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Continuity and change: Planning local History and Geography Ben Ballin & Alf Wilkinson

Explore the historical and geographical connections of North Kesteven, a serene haven with rich agricultural heritage and diverse communities. Discover the evolution from ancient Roman roads to modern wind farm conflicts, examining economic and social impacts. Uncover the stories of Heckington - from its iconic windmill to local trade evolutions. Delve into the intricate tapestry of past and present, reflecting on challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth.

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Continuity and change: Planning local History and Geography Ben Ballin & Alf Wilkinson

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  1. Continuity and change: Planning local History and Geography Ben Ballin & Alf Wilkinson Welcome to North Kesteven, the ‘Second Safest Place in the Country’

  2. 356 square miles • 90% agricultural land • 100 communities • Total population 110,000 • Sleaford largest, 18,000 • North Hykeham, 14,000 • 50% of communities are less than 1,000

  3. Heck - ing - people ton - house or farm  C14th – ‘decorated’ style

  4. ‘the largest village in Lincolnshire’............. census: 1811 2654 1821 3093 1831 3633 1841 3772 1851 4153 1881 4572 2011 3353

  5. Post Office Trade Directory, Lincolnshire, 1861

  6. Transport: Roman times Car Dyke 1756 turnpike road 1794 Sleaford Navigation Trust 1859 railway

  7. Mary Dimoline; convict......... 14 years transportation!

  8. Heckington Windmill

  9. 1830 – built as a 5 sail windmill by Michael Hare • 1889 – blown down • 1890 – 8 sail windmill, using sails from a bankrupt mill in Boston • Bought by the Pocklington family • 1946 – ceased working

  10. 1891:

  11. 1901:

  12. Kelly's Directory 1930: Pocklington J and Sons: 'millers [wind and steam], corn, cake and coal merchant, 7 timber merchants, Station Mills.'

  13. station opened in 1859

  14. Goods shed, built 1859

  15. Charles Sharpe & Co, 1890 – pea sorting 1979 – craft centre 2006 – flats

  16. Built 1859, by Robert Taylor

  17. Signalman’s house, built 1877

  18. Windmill visitors: • 2014 4,000 • 2016 7,000 • 2019 [projected] 15,000

  19. Looking at the local area … some questions? Where? What? Who? Why? When? How? What are the Historical and Geographical connections? Where do the two fit together?

  20. Place based planning: starting wide and focusing in … Natural? Materials, climate, landscape … How do these affect life, then and now? Who decides? Economic? Social?

  21. New action group to fight amendments to Heckington Fen wind farm scheme – Sleaford Standard, 1st March 2017 Now … and the future • The ‘green’ energy company Ecotricity plans to develop a wind farm near Heckington • A local action group has been set up to stop the development • Both groups claim that they are acting to improve the environment How do we teach about an issue like this?

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