HOD 2024 – Grantham Canal Society’s Produce Fair.
Grantham Canal Society Woolsthorpe Depot, Woolsthorpe by Belvoir, LincolnshirePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Grantham Canal Society is pleased to open our depot for our Produce Fair, promoting local suppliers. Come along and enjoy the stalls, see the displays showing how the canal was built and used to transport goods and connect communities. Talk to volunteers about the restoration and maintenance of…
HOD 2024 – Art, heritage, and my sketchbooks.
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre Alexandra Dock, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Artist Sarah Palmer, of The House with the Blue Door, shows her recent work on the two-wheeled heritage of North East Lincs, plus she's hoping people will bring their special (new and old) bikes to capture theirs and their owners' stories. Booklet number: 23e Region: NEL Address: Fred…
HOD 2024 – High Flying Women.
Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre, Heath Farm, North Rauceby Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre, Heath Farm, North Rauceby, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 The exhibition looks at some pioneer female aviators who through determination connect us to the same qualities found in female aviators today. Some of the fascinating stories included are Bessie Colman, Amy Johnson, Elsie Mackey and Harriet Quimby. Booklet number: 41a Region: NKDC Address: Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre,…
HOD 2024 – Guided tour of the Great Hall and grounds at Tyrwhitt Hall.
Tyrwhitt Hall Beck Hill, Barton-Upon-Humber, LincolnshirePart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Historian Keith Miller guides this one hour tour of the Great Hall and grounds at Tyrwhitt Hall. A grade II listed building, late medieval in origin and extended and altered in the 17th and 18th centuries, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Barton Booklet number: 3f…
HOD 2024 – Tread the steps of Barton’s Celebrated Author, Ted Lewis.
The Ted Lewis Centre Ferriby Road, Barton-Upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Join us for an exhibition and the Ted Lewis Barton Trail. Discover the eventful life of local young boy by who became an outstanding novelist, artist and jazz musician and follow in his footsteps. Ted Lewis wrote the film, Get Carter, became animation manager on The Beatles' Yellow…
HOD 2024 – Becoming the Beonna
The Beonna the All Saints Main Road, Benington, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Reborn in 2019 as The Beonna at All Saints, it combines the splendour of a medieval church with the imposing renovations of the Victorians and the comforts and convenience of the 21st century. We'll be celebrating the achievements of the project and highlighting the route taken from conception.…
HOD 2024 – Peat & Trains – Rail Networks across the moors.
The Old Peatworks Dole Road, Crowle, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 This unique heritage railway, set in the North Lincolnshire countryside, offers a glimpse into the region's rich peat-cutting history on the largest peat bog in the country. Our knowledgeable volunteers will share fascinating stories about the railway's role in transforming the landscape. Join one of our talks running…
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 – Come and view our beautifully restored Station building.
The Old Station Chapel Street, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Market Rasen Railway station has a beautifully restored building. Our restored railway station is now a thriving Day service for Adults with learning disabilities. We welcome all visitors to look around our historical displays from the start to the end of this building's amazing journey and we openly…
HOD 2024 – Keep Their Stories Alive – A Fascinating Churchyard Memorials Trail – Self Guided.
St Peter & St Paul's Church Church Lane, Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 'Keep Their Stories Alive' - A self guided Churchyard Trail identifying and explaining the stories and connections behind some of our most quirky, historic, unusual & most interesting Memorial Stones. Link with the past while at the same time enjoying the tranquillity of our churchyard. You will find…
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 – Connections: Lincolnshire’s Ecclesiastical Heritage and Britain’s Military History.
St Peters Church Stixwould, Louth, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 St Peter’s Church, Stixwould, and Stixwould Village Hall (Renovations permitting). A brass plaque near the font of St Peter's Church is in memory of Major ‘Gentleman Jim’ Almonds, resident and scholar of Stixwould who was a founder member of the SAS and died in the village in 2005.…