After the Viking invaders little is known until 1695 when Gervaise Markham in his book, ‘A Way to Get Wealth’,  remarked on the quality of Lincolnshire cattle.

Late 18th early 19th century  Cherry-red Durham and York Shorthorns of medium size are crossed with the local draught animals to improve conformation - resulting in the Lincolnshire Red Shorthorn. 1822  The first volume of the Coates Herd Book distinguished between the two types of Shorthorn. 1895  The Lincoln Red Shorthorn Association was formed and began publishing its own herd book in 1896.

1939 Eric Pentecost started work on the polling. This trend continued and in 1960 the Society dropped the word ‘Shorthorn’ from its name and became the Lincoln Red Cattle Society.

1946 Herd Book divided into two sections - Although initially dual purpose, selective breeding resulted in two distinct types - beef and dairy. 1950’s The emphasis on beef became more marked.  Last dairy registration in 1965

1960’s Introduction of on farm weight recording - forerunner of the Meat & Livestock Commission on farm testing scheme.

1980’s  Society monitored Breed Development Programme; crossing with selected European breeds improved conformation and increased lean meat content.

1998  The Rare Breeds Survival Trust began recording the traditional native bred 100% cattle.

1999 - Participation in an MLC/SAC project assessing maternal traits in beef cattle: “Developing Effective Suckler Cow Replacement Strategies”. Also De Montfort University’s “Lincoln Red Decision Support Programme”, which is helping to keep track of the many lines of Lincoln Red genetics, especially the original 100% lines.