Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Charles Dickens in Foston? Explore Foston's Heritage Trail to learn about the famous and the locals who have shaped Foston from medieval times onwards. A key location on a busy route - it's surprising who has visited! Numbers will be restricted on the Tower Tours so you may…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Over 910 years of history with a rare chance to look through the old church registers and a local photo collection. Refreshments and toilets (with disabled access) are available. Booklet number: 18a Region: BBC Address: St James' Church, Church View, Freiston, Boston, PE22 0LE Time: Sat 7th &…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 The Grade 1 listed mediaeval church of St. Nicolas has acted for centuries as a fixed point for travellers, en route by land or sea around the Humber, and a waypoint benchmark can still be seen on the West Tower. There is also a surprising connection to a…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 An amazing example of medieval glass is coming back to St Andrew's Church in Heckington. Learn about the journey of the glass and where it has been stored. Learn more about the stained glass windows in the church and take part in this historic event. Booklet number: 24c…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Discover the military observation post hidden just a stone's throw 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 will take place…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Come and see our display exploring the network of carrier's carts that once connected Horncastle to the villages and rural communities around it in the days before motor transport. Featuring maps, photos, and items from Horncastle History & Heritage Society’s Town Archive. Booklet number: 26b Region: ELDC Address:…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 St. Mary's, Horncastle is full of interest and historical connection, with links to the Dymoke family, the English Civil War, the Lincolnshire Rising and Alfred Lord Tennyson amongst others. Booklet number: 26c Region: ELDC Address: St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Horncastle, LN9 5HW Time: Sat 7th 10.00 -…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 St Helena's church, Leverton, proudly displays precious registers that date back to the 15th and 16th centuries. These are collected from the Lincoln Archives once a year, for the public to trace back their ancestors with some exciting finds from the past. St Helena's are able to give…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Market Rasen Railway station has a beautifully restored building. Our restored railway station is now a thriving Day service for Adults with learning disabilities. We welcome all visitors to look around our historical displays from the start to the end of this building's amazing journey and we openly…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Come visit our interesting church, designed by Teulon, and view a photographic exhibition of local history. A local historian will give a talk on Sunday 8th about Teulon.Dubbed by some architectural historians as a 'rogue architect' SS Teulon was clearly appreciated by several Lincolnshire clients. In 1854 he…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 New Bolingbroke Town Hall is a unique Grade II listed building, built as a Butter Cross. Looking back through the years, join us to view our exhibition of photographs, paper cuttings, baptisms, marriage, burial records and censuses of the local area. Booklet number: 40b Region: ELDC Address: New…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 'Keep Their Stories Alive' - A self guided Churchyard Trail identifying and explaining the stories and connections behind some of our most quirky, historic, unusual & most interesting Memorial Stones. Link with the past while at the same time enjoying the tranquillity of our churchyard. You will find…