HOD – Mercuriosities – 300 years of newspaper history

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023

Come and visit the Stamford Mercury Archive – a glimpse of life in Stamford and the East Midlands from 1714 to today. Thomas Hardy was known to have used one of its stories in for his novel ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’.

Booklet Number: 37d

Region: SKDC

Address: Cherryholt House, Cherryholt Road, Stamford PE9 2JG

Time: Fri 8th, 10.00 – 16.00 Tours at 13.30 & 15.00, Tues 12th, Thurs 14th & Fri 15th 10.00 – 16.00 Tour at 10.30

Booking required: Yes, email: enquiries@smarchive.org.uk

For more events, take a look at our Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days brochure.