Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 North of Broad Street is more than an area of Victorian and Edwardian housing. There was a brickworks, the childhood home of the Acid Bath Murderer, a 1930's air disaster, a WW2 Area Raid Shelter, pre war and post war council housing, long gone post war pre-fab housing…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Embark on a captivating journey through history at Cogglesford Watermill during Heritage Open Days 2024. 'Riverside Roots' invites you to uncover the connections shaping our community around our historic mill. Explore the past with a collection of photographs showcasing the mill's restoration journey. Engage in a family scavenger…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Join us for three floors of attractions at our mill including our water wheels, the Charles Worth gallery with a special Raymond Mays' exhibition and our top floor displays of local history. Please note that some areas are only accessible by stairs. Booklet number: 7b Region: SKDC Address:…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Browne's Hospital is a late medieval alsmhouse, built by a rich wool merchant, William Browne, in 1475. The wonderful 15th Century glass has recently been cleaned and protected by external glazing by Barley Studios of York. Booklet number: 54l Region: SKDC Address: Browne's Hospital, 4 Broad Street, Stamford,…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Join Loretta Rivett, the acclaimed doyen of the Lincolnshire accent and dialect as she talks about the Lincolnshire dialect. Enjoy a bit of Linkisheere chitter n’ jabber! Followed by Teri and Nigel with their authentic folk music. Booklet number: 65w website only Region: WLDC Address: Gainsborough Old Hall,…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 This talk will describe the history and development of signposts on public highways over the past three centuries with a focus on Lincolnshire. Region: LCC Address: St Hugh’s Church Hall, Monks Road, Lincoln, LN2 5AQ Time: Thurs 12th 14.30 - 15.45 Booking required: Advisable Tel: 01522 521337 email: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pointing-the-way-signposts-on-our-public-highways-tickets-897575832477…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Ever wondered where Council meetings take place? Wondered what offices the Mayor has? Boston Borough Council is keen to welcome visitors to peak behind the barrier and see inside the Council offices at some of our more original rooms. The tours will last approximately 45 minutes and are…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 ‘From The Parthenon to Priestgate – how ancient classical styles transformed Barton’s buildings’. Historian Keith Miller takes guided walks around Whitecross Street, Priestgate and Market Place. Booklet number: 3t Region: NL Address: The walk starts at The Beck, Beck Hill, Barton Upon Humber, DN18 5EY Time: Thurs 12th…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Explore the cemetery on this guided walk through the graves of those who contributed to Grantham's history. These include the innovative Hornsby Family, military and civilian war dead and those who died tragically including a victim of the 1906 Grantham Rail Crash. The epitaphs tell their stories. Walks…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Enjoy an evening of music and words from three electronic music artists with links to Gainsborough. Live contemporary electronica and folktronica from gribbles, Duty & Subphotic in the theatre with a generative sound and speech installation focused on the Lincolnshire dialect in the cafe. Event is held upstairs…