Sir Joseph Banks
- Wealthy Georgian land owner
- Botanist, explorer and scientist
- Sailed with Capt. Cook on Endeavour
- Personal Friend of King George III
Jean offers guided tours at four different locations including Horncastle, Lincoln, Boston and Revesby. Jean is also available to provide talks on Joseph Bank’s Life & Achievements, his time on Endeavor and at Revesby.
With thanks to The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire for the use of this image.
Sir Joseph Banks
- Wealthy Georgian land owner
- Botanist, explorer and scientist
- Sailed with Capt. Cook in HMS Endeavour
- Personal Friend of King George III
Jean offers guided tours at four different locations including Horncastle, Lincoln, Boston and Revesby. Jean is also available to provide talks on Joseph Bank’s Life & Achievements, his time in HMS Endeavour and at Revesby.
Henry Winn
- Self-educated Victorian Shop Owner
- Wrote diaries, letter and essay books
- Poet
- Historian
There are two guided tours at Fulletby. each focusing on different subjects. Jean provides talks on Henry Winn’s Poetry and Essays and also Life in a Victorian Village.
Sir Joseph Banks Book
By marrying the past with the present you can follow the footsteps of this fascinating man. Glimpse how he dealt with day to day problems while embracing the challenges and opportunities afforded to a person of world renown. Discover little known town and villages scattered across a tranquil region of England. Discover the charms of Lincolnshire and achievements of one of its greatest residents, Sir Joseph Banks.
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Life In A Victorian Village
Eye witness accounts of a typical English village in the Victorian period. Henry Winn’s prolific pen records changing social attitudes and improvements to both environmental conditions and facilities within communities.
His passion for reading and correspondence also kept him in touch with issues far beyond his village boundaries. He provides accounts of Mill worker riots, Irish potato famine, Enclosure Act, Chartism and Repealers. These are examples of the topics included in his encyclopaedic collection of manuscripts.
Highlights
As an established writer and historian Jean is passionate about sharing her knowledge of these two influential Lincolnshire residents.
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