Boultham Park Explained
Boultham Park is a public park in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Originally the park for the Boultham Hall, it was purchased in 1929 by the City of Lincoln Council, and opened as a public park for the people of Lincoln. The house was demolished in 1959. The park is Grade II listed.[1]
St Helen's Church
The park includes a 13th-century church dedicated to Saint Helen. This was restored by C. Hodgson Fowler in 1887. Part of a group parish with nearby Holy Cross parish, which was built when the needs of the parish outgrew St Helen's. St Helen's is now used only occasionally for services.[2] Outside the church is a memorial to the Crimean war, erected in 1858.
Refurbishment
A play area, designed with help from children from nearby St Francis school opened in 2011.[3] [4]
A five-year refurbishment plan was drawn up by the City Council and the Lincolnshire learning disability charity, Linkage Community Trust, and £2.7 million of lottery funding obtained. The plan is to restore and convert the former stable block into an education centre, open a cafe/shop, and build a horticulture centre. Work started in autumn 2013, with initial emphasis on community involvement in improving the park.[1] [5]
Events
A Parkrun takes place in the park every Saturday morning.
A regular summer fair is held,[6] which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2011.[7]
See also
There are two other grade II parks in Lincoln:
External links
- Web site: Character Area Statement.. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172608/http://www.heritageconnectlincoln.com/documents/Boultham%20Park%20Character%20Statement.pdf. dead. 14 October 2013. Lincoln city council. 13 October 2013.
- Web site: High resolution maps.. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173411/http://www.heritageconnectlincoln.com/documents/Boultham%20Park%20High%20Resolution%20Maps.zip. dead. 14 October 2013. Lincoln city council. 13 October 2013.
- Web site: Boultham Hall and Park. Photographic collection. Geograph UK. Richard. Croft. 7 March 2012 . 13 October 2013.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Restoration project web site. Lincoln city council. 13 October 2013.
- Web site: St Helen's Church. Holy Cross parish. 15 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015092913/http://community.lincolnshire.gov.uk/HolyCrossParishChurch/section.asp?catId=18060. 15 October 2013. dead.
- Web site: Boultham Park. Witham Valley country park. North Kesteven District Council. 13 October 2013.
- News: New £80,000 city play park is finished one week ahead of schedule. https://archive.today/20131013140438/http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Swing-win/story-11212257-detail/story.html. dead. 13 October 2013. 13 October 2013. Lincolnshire Echo. 8 April 2011.
- News: Whitelam. Paul. £2.7m revamp for Boultham Park in Lincoln. https://archive.today/20131013140501/http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/2-7m-revamp-Boultham-Park-Lincoln/story-19444301-detail/story.html. dead. 13 October 2013. 13 October 2013. Lincolnshire Echo. 1 July 2013.
- News: Boultham Park Fair. 13 October 2013. The Lincolnite. 8 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023005531/http://thelincolnite.co.uk/events/boultham-park-fair/. 23 October 2013. dmy-all.
- News: Boultham Summer Fair ready for 20th anniversary. 13 October 2013. Lincolnshire Echo. 6 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120101125042/http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Boultham-Summer-Fair-ready-20th-anniversary/story-12889154-detail/story.html. 1 January 2012. dead.