Useful Links

Lincolnshire County Council: Lincolnshire County Council's website provides information on a wide range of Council services and functions.

Heritage Gateway: The Heritage Gateway is a website that brings together records related to the historic environment from across England. It gives access to a wide range of local and national datasets, including information from other regional HERs.

National Heritage List for England: The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is the register of all the legally protected historic buildings and sites, including Listed Buildings, Scheduled Monuments, Protected Wrecks, and Registered Parks and Gardens, among many other national designations.

Lincoln Museum: Website for Lincoln Museum, giving details of exhibitions and material held by the museum.

Lincolnshire Archives Online Catalogue: Searchable online catalogue of records and documentary material held by the Lincolnshire Archives.

Portable Antiquities Scheme: The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a project run by the British Museum and the National Museum Wales to encourage the recording of archaeological objects that have been found by members of the public.

National Library of Scotland Maps: The National Library of Scotland provides free online access to a wide range of historic maps, covering all parts of the globe (but with a focus on the UK).

Archaeology Data Service Library: The archaeology Data Service (ADS) provides an online repository for archaeological reports and journals relating to excavations and surveys of historic sites and monuments.

Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography: An online database of almost 500,000 historic aerial photographs taken over many decades by The Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography (CUCAP). These photographs allow a different and fascinating view of many archaeological sites and buildings from the air.

Britain From Above: The Britain From Above website is another online repository of historic aerial photographs, this time those taken by Aerofilms Ltd, between 1919 and 2006.

British Newspaper Archive: This website allows access to millions of pages of historical newspapers, which have been scanned and made available online.

Lincolnshire Extensive Urban Survey: The Extensive Urban Survey (EUS) is part of a national programme to document the historical, archaeological and developmental background of 30 of Lincolnshire's towns. It aims to analyse their character, and provide a snap-shot of their appearance and sense of place in the 21st century.

Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology: The county history and archaeology society aims to create a greater awareness of the history of Lincolnshire, and works to discover and record its heritage.

Heritage Lincolnshire: Heritage Lincolnshire are a local charity working to conserve the rich history of the county for the benefit of people who live and work in the area.

Dig School: Dig School is an online programme of lively extra-curricular in-school and home-school based workshops themed around archaeology.

Heritage South Holland: A website dealing with the heritage of South Holland with thousands of photos, documents, stories, memories, and maps.

Chain Bridge Forge: Find out about the historic Chain Bridge Forge in Spalding.