For the main part of my piece, I shall host a seance between myself and as person from Lincoln’s history to speak to them about the time period they are from. For the time period, I decided on the Victorian era, as this would be the easiest for me to set dress. From this, I began doing research into Lincoln’s history and events for this time period.
During my research, into different parts of the history, I found a subject for my actor to represent. H B Hebb was a member of the Lincoln council, and worked on different aspects of Lincoln’s development. He then became the basis for my exhibition. His personal history with the city made him the ideal candidate for my script. Further research revealed that his Father was once the Mayor of Lincoln, adding another avenue to my work.
From this starting point, I used a book by Sir Francis Hill about the history of Victorian Lincoln to construct the rest of the narrative for the piece. This allows the history for the event to be accurate, educating the people who attend about the past of Lincoln.