Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Grantham's overflow burial ground from 1812-57 is an evocative space & wildlife haven. Engage with individuals through their carefully designed and sculpted headstones. Family historians will be on hand to help with queries. Copies of Janice Webb's book on this burial ground and the surviving grave-markers will be…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for a guided walk around this historic town taking a particular interest in seeking out the remains and sites of lost industries and works in the area. The town has a long industrial history which will be highlighted in the tour. It is known that there…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Historic Motor and Sail CIC will highlight celebrated vehicles and vessels with links to the area, including those designed and built in Northern Lincolnshire with Spider T., which was key to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee pageant on the River Thames in 2012, and will participate in the Humber…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Under Stamford's shops and offices are cellars which were converted as designated Air Raid Shelters in World War Two. Join local historian Chris Hunt on this 'Walk and Talk' and discover their location, as well as the site of the first Air Raid on the town. Booklet Number:…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 City of Lincoln Council has secured funding to breathe new life into Lincoln High Street through the High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) programme. The programme is part of a national project lead by Historic England which aims to transform historic high streets by restoring buildings, making improvements…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This family friendly Treasure hunt is based on the legend that a casket of gold coins intended for Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite Rebellion in 1745 was discovered on a ship at the port of Gainsborough. It was confiscated then never heard of again. This walking trail takes you…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 A cloying smell, muddy village lanes and the sugar beet campaign! An exhibition exploring the ‘seed-to-sack’ processes and the impact of Brigg’s sugar factory on its staff, its sporting/social yesteryear, on local communities and landscape. Booklet Number: 4a Region: Brigg Address: Brigg Heritage Centre, 1st Floor, The Angel,…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Explore this beautiful Norman country church with a talk by guide Jean Howard. This attractive greenstone church has many interesting features including boxed pews facing in different directions and an interesting Norman typanum. Booklet Number: 14a Region: Haltham-on-Bain Address: Church of St Benedict, Haltham on Bain, near Horncastle…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Explore the wonderful history of this Church with a talk at 2.00pm by guide Jean Howard. Constructed in the 13th century, the church contains a fascinating selection of monuments from 1290 which commemorate generations of the Dymoke family. Booklet Number: 32a Region: Scrivelsby Address: St Benedict’s Church, Scrivelsby,…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join Local Historian Chris Hunt as you visit local railway stations from the comfort of your seat, using many never before seen photographs to see them as they were before WWII. Explore the history of the stations, including Stamford, Essendine, Helpston and Tallington, as well as historic views…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Did you know that a writer of an award-winning TV series lived within one mile of Christ Church? What about the darker history of the area? Did you know a mass murderer grew up here as a child, or that a fatal air accident took place nearby? Join…

Join us, in person or online, for an interesting talk with Steffie Shields on the subject of: 'Capability’ Brown– The Lincolnshire Connection Tickets can be bought from our shop and if this isn’t the first time you’ve paid more why don’t you become a member and start saving?