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…

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,…