Boultham Park Lake

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][2]

St Helen's Church

The park includes a 13th-century church dedicated to Saint Helen. This was restored by C. Hodgson Fowler in 1887.[3] 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.[4] Outside the church is a memorial to the Crimean war, erected in 1858.[5]

Refurbishment

A play area, designed with help from children from nearby St Francis school opened in 2011.[6][7]

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.[2][8]

Events

A Parkrun takes place in the park every Saturday morning.

A regular summer fair is held,[9] which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2011.[10]

See also

There are two other grade II parks in Lincoln:

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Boultham Park (Grade II) (1000970)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Restoration project web site". Lincoln city council. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  3. ^ Historic England. "St Helen's Church (Grade II) (1388566)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. ^ "St Helen's Church". Holy Cross parish. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ^ Historic England. "War memorial (Grade II) (1388567)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Boultham Park". Witham Valley country park. North Kesteven District Council. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  7. ^ "New £80,000 city play park is finished one week ahead of schedule". Lincolnshire Echo. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  8. ^ Whitelam, Paul (1 July 2013). "£2.7m revamp for Boultham Park in Lincoln". Lincolnshire Echo. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Boultham Park Fair". The Lincolnite. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Boultham Summer Fair ready for 20th anniversary". Lincolnshire Echo. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

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