SLHA November Sunday Special

The Society of Lincolnshire Architects are back at The Old School on Sunday 8 November for their November Sunday Special, a three-part afternoon of talks that pulls together local history, archaeology and a bit of ecclesiastical scandal. It's a proper mixed bag of a session, with each speaker taking a different angle on the region's built heritage.

Tom Cave, from the Lincoln Civic Trust, opens with Ellis Mill, Lincoln, a look at one of the city's industrial landmarks. From there, the focus shifts to archaeology: Simon Savage of PCAS Archaeology Ltd presents Ivy House Farm Bag Enderby: the deconstruction of a mud and stud cottage, which sounds like a deep dive into the actual process of taking a traditional building apart to see how it was put together. The afternoon finishes on a slightly different note with historian and author Adrian Gray, whose talk is titled Lincoln's Worst Bishop — a title that does most of the heavy lifting and sets up a bit of local church history that's more about the person than the architecture.

Between the three, you get a mill, a mud-and-stud cottage and a disgraced bishop, so it's less a single theme and more a showcase of the different things the SLHA keep an eye on. If you've got an interest in how the county's buildings and the people who ran them fit together, it's a good way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

The session runs from 2:30 pm to 4 pm at The Old School on Mill Hill in Nettleham, LN2 2PE, and tickets are £4.00.