HODs – Changes to Farming Industry Over the Previous Millennium
St Denis' Parish Church Church Lane, Silk Willoughby, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This Grade 1 listed building is probably on the site of an earlier pre-Norman church, Domesday Book (1086/7) having a listed church. William Ermine, who bought the manors of Silkby and Wilgebi (hence the name Silk Willoughby) in 1329/1330, had this church built. The nave and aisles are…
HODs – Education spanning 600 years
The Magdalen Community Hub The Magdalen Building, St John Street, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Our School was built in 1484, by William of Wainfleet, known also as the founder of Magdalen College, Oxford. The scholars of yesteryear learned Latin and Greek here, and were taught in a religious setting, as William was the Bishop of Winchester. An important man, he also became…
HODs – Discover the Secret Cold War Bunker on Your Doorstep
Holbeach ROC Post Washway Road, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Don your hard hat and discover a military observation post hidden just a stone's throw from the road. Speak with volunteers as they share memories of times spent in the bunker, monitoring for impending nuclear attacks. Booklet Number: 16a Region: Holbeach Address: Holbeach ROC Post, Washway Road, Holbeach.…
HODs – Picture the Past – Lincolnshire’s Landscape of Industry, Design and Innovation
SLHA Headquarters Jews’ Court, 2-3 Steep Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Investigate what we can learn about people and places in Lincolnshire from the past to the present day, by investigating images of many kinds. The Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology (SLHA) has access to a rich collection of images of Lincolnshire displaying a wide range of subjects…
HODs – Stamford St Martin’s Breweries and Pubs; A Walk and Talk with Chris Hunt
Cattle Market Car Park, Stamford Cattle Market Car Park, Stamford, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart 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…
HODs – Welcome to Mill Hill Cottage
Mill Hill Cottage Little Steeping, Spilsby, United KingdomPart 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.…
HODs – Rejoice! The Greatest Hymns of Charles Wesley, the Poet of Methodism
Raithby Chapel Raithby by Spilsby, Lincolnshire, UKPart 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…
HODs – Made in Sleaford – Milling and More
Cogglesford Watermill East Road, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart 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…
HODs – Dr. Mary Murdoch: Suffragist and Social Reformer
Joseph Wright Hall Queen Street, Barton Upon Humber, LincolnshirePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Cecile Oxaal explores the life of Mary Murdoch, a Scottish medical doctor who settled in Hull in 1896 and galvanised the suffrage campaign in Hull and East Yorkshire. Part of the Barton upon Humber Civic Society lecture programme. Booklet Number: 1a Region: Barton Upon Humber Address: Joseph…
HODs – A Wonderful Water Wheel and the Famous People of Bourne
Baldocks Mill South Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart 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…
HODs – The Old Tudor Grammar School in Which Isaac Newton and Many Others Were Taught
The Old King's School, Grantham Church Street, Grantham, LincolnshirePart 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…
HODs – Industry, Design, Innovation, family history and more through school archives
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School Wragby Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart 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…