CAN I HELP YOU? LINCOLN’S FORGOTTEN SHOPS – AN APPLIQUÉ & QUILT ART PROJECT CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY INSIDE THE CORNHILL MARKET

We are pleased to showcase Lincoln’s Forgotten Shops quilt art project inside the Cornhill Market until the end of August.

But why Forgotten Shops as a subject? Lincoln has enjoyed 1000 years of trade thanks to its history. For a millennium people have bought & sold; brought jobs and services to the city and quietly supplied the people around them with what they need. But how many of them do we remember? They are lost in the stitches of time. At the Fabric Quarter we’re fascinated by the social history of shopkeepers who have gone before us, and are now long forgotten. Who occupied Lincoln’s shops before us, or in spots now redeveloped? So many stories to tell. We’re looking forward to telling you about shops which once stood on walkways and garage entrances and shops which sell exactly what a previous shopkeeper sold 180 years before. Shops are ordinary everyday things which really are extraordinary; they’re the backbone of any city, town or village. Let’s not forget them.

You can find more information about the art project here.