Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 St Martin's Parish had two breweries, also home-brew pubs, maltings and public houses. Join local historian Chris Hunt on this dry pub crawl and discover a lost drinking past of Stamford. Booklet Number: 39a Region: Stamford Address: Supported by the Stamford Local History Society. Meet at Stamford Cattle Market…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Take a look inside Heritage Lincolnshire's picturesque mud and stud cottage with its traditional thatched roof. A rare survival of Lincolnshire vernacular building with many original external and internal features, the cottage was one of the first conservation projects of the Trust and has been sensitively renovated throughout.…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Charles Wesley was a founding member of the Methodist movement but is most widely known for writing the words to over 6,500 hymns. Read and hear some of his stirring contributions to the world's musical history. His brother John dedicated this chapel, Lincolnshire's oldest Methodist chapel, in the…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 In a picturesque setting by the River Slea, this award winning, fully restored working watermill is thought to be the only Sheriff’s Watermill still operating in England, and millers have produced flour on this site for over a thousand years. For Heritage Open Days we’ll be displaying a…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover our historic mill complete with water wheels and displays celebrating the famous people of Bourne. See how Bourne is connected to motor racing and explore our lovely display of dresses and accessories from the old days. Delve into the ups and downs in the history of local…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Visit the Old Grammar School where Isaac Newton, Lord Burghley and Albert Ball and other VC holders were taught. Displays of school memorabilia and photographs. See Newton's and other boys' names carved into the window sills and jambs. View the courtyard adjacent to the Headmaster's house. Grantham Civic…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 We will open the Garton Archive to display its contents and share recent research through two talks exploring Industry, Design, Innovation and family history through the pupils at Lincoln Grammar School in 1881 and their achievements. There will be two main strands to the morning: 1. Visit: from…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 A 'live' community archaeological excavation revealing the rich Iron Age and Roman heritage of Norton Disney. A chance to see archaeology 'up close and personal' and to learn about the rich heritage of the site on the Lincs/Notts border that dates back to the Bronze Age. Not only…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Use the new Sleaford and the Villages Top Trumps cards to follow self-guided tours, three on foot and one by car, starting at the Sleaford Museum around the heritage locations described. With maps and graphic displays in the museum throughout Heritage Open Days. Trail guides, times and booking…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 A tour around the Stamford Schools’ historic Chapel, with 800 years of history under one roof. Containing some of the oldest architecture in Stamford, discover the history of the building and the secrets contained within. Booklet Number: 39b Region: Stamford Address: Stamford School, St Paul’s Street, Stamford. PE9…