HOD 2024 – Foston’s Journey: from the Doomsday Book to today, and beyond.
St Peter's Church, Foston Long Street, Foston, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Charles Dickens in Foston? Explore Foston's Heritage Trail to learn about the famous and the locals who have shaped Foston from medieval times onwards. A key location on a busy route - it's surprising who has visited! Numbers will be restricted on the Tower Tours so you may…
CANCELLED – HOD 2024 – Reimagining Greyfriars: 800 years of history in the making.
Lincoln Greyfriars Greyfriars, Broadgate, Lincoln, United KingdomUnfortunately, this event is cancelled. Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Come and explore Greyfriars, the only remaining building of England’s oldest Medieval friary, and Heritage Lincolnshire's latest Buildings Preservation Project. Discover over 800 years of stories inside with an exclusive hard hat tour inside this rarely opened treasure. Please note that it is…
HOD 2024 – Explore and connect.
Holy Trinity Church, Messingham 47 Temperance Avenue, Messingham, Lincolnshire, UKPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Delve into the history of Holy Trinity Church and explore the story of its 19th Century restoration and unique collection of medieval stained glass. Take this opportunity to use the Parish Registers, on loan from the County Archives, to explore family connections. Booklet number: 38a Region: NL Address:…
HOD 2024 – Sedgebrook: A well-connected village.
St Lawrence Church, Sedgebrook Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Bronze Age trade routes, Roman highways, turnpikes, railways and canal; Sedgebrook was surprisingly well-connected to places. Discover well-connected people from the Manor's history: from kings to judges to actors. An undesirable connection to the slave trade is also revealed. Entrance to church - ramp available for wheelchair users.…
HOD 2024 – A Step into the Past and a Leap into the Future.
20-21 Visual Arts Centre Church Square, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 We are celebrating the Restoration of the former church section of our building by looking to the future in a sustainable way. Join us for live music from local bands, clothes swaps, DJ sessions/workshops, art for sale, clothes upcycling, and free crafts. Come and take a look! Booklet…
HOD 2024 – St Andrew’s Church captured by Hornby.
St Andrew's Church, Stewton Stewton, Lincolnshire, UKPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Explore the church and grounds, with home made refreshments served all day. See the Hornby model, and our twinned toilets from all around the world along with our exciting Kenyan project. Booklet number: 55a Region: ELDC Address: St Andrew's Church, Stewton, Louth, LN11 8SF Time: Sat 14th &…
HOD 2024 – Connecting with the People of our Past.
St Vedast's Church Church Lane, Tathwell, Louth, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Meet the former inhabitants of Tathwell, once part of the extensive Lincolnshire estates of the Chaplin family whose impressive monuments line the church and whose bodies lie beneath the chancel. Their servants, tenants and an aristocratic friend are represented by their gravestones outside. Built on the highest point…
HOD 2024 – Peace Doves and a Peal of Church Bells
All Saints' Church, Gainsborough Church Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 All Saints Church will be open from 10 am to 4pm with the tower ringing chamber also open to the public. The bells will peal in an open ringing from 2.00pm for 45 minutes. Come along and see the Words of Peace installation: words of peace on heavenly…
HOD 2024 – Explore the Port of Grimsby (Kasbah Qtr)
Grimsby Kasbah Auckland Road, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 This year's Heritage Open Day has the theme Routes - Networks - Connections, and what better way to explore this then at a port! The Port of Grimsby is now the world's largest offshore wind operations and maintenance hub; the UK's largest automotive distribution centre and home to…
HOD 2024 – Heritage Walk: Brigg and the Ancholme
Brigg Library Brigg Library, Market Place, Brigg, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Join North Lincolnshire Libraries for a gentle stroll from town, along a stretch of the River Ancholme and back - with plenty of stories of Brigg's connections with the wider world along the way. Part of North Lincolnshire Council's Year of Walking 2024. Booklet number: 8a Region: NL…
HOD 2024 – The Roots of Methodism
Epworth Old Rectory 1 Rectory Street, Epworth, Lincolnshire, UKPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Discover the childhood home of brothers John and Charles Wesley who founded Methodism. Discover how their upbringing led them to start a religious movement that now has 80 million members worldwide Booklet number: 15b Region: NL Address: Epworth Old Rectory, 1 Rectory Street, Epworth DN9 1HX Time: Sat…
HOD 2024 – The House of Worth in Bourne.
Wake House 41 North Street, Bourne, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Wake House is the birthplace of Charles Worth, "The Father of Haute Couture". After moving from rural Lincolnshire, he founded his very successful business in the centre of Paris. There will be free guided (or self-guided) tours of Wake House. Also displays of Charles Worth’s creations, information about…