s activities from 1854 to 1959 and is illustrated by portraits of principal members of the firm from this period. Industrial Archaeology Notes
Details of the various elements of this site are extracted from surveys of the area undertaken prior to development by railway companies. Other information is extracted from trade directories and census returns. The mill was demolished in the early 1850s.
Access to the chambers surrounding the anchorages revealed the housing of the anchor plates. There are explanatory drawings and photographs.
A brief note of the former GNR footbridges on the edge of Lincoln’s South Common, with photograph and drawings.
This artificial lake supplied water via a ram pump to at least two farms in the village. Here is a description with photograph and drawings.
A brief description of this mid-nineteenth century pumping station, with drawings and photograph of scoop wheel.
This watermill alongside the Welland close to the town centre has medieval origins. A brief note with photograph and drawings. Archaeology in Lincolnshire: 2003-2004Site by site notes of work that has taken place at over 160 locations, largely as a result of development controlled by the planning system. (There are also notes of about 110 sites where a watching brief was carried out.) Full reports of the work have been deposited with the appropriate Historic Environment Record or Sites and Monuments Record, where they are available for consultation. Book ReviewsDetailed reviews of 8 books and listing of 83 other newly issued books to do with Lincolnshire history, archaeology, places and people. ______________________________________________________________  No. 38 : 2003 Summary of ContentsHall Farm, Baston, Lincolnshire: Investigation of a Late Saxon Village and Medieval Manorial Complex by Gary TaylorA lengthy illustrated report on two years of excavation and geophysical survey at a 200m x 200m site south of the church in Baston (TF114138). Saxo-Norman material from the ninth to mid-twelfth century includes pottery; post-holes of a timber structure; animal bones; iron smithy. Medieval deposits form the mid-twelfth to mid-fourteenth century contain: iron industrial residues; stone walls; pottery; tiles; animal and fish bones; hearths and ovens; grain pits. The nature of the settlements and the significance of the various finds are discussed in detail. Traiectus/Tric/Skegness: A Domesday Name Explained by Arthur Owen and Richard CoatesLinguistic and documentary evidence is marshalled to support the name Tric for a settlement at or near Skegness, the probable crossing point for a ferry to Norfolk in Roman times. Tuxford and Sons of Boston - a Family Business by Neil R WrightTuxford and Sons, an engineering firm that rose to international standing, operated in Boston from the 1840s to 1880s. This article looks at the firm’s origins and development, with particular reference to the contribution of the various family members and the succession of sites in the town occupied by the firm. Archaeology in Lincolnshire: 2002-2003Site by site notes of work that has taken place at over 180 locations, largely as a result of development controlled by the planning system. Full reports of the work have been deposited with the appropriate Historic Environment Record or Sites and Monuments Record, where they are available for consultation. Industrial Archaeology Notes
Follow-up article to correct previous interpretation of surface workings relating to the railway siding, main mine entrance and surface tramway.
An outline of the history of the site and note of remaining structures - control buildings for Type 82 and 87 radar arrays; launch control block and pads for Bristol Bloodhound missiles.
Description and drawings of farm buildings and house for a 50 acre smallholding built c1922. Construction is in situ concrete. Book ReviewsDetailed reviews of 17 books and listing of 115 other newly issued books to do with Lincolnshire history, archaeology, places and people. |