Boultham Park

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]

Boultham Park Lake

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. "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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