New history of Lincoln

A detailed history of an area of Lincoln has just been published with contributions from 4 members of BGU staff.

This is volume 10 of the Survey of Lincoln series: ‘Birchwood, Hartsholme and Swanpool: Lincoln’s Outer South-Western Suburbs’. This includes chapters by Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall (Skellingthorpe Aerodrome and hutments); Dr Hazel Kent (Hartsholme Country Park); Dr Andrew Jackson (The Hartsholme Housing Estate); Dr Michael Jones (Archaeology), BGU Visiting Reader; and also Heritage Studies graduate, Lesley Clarke (Swanpool Garden Suburb).

The volume is available from local bookshops at £6.95, and there is a public event relating to the launch of the volume at the Lincolnshire Archives, Saturday 13 December, 11:00am-1:00pm.