Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover the history of Weelsby Hall, from a trawler owner’s mansion house to a facility which supports people with learning disabilities. Owned by Linkage Community Trust, Weelsby Hall is one of the grandest buildings in North East Lincolnshire and is not usually accessible to the public. This special…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Learn about why a whole town was built of Tin and see what it would be like to live in one. Tour of a Tin Bungalow. www.imminghamtintown.org Booklet Number: 18a Region: Immingham Address: Immingham Tin Town Heritage Centre, 359 Pelham Rd, Immingham, N. E. Lincolnshire, DN40 1NG. Time:…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for a two day weekend event with live music and on the water activities at thee restored Navigation Warehouse with heritage talk and walk on Sunday 11th at 2pm. Booklet Number: 25b Region: Louth Address: Navigation Community Louth Navigation Trust, Navigation Warehouse, Riverhead Road, Louth LN11…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for an illustrated talk about the lost Industrial buildings of Boston. This is a joint event provided by both Boston Guildhall who have provided the venue and the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology who have provided the speaker. Booklet Number: 2c Region: Boston Address: Boston…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This rarely opened Almshouse Chapel is almost untouched by time since 1844. A talk will be given on the two earlier chapels on this site, and the layout and features of the present chapel will be given at 13.30 and repeated at 15.00 Booklet Number: 36c Region: Sleaford…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for a 'Practical Lecture and Exhibition' by an Agent of Mr. Wilderspin Esq.; Inventor of the Infant & Training Systems of Education. Step back in time and experience Victorian school life, in the historically important school and museum. The Agent says "The forty-minute demonstration commences outside…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Lincoln had an important Jewish community in Medieval times. Join me on this special guided tour and learn about the people and their influence on the community via education, health and commerce. Booklet Number: 23j Region: Lincoln Address: Meet outside Visitors' Information Centre, Castle Hill, Lincoln. LN1 3AA…

Are you interested in fashion / fashion history?  Did you know that one of Europe’s and North America’s most influential 19th century fashion designers was born in Lincolnshire? That our modern understanding of brand and ‘brand identity’ began with the ‘House of Worth’ fashion brand that he established? Bourne Arts & Community Trust, in association…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for a historical talk by Adrian Isaac covering the commercial and industrial aspects of ‘Boom Town’ Boston around the time of the founding of the Unitarian Meeting House in the Nineteenth Century. Booklet Number: 2d Region: Boston Address: Boston Unitarian Meeting House, 22 Spayne Road, Boston,…

In this full-day workshop, you’ll learn how to use a jeweller’s saw as well as techniques for shaping, texturing and polishing copper to make your own copper tealight holder ready to take home. Booking is essential as places are limited on each workshop. Tickets: Members £50/ Non-members £60. Tickets can be bought from our shop (under Craft…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 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. Black Sluice has been at the forefront of drainage technology since the…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for guided walks taking in the local heritage of the cemetery and the town. There will also be heritage displays explaining the history of the cemetery itself and of Victorian Boston, as well as a showcase of information from burial registers and inscriptions which are being…