Heritage Open Days

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 St Wulfram's has, according to Jenkins, 'England's finest steeple', majestic to behold. Visit the crypt, the Trigge chained library, and see newly-conserved monuments by some of England's most talented sculptors. One monument is to William King, 'projector' of Grantham canal. Bookstall available. This is one of Jenkin's top…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 The town of Louth developed where the ancient trackway, Barton Street, crossed the River Lud. We look at the layout of the town’s streets in 950 AD, and the changes that came with the canal, the railway and the Louth Bypass. Nowadays, Louth may be regarded as distant…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 This is the story, told in exhibition form, of past and present ministers who set out every Sunday to take services in outlying chapels within the circuit. Booklet number: 21f Region: SKDC Address: ChristChurch, Finkin Street, Grantham, NG31 6QZ Time: Sat 7th 10.00 - 14.00 Booking required: No…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Discover the history of St Andrew’s, Boothby Pagnell and see how important this Romanesque and High Victorian church is within the local environment. Boothby Wilding project team will be onsite to explain how they seek to reconnect the village and surrounding farmland with its natural heritage including the…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Explore this Historic Park and Garden, with its variety of trees and plants dating from its opening in 1855 and a home to many birds and animals. Join our gravestone tours with relevant exhibition in the cemetery chapel. Stout shoes should be worn as paths off the main…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Uncover fascinating facts about All Saints’ Church. Look at the Winterton Heritage displays and documents from the archives. Later, follow the route around Central Winterton (2 miles) and/or take a Country Stroll around Winterton Parish (6 miles). Leaflets available. Booklet number: 60a Region: NL Address: All Saints' Church,…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 An event exploring the Tudor history of Hussey Tower, its interesting historic occupants and position within the Medieval port town of Boston. Booklet number: 6f Region: BBC Address: Hussey Tower: 18 Tower Gardens, Boston, PE21 6DH Time: Mon 9th 10.00 - 15.00 Booking required: No For more events, take…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Engineering History in the making: Black Sluice Pumping Station. Discover the history of the Black Sluice Site which has had a role in land drainage since 1638 and get up close to the magnificent machines from the 1940s and 1960s which rarely survive in situ. Booklet number: 6h…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Brigg Heritage Centre is proud to present a new pop-up installation illustrating how the historic North Lincolnshire market town of Brigg (and surrounding Ancholme Valley) has evolved through history – using maps/plans to highlight local landmarks, buildings and significant archaeological discoveries of the area. Booklet number: 8b Region:…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Join Heritage Lincolnshire for a walking tour in Skegness. Learn about ongoing projects in the Town Centre Transformation project, the history of buildings around town and find out about the Lincolnshire Seaside Trump Cards. This event is an opportunity to learn about the improvements being made to Skegness…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Would you like to learn how to carry out your own family history project? Let us help you get started using pay-to-view online sites which are FREE in Stamford Library. Bring any information you have to get started in your research and a notebook or a memory stick…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Join Heritage Lincolnshire for a walking tour in Mablethorpe. Learn about ongoing projects in the Town Centre Transformation project, the history of buildings around town and find out about the Lincolnshire Seaside Trump Cards. This event is an opportunity to learn about the improvements being made to Mablethorpe…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 An exciting sneak peek into Lincoln's iconic 'Wonky House'! The event will include a guided tour of 40-42 Michaelgate with a member of the Heritage Lincolnshire team. Discussions about the building's unique and interesting history and an insight into the conservation work that been carried out. Booklet number:…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Visit this remarkable Victorian church designed by the ‘rogue’ architect, S S Teulon, and be intrigued. See an elaborate brick chimney, a constellation of stars on the ceiling and vibrant patterns of coloured brickwork. Event arranged by the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. Booklet number: 10a Region:…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Whether your house is forty years old or four hundred years old it has a story to tell. Using the pay to view online sites which are FREE at Stamford Library and directories in the Library reference section we can help you get started. Bring a notebook or…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Visit Anthony Salvin's church of St John the Evangelist and decide for yourself whether its early critics were fair or just jealous! Built in 1840-41 shortly Salvin had worked on Harlaxton Manor & had just completed the Grantham Savings Bank in Finkin Street, this church was extended in…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Grantham Canal Society is pleased to open our depot for our Produce Fair, promoting local suppliers. Come along and enjoy the stalls, see the displays showing how the canal was built and used to transport goods and connect communities. Talk to volunteers about the restoration and maintenance of…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 St Peter’s Church, Stixwould, and Stixwould Village Hall (Renovations permitting). A brass plaque near the font of St Peter's Church is in memory of Major ‘Gentleman Jim’ Almonds, resident and scholar of Stixwould who was a founder member of the SAS and died in the village in 2005.…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Were you a student at Spalding High School when it was situated at Welland Hall? Ayscoughfee Hall School is inviting the public to visit and witness the transformations that have occurred since its establishment as a school in 1920, and to learn what has become of Boris-the school's…