HOD – Artistic Sleaford – Special Talk
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church The Presbytery, 27 Jermyn Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United KingdomJoin us for an informative talk on the 'Our Lady of Good Counsel' Roman Catholic Church in Jermyn Street by Robert Turner, whose family were closely associated with the building of it. Booklet Number: 35c Region: NKDC Address: Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, The Presbytery, 27 Jermyn Street, Sleaford NG34 7RU Time: Sat…
HOD – Creative Horncastle – A Guided Tour
Sir Joseph Banks Centre Bridge Street, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore the creative side of Horncastle, its public art, and the artists that have been inspired here. From poets Tennyson and John Brown, to Royal miniaturist Annie Dixon, and the American painter Thomas Sully. The tour is 2km (1 ¼ miles) long and unsuitable for those who cannot…
HOD – Stamford’s Medieval Walls: A Walk & Talk with Chris Hunt
Stamford Cattle Market Car Park Stamford, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Stamford was a medieval walled town with a castle. We will walk around some of the original walls, visit the sites of the Town Gates, the surviving bastion, and part of its moat. - Guided walk and talk supported by Stamford Local History Society Booklet Number: 37g Region:…
HOD – Inside the Grantham Masonic Centre
Grantham Masonic Centre 4 Chambers Street, Grantham, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Grantham Freemason Hall, that houses Freemasons' meetings will open to the public for only the third time in its 85-year history. Grantham Freemasons’ Hall on Chambers Street in Grantham is throwing open its doors to the public on Sat, 9th Sept ’23 and Sun, 10th Sept ’23 between…
HOD – Keeping the Memories of East Lincolnshire’s Railways Alive
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Ludborough Station, Ludborough, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Giving the visitor a chance to see and picture a Heritage Steam Railway and gain information on the history of the Railway line and it's uses for the local area. Sensible footwear recommended Booklet Number: 23a Region: ELDC Address: Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, Ludborough Station, Station Road, Ludborough DN36 5SH…
HOD – Browne’s Hospital – Saving the Ancient Glass
Browne's Hospital Broad Street, Stamford, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The late medieval glass was made by a local workshop of glaziers led by John the Glazier of Stamford. The glass was deteriorating and a project undertaken by Barley Studios from February to July has seen the installation of external glazing to protect the glass of 1475 from…
HOD – Broadcast Engineering Museum – Restoring TV’s past for the future
Broadcast Engineering Museum 41 capper Avenue, Gainsborough, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Get hands-on experience at our developing Broadcast Engineering Museum. Admire a camera that televised the late Queen’s coronation. Present the weather on TV using the magic of our green screen. See our collection of working vintage outside broadcast trucks and come aboard some of them. Explore newly completed…
HOD – Living Life in the Early 1900’s
Immingham Tin Town Heritage Centre 359 Pelham Rd, Immingham, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Step back in time to life as it was in the early 1900's discover what it was like living in a Tin Bungalow Booklet Number: 18a Region: NELDC Address: Tin Town Heritage Centre, 359 Pelham Rd, Immingham DN40 1NG Time: Sat 9th & Sun 10th September 12.00 -…
HOD – Louth Navigation Trust – Folk on the water
Navigation Warehouse, Louth Riverhead Road,, Louth, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Set in Riverhead Basin, Louth on the edge of Lincolnshire Wolds – Louth Navigation Trust offer Live Music at Grade 11 listed Navigation Warehouse with heritage talk and walk. Paddle boarding and model craft on the Louth canal Sat 9th & Sun 10th, 12.00 - 17.00. Talk at…
HOD – Sleaford Almshouses: An Echo of the Past
Sleaford Almshouses Eastgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 202 This rarely opened Almshouse Chapel is almost untouched by time since 1844. A talk will be given on the Almshouses, the two earlier chapels on this site, the layout and features of the present chapel will be given at 1.30pm and repeated at 2.30pm Booklet Number: 35d Region:…
HOD – Discover the Magic of Mannakin Hall: A Unique Journey Through History & Art!
Mannakin Hall Brant Road Fulbeck Lowfields, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Step back in time and immerse yourself in the rich history of Mannakin Hall, once the dining quarters for American soldiers during World War II. Today, it stands as a testament to art and history, housing over 15,000 mannequins that have graced films, TV sets, and music videos.…
HOD – Black Sluice Pumping Station – Engineering History in the Making
Black Sluice Pumping Station London Road, Boston, United KingdomPart of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 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 19960s which rarely survive in situ. Note; there are several sets of steps in the building and uneven…