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Spiders and Cobwebs Galore
In honour of Halloween tonight, we thought we’d share this clip of our Project Manager Katy-Jayne being targeted by some of Greyfriars’ spooky 8-legged residents!
Read MoreLearn about the history of Greyfriars with Katy-Jayne Lintott
Learn about the project with Heritage Lincolnshire CEO Tracy Stringfellow
Greyfriars construction is now underway, with official contractors now announced.
In October 2022, City of Lincoln Council and Heritage Lincolnshire announced the necessary funding had been secured to bring the iconic Greyfriars building in Lincoln back to life. The development of Lincoln’s culturally significant Greyfriars building has now begun, thanks to over £3 million in secured funding. City of Lincoln Council, in partnership with Heritage…
Read MoreGreyfriars Reimagined Podcast | Episode 2 – Mark Gardiner (with transcript)
In today’s episode, Alex is talking to Mark Gardner of Lincoln University about digital scanning of heritage buildings. This episode was recorded in early 2021. This podcast is part of Heritage Lincolnshire and City of Lincoln Council’s Greyfriars project, which aims to bring the Greyfriars building back into use. This project is funded by the…
Read MoreWatch: Greyfriars – A Place for Music
This amazing video was created by soundLINCS to showcase the musical potential of Greyfriars as a performance and events space. soundLINCS are an amazing not-for-profit organisation based in Lincoln who work nationally to create music making opportunities for a diverse range of people. All performances and production undertaken by soundLINCS staff and Music Facilitators. With…
Read MoreGraffiti at Greyfriars Undercroft – and not a sniff of Banksy
Love them or hate them, graffiti is here to stay. Or rather it has been here a long, long time. Thanks to Heritage Lincolnshire, a great opportunity has arisen to search for and record historic graffiti at Greyfriars building in central Lincoln. Nine enthusiastic volunteers have been busy recording the graffiti under the guidance of Brian Porter,…
Read MoreThe Greyfriars – the Franciscans in Lincolnshire
The Greyfriars building off Freeschool Lane in Lincoln is one of the very few friary remains in Britain and one of the best preserved. The Orders of Friars first appeared in the early 13th Century, a new type of religious order dedicated to preaching, travelling around and living on charity amongst the people, as opposed…
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