Historic Lincoln
Opportunities for Support
Support Our Historic Spaces
In the past 50 years we have done much to upgrade the College estate. This began with the transformation of All Saints’ Church to the College Library in 1975, and has seen new developments such as the EPA Science Centre at Museum Road and the Berrow Foundation Building, alongside major refurbishments of the kitchen and the Mitre. We recently installed a lift and new toilet in All Saints' Library to make the Upper and Lower Reading Rooms fully accessible. We are currently renovating the Bear Lane Reading Room to create more study space for the students. It will also include two meeting rooms and one will be available for alumni to use when they visit. We are constantly working to not only maintain the iconic spaces that make up our College, but also update them for modern times.
Support Our Historic Collections
We are the custodians of the College’s historic collections, which include books, manuscripts, archives, paintings and furniture dating back to the 15th century. Our aim is to look after these collections and preserve them for future generations while also making them accessible to both researchers and the Lincoln community. We have worked with the Oxford Conservation Consortium to repair and restore important works such as our Foundation Charter and manuscripts from some of the earliest donations to the Library. Our collaboration with Digital Bodleian has enabled us to provide digital surrogates of some of our more fragile items, for example the early College accounts and registers.
Support Lincoln Unlocked
Lincoln Unlocked is an academic and research centre which aims to foster interdisciplinary research on private and institutional collections, by drawing on Lincoln's own resources and expertise. The College is in an ideal position to support research of this kind because of its extensive collection of books and archive materials dating back to 1427. Within its comparatively untouched buildings, the College holds an unusually complete run of records from the time of its foundation to the present day.
Support The John Wesley Visiting Fellowship
John Wesley (1703-91) was a scholar, priest, and reformer who is among the most influential figures in British history. Today, over 80 million people in 138 countries trace their spiritual heritage to Wesley via the Methodist movement which he led with his younger brother Charles. Lincoln, where Wesley was a Fellow for a quarter of a century, would like to establish a Visiting Fellowship in his name to promote the study of eighteenth-century religious, social and cultural themes.
The Visiting Fellowship will provide an opportunity for furthering knowledge of Wesley’s Oxford years and foster connections between Lincoln College and the worldwide community of people who continue to look to John Wesley for inspiration. Email the Development Office if you would like further information regarding the Visiting Fellowship.
