Resources
On this page you can find and download modern and historic resources, articles and features relating to our permanent collections or published by the museum.
History of the museum
“The man who made the museum”: Arthur Smith and the founding of Lincoln’s City and County Museum (1MB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present; part one in issue 114, Winter 2018/19, part two in issue 115 Spring 2019
The Founding of the Usher Gallery, Lincoln (618KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Fine and Decorative Arts Series 1. By Richard Wood, 1979
City and County Museum Report and General Guide 1908 (801KB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 4. By Arthur Smith, 1908
City and County Museum Report and General Guide 1910 (773KB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 9. By Arthur Smith, 1910
City and County Museum Report and General Guide 1913 (628KB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 15. By Arthur Smith, 1913
Greyfriars, Lincoln (1MB)
Information booklet about Greyfriars, produced while it was the museum's home from 1906 to 2005
The Collection - Bringing history back to Lincolnshire (118KB)
Paper presented by Antony Lee at the Society of Museum Archaeologist's Conference, 2006
British Archaeology - Prehistory
Pottery comes alive: lifestyles in prehistoric Lincolnshire (934KB)
Booklet produced in the 1990s as the result of a joint project between the City and County Museum and Grantham Museum to raise awareness of Bronze Age ceramics in Lincolnshire
Pottery comes alive: lifestyles in prehistoric Lincolnshire teacher’s resource pack (645KB)
Booklet produced in the 1990s as the result of a joint project between the City and County Museum and Grantham Museum to raise awareness of Bronze Age ceramics in Lincolnshire
The Pygmy Flint Age in Lincolnshire (2MB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 2. By the Rev Alfred Hunt, 1908
Prehistoric Man in Lincolnshire (915KB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 8. By the Rev Alfred Hunt, 1909
Implements of the Stone Age in the City and County Museum, part 1 (2MB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 18. By Arthur Smith, 1915
Antiquities from the River Witham Part 1 - Prehistoric and Roman (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 12. By Andrew White, 1979
Dug-out boats from Lincolnshire and South Humberside (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 3. By Andrew White, 1978
An Iron Age bronze boar figurine from Rothwell Top, Lincolnshire (110KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 85, Autumn 2011
A Neolithic jadeite axe from Potterhanworth, Lincolnshire (663KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 98, Winter 2014
An Iron Age miniature boar figurine from Great Sturton, Lincolnshire (96KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 93, Autumn 2013
A Bronze Age gold penannular ring from Welton, Lincolnshire (110KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 90, Winter 2012
The Witham Shield - an icon returns to Lincoln (103KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 91, Spring 2013
British Archaeology - Roman
Bringing a Roman Bull Back to Life (386KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 102, Winter 2015
A catalogue of the Roman inscribed stones found in the city of Lincoln (2MB)
Booklet on the Roman inscriptions of Lincoln. By Arthur Smith, 1929.
Roman Antiquities in the City and County Museum, Lincoln - part 1 (627KB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 3 (2nd edition). By Arthur Smith, 1909
Roman Antiquities in the City and County Museum, Lincoln - part 2 (2MB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 5. By Arthur Smith, 1908
Roman Antiquities in the City and County Museum, Lincoln - part 3 (2MB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 7. By Arthur Smith, 1909
Roman Antiquities in the City and County Museum, Lincoln - part 4 (1MB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 14. By Arthur Smith, 1912
Roman Antiquities in the City and County Museum, Lincoln - part 5 (1MB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 16. By Arthur Smith, 1913
Antiquities from the River Witham Part 1 - Prehistoric and Roman (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 12. By Andrew White, 1979
Resources for Teachers - Roman Lincolnshire and South Humberside (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 11. By Timothy Ambrose, 1979
Gods and Goddesses of Roman Ancaster (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 8. By Timothy Ambrose, 1979
Newport Arch, Lincoln (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 4. By Timothy Ambrose, 1978
Gaius Valerius - A Roman Soldier in Lincoln (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 1. By Timothy Ambrose, 1978
A Romano-British bracelet terminal from Marton, near Gainsborough (103KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 88, Summer 2012
A Roman erotic knife handle from Syston, Lincolnshire (854KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 87, Spring 2012
A Romano-British ring bezel in the form of the denarius of Julia Maesa from Ulceby, Lincolnshire (116KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 89, Autumn 2012
A Roman ring with an intaglio of Bacchus, from Revesby, Lincolnshire (113KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 86, Winter 2011
British Archaeology - Early Medieval
Anglo Saxon Lincolnshire AD600-870 (628KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 21. By Andrew White, 1980
Lincoln: A Viking Town (846KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 20. By Lauren Adams, Timothy Ambrose, Kate Foley, Jenny Mann and Dominic Perring,1980
Anglo Saxon Churches in Lincolnshire (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet. By Timothy Ambrose, 1979
Anglo Saxon Lincolnshire AD400-600 (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 27, 1983
Antiquities from the River Witham Part 2 - Anglo Saxon and Viking (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 13. By Andrew White, 1979
An Anglo Saxon gold and garnet insect pendant from Horncastle, Lincolnshire (110KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 86, Winter 2011
An Early Medieval pendant made from a Gaulish Iron Age coin from Horncastle, Lincolnshire (316KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 95, Spring 2014
A new Anglo Saxon runic inscription from Barkston, Lincolnshire (129KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 94, Winter 2013
A Viking gold pendant from Spilsby, Lincolnshire (289KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 99, Spring 2015
British Archaeology - Medieval
Norman Buildings in Lincoln (857KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 26. 1983
The Knight’s Templar at Temple Bruer and Aslackby (648KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 25. By Andrew White, 1981
The Norman Manor House at Boothby Pagnell (707KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 23. By Andrew White, 1981
Magdalen College School, Wainfleet (808KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 22. By Derrick Wales and Andrew White, 1981
St Mary’s Conduit, Lincoln (753KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 17. By Andrew White, 1980
The Bishop’s Palace, Lincoln (1MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 18. By Timothy Ambrose, 1980
Sempringham Priory (1MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 17. By Andrew White, 1979
Nocton Park Priory (819KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 15. By Timothy Ambrose, 1979
Pilgrims in Medieval Lincolnshire (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 6. By Timothy Ambrose, 1978
Early Brick Buildings in Lincolnshire (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet. By Andrew White, 1982
Abbeys of the Witham Valley between Lincoln and Tattershall (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet. By Andrew White, 1978
Tupholme Abbey (679KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 10. By Andrew White, 1979
The Lincoln Imp (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Fine Art Series 2. By Richard Wood and Timothy Ambrose, 1979
Stow Green Fair (1MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 16. By Andrew White, 1979
Antiquities from the River Witham Part 3 - Medieval (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 14. By Andrew White, 1979
Grantham Conduit (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 9. By Andrew White, 1979
Lincoln’s Medieval Friaries (1MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 7. By Andrew White, 1979
Barlings Abbey (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 5. By Andrew White, 1979
Bardney Abbey excavations - Rev Laing’s scrapbook (33MB)
The original scrapbook of photographs and notes compiled by Reverend Laing during his excavations at Bardney Abbey between 1909 and 1914
A Medieval coin brooch from Rauceby, Lincolnshire (118KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 92, Spring 2013
A Late Medieval reliquary pendant from Wragby, Lincolnshire (358KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 96, Summer 2014
British Archaeology - Post Medieval
Samuel Buck and Eighteenth Century Lincolnshire (1MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 24. By Timothy Ambrose, 1981
Magdalen College School, Wainfleet (808KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 22. By Derrick Wales and Andrew White, 1981
The Stonebow and the Guildhall (721KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 2. By Timothy Ambrose, 1978
Early Brick Buildings in Lincolnshire (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet. By Andrew White, 1982
Fine Art
Neoclassical Sculpture in the Usher Gallery (1MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Fine and Decorative Art Series No. 3. Compiled by Edward Mayor
Samuel Buck and Eighteenth Century Lincolnshire (1MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Archaeology Series 24. By Timothy Ambrose, 1981
The Lincoln Imp (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Fine Art Series 2. By Richard Wood and Timothy Ambrose, 1979
Numismatics
The Lincoln and Stamford Mints in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries (784KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Numismatic Series 5. By C E Blunt, 1981
Gold Coins in the Lincolnshire Museums (1,014KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Numismatic Series 4. By Antony Gunstone, 1982
Lincolnshire Nineteenth Century and later tickets, checks and passes (748KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Numismatic Series 2. By Antony Gunstone.
Nineteenth Century Lincolnshire Beer Tickets (587KB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Numismatic Series 1. By Antony Gunstone, 1979
Coins of the Roman period found in Lincolnshire - part 1 (2MB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 10. By Arthur Smith, 1910
Coins of the Roman period found in Lincolnshire - part 2 (1MB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 11. By Arthur Smith, 1910
Coins of the Roman period found in Lincolnshire - part 3 (1MB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 12. By Arthur Smith, 1911
Coins of the Roman period found in Lincolnshire - part 4 (1MB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 13. By Arthur Smith, 1911
Seventeenth Century Lincolnshire tradesmen and their tokens (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Numismatic Series 3. By Andrew White, 1980
An introduction and identification guide to Chinese Qing Dynasty coins (1MB)
A guide to the identification of Chinese coins of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), by Qin Cao
A Chinese ‘Hell Banknote’ (125KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 88, Summer 2012
Three late Roman gold solidi from Lincoln (161KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 85, Autumn 2011
Geology and Palaeontology
The origin and geomorphological context of the Kirkby Moor Sands in Lincolnshire (1,023KB)
Article by Professor Allan Straw, published in the Mercian Geologist, volume 19, 2018
Geomorphology of the Kirmington interglacial deposits and the Immingham channel, north Lincolnshire (1,015KB)
Article by Professor Allan Straw, published in the Mercian Geologist, volume 19, 2018
Devensian glaciers and proglacial lakes in Lincolnshire and southern Yorkshire (863KB)
Article by Professor Allan Straw, published in the Mercian Geologist, 2016.
The Lincolnshire Keuper Escarpment (2MB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 1. By F M Burton, 1908
The Jurassic Sea (2MB)
Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet, Natural History and Geology Series 1. By Maurice Johnson, 1979
The Last Two Glaciations of East Lincolnshire (8MB)
Publication by Professor Allan Straw, in which he sets out his theories on the Devensian glaciations in Lincolnshire, 2008.
Glacial and Pre-Glacial Deposits at Welton-le-Wold, Lincolnshire (8MB)
An important publication by Professor Alan Straw on the geological stratification at Welton-le-Wold, one of Eastern England's most important Palaeolithic sites, 2005.
World Cultures
Sir John Franklin’s snowshoes (336KB)
Article by Antony Lee published in Lincolnshire Past and Present, issue 97, Autumn 2014
Natural History
Owls and Hawks of Lincolnshire (652KB)
Lincoln City and County Museum publications, no 6. By the Rev F L Blathwayt, 1909