Here at Mrs Smith’s Cottage we are preparing for a very busy month!
We are very excited to announce that after a lengthy process of planning and preparation the renovation works will be starting at Mrs Smith’s Cottage. The roof works will commence on the 9th of September 2019. This is the first of our three schemes of building work which will see repairs done to the roof and the structure of the building allowing the removal of scaffolding.
Continue reading “September 2019 Update”Melvyn Prior host of Radio Lincolnshire’s ‘Melvyn in the morning’ called in to see us recently to meet our newly appointed Artist in Residence Nicki Jarvis and project support officer Sally Bird. Please click here to listen to the show. The interview with Nicki and Sally starts at 1:43:50 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07jxcpk
Continue reading “Radio Lincolnshire’s Melvyn Prior drops in to meet Nicki and Sally.”Design-Nation member Nicki Jarvis has been selected by North Kesteven District Council (NKDC) as artist in residency at the historic Mrs Smith’s Cottage in Navenby. Nicki started work last month and will continue on the project until June 2021. The Cottage is owned by NKDC and was operated as a visitor attraction by them for a number of years until remedial building work required its closure. Now, with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Council is undertaking major renovation work as well as developing a new visitor centre and garden in an adjacent property.
Continue reading “Artist Nicki Jarvis wins Mrs Smith’s Cottage Residency”Mrs Smith’s Cottage is set to be brought back to life, giving people the chance to sample life in early 20th century Lincolnshire, thanks to National Lottery Players.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the largest heritage funder in the UK, has confirmed a second stage grant of £403,800 to enable the project to continue and the restoration to take place.
North Kesteven District Council, owners of the cottage in Navenby, had to close the site to visitors in 2012 with concerns over its structural safety.
Continue reading “Funding secured for cottage restoration”Rosie Butler-Hall who is studying an MA in Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the University of Lincoln has been carrying out some research into Mrs Smith’s Cottage and has been over to take some environmental readings at the cottage.
The readings will be monitoring the relative humidity and temperature in the cottage over a period over several weeks and will be included in Rosie’s building survey report for her course. She will be sharing her findings with us and it will be interesting to see how these results compare to ones we previously had taken at the cottage.
Continue reading “Student Research”
