Standing on St Peter’s Hill today, surrounded by busy roads and shoppers, it is difficult to imagine that it was once home to a rare royal monument. Yet over 700 years ago, one of just twelve magnificent Eleanor Crosses commissioned by King Edward I himself stood here. Today, that lost monument has become one of Grantham’s greatest historical mysteries.
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Next time you step into the Isaac Newton Shopping Centre, don’t just walk through, look up and you will see one of Grantham’s most charming attractions right above your head.
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Quietly sat at the side of the marketplace in Grantham, the Conduit is surprisingly easy to overlook. It is the kind of building we all grew up seeing but never truly knowing about. With its battlements, parapets and decorative details, it looks like a miniature castle that has parapets and decorative details, it looks like a miniature castle that has been dropped into the centre of town and left watching over the market. In reality, it is far more significant than it first appears.
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There are plenty of pubs in England, many of which have strange names dating all the way back to the Middle Ages often reflecting history, heritage and local culture. However in Grantham, The Beehive Inn points to something entirely unique.
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In the 18th and 19th centuries, displaying exotic objects on country estates was not just fashionable but a competition between landowners to welcome and surprise visitors. At Little Ponton Hall, just outside of Grantham, the desire to amaze guests reached an extraordinary peak with a towering arch constructed from the bones of a whale.
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