Heritage Open Days

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Come and see the South Street land drainage pumping station engines in operation. The unique 1910 Marshall LHT Class steam engine will be in steam and the 1943 Ruston 9HRC 2 cylinder diesel engine will also be running for you to see how these magnificent machines operated. Visitors…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Four secondaries in Lincoln merged in 1974 to create the present school on our Wragby Road site. We invite you to tour the buildings, look at our photo galleries and new digital website, look at "50 items for 50 years", hear about "Fifty Years On" and discuss "Routes…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Talk in the Unitarian Meeting House by Adrian Isaac on ‘Boston Connections’ - including roads and routes, as well as historical figures with connections to Boston. Booklet number: 6d Region: BBC Address: Unitarian Meeting House, 22 Spayne Road, Boston, PE21 6JP Time: Sun 15th 14.30 - 16.30 Booking required:…

Part of the Heritage Open Days Festival 2025 Step into the past with this engaging digital trail exploring the remarkable legacy of Edward Watkin — the visionary Victorian behind Cleethorpes’ transformation into a seaside destination. Through interactive stops and historical insights, uncover how railways, tourism, and bold ambition shaped the town we know today. Accessible…

Part of the Heritage Open Days Festival 2025 Come and explore Greyfriars, the only remaining building of England’s oldest Medieval friary, and Heritage Lincolnshire's latest Buildings Preservation Project. Join Heritage Lincolnshire for an exclusive tour of Greyfriars. Currently not open to the public, uncover centuries of history, and get a unique glimpse into the restoration…

Part of the Heritage Open Days Festival 2025 Built in 1885, the Sir Moses Monetfiore Memorial Synagogue is the only remaining Synagogue in Lincolnshire and South Humberside and one of few of this period in the country to survive so intact. Together with its accompanying bath house this synagogue reflects the former significance of Grimsby's…

Part of the Heritage Open Days Festival 2025 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…

Part of the Heritage Open Days Festival 2025 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…

Part of the Heritage Open Days Festival 2025 Discover the military observation post in Holbeach, just a stone's throw away from the road. Retired members of the Royal Observer Corps will share the history of the service and their memories of times spent in the bunker, monitoring for impending nuclear attacks. Most of the tour…

Part of the Heritage Open Days Festival 2025 Discover the military observation post in Holbeach, just a stone's throw away from the road. Retired members of the Royal Observer Corps will share the history of the service and their memories of times spent in the bunker, monitoring for impending nuclear attacks. Most of the tour…

Part of the Heritage Open Days Festival 2025 Join local community members, former Stixwould residents and members of the project team to explore local architecture, memories and the project to restore the village hall, with teas, coffee and cake too! Stixwould is the birthplace and childhood home of SAS founder member Major "Gentleman Jim" Almonds…

Part of the Heritage Open Days Festival 2025 Join local community members, former Stixwould residents and members of the project team to explore local architecture, memories and the project to restore the village hall, with teas, coffee and cake too! Stixwould is the birthplace and childhood home of SAS founder member Major "Gentleman Jim" Almonds…