Constructing such an impressive building within the heart of Lincoln Castle is bound to attract attention…
Constructing such an impressive building within the heart of Lincoln Castle is bound to attract attention. We were delighted to receive a poem about the Heritage Skills Centre written by Jools O’Neill a local resident and lover of all things Lincoln. We suspect there will be more musings and poetical insights into the project to come, watch this space!
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Heritage Skills Centre
Discretely modern, almost hidden away
Not wishing to detract from historic overlay
The Heritage Skills Centre
Teaching and exhibiting traditional skills
Within the walls of Lincoln Castle
At the top of Steep Hill
By no means a minor project
Foundations continually poured all night and all day
Access to such a site, not so easy
Defensive walls and gates obstructed the way
For more than a century, nothing has been built here
Future history is now being made
A roof of grass for insulation
In the grounds of the castle
Modern architecture displayed
Stonemasonry, stained glass and joinery
Within the centre, these skills are on show
Apprentices taught, the public observing
Another impressive attraction where people will go
Steep Hill, Castle Square, the Cathedral
Lincoln Castle with the impressive Crown Court
And now, The Heritage Skills Centre, revealing
Lincoln, still growing, with a medieval heart
Traditional skills retained, taught and employed here
Keep this city and others maintained
Restoring and protecting architecture
For everyone, in preservations name
Jools