Heritage Open Days
Sun 10 Sept
|Lincoln
Ever wondered what the old St Katherine's church's story is and what it is now? Come on down to Southside and find out!
Time & Location
10 Sept 2023, 10:00 – 15 Sept 2023, 14:00
Lincoln, Colegrave St, Lincoln LN5 8DW, UK
About the event
800 years ago, one of the foremost priories in medieval England operated on this site in Lincoln. The religious order of The Gilbertines looked after the spiritual needs of the local inhabitants and founded a centre for worship at a time when Lincoln was very important. Famous Kings and Queens worshipped here – King John, Eleanor of Castille, Edward II (the first Prince of Wales) and many more. Indeed, this was the site of the first Eleanor Cross, commemorating the journey of the great queen following her death, as her body was transported to London and eventual burial.
Fast forward to 1880, and a Methodist chapel was built on the site by the Wesleyan movement, followed by the church building seven years later, leaving the old chapel to be used as a parish hall. Although the church was valued and well used for almost a century, by the 1970’s…