Are you interested in fashion / fashion history?  Did you know that one of Europe’s and North America’s most influential 19th century fashion designers was born in Lincolnshire? That our modern understanding of brand and ‘brand identity’ began with the ‘House of Worth’ fashion brand that he established? Bourne Arts & Community Trust, in association…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 A cloying smell, muddy village lanes and the sugar beet campaign! An exhibition exploring the ‘seed-to-sack’ processes and the impact of Brigg’s sugar factory on its staff, its sporting/social yesteryear, on local communities and landscape. Booklet Number: 4a Region: Brigg Address: Brigg Heritage Centre, 1st Floor, The Angel,…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This substantial walk covers the historical shaping of the present South Common. Crossed by Roman Ermine Street with its roadside cemetery, the area became a very large medieval common, shared by local communities, extensively quarried, and a source of water for the Malandry Hospital and the Priory of…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Visit the former court house and learn about the Hangman and the first female policewoman in Lincolnshire. A chance to look at the court system in the UK and how this has evolved. Booklet Number: 17a Region: Horncastle Address: The Wong Day Service, 11 The Wong, Horncastle, LN9…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Come discover our special display for Heritage Open Days. We've dedicated a whole room to exploring the history of participants on the journey of the Mayflower Pilgrims. With history displays and a timeline of events, it is a colourful and detailed description of the people and the journey…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join Park Rangers for a guided walk to discover the History of Hartsholme Country Park and celebrate Discover Lincolnshire weekend. This walk will take you back through time to when Hartsholme was a thriving estate to the present day country park. The walk is 3 miles long and…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Ready to see the majestic tulips?... We welcome you on a journey down memory lane of the history of the Tulip Parade which ran from 1959 - 2013! Discover the history of this wonderful event and its connections to the Spalding area, through a showcase of pictures, memorabilia…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This event will focus on the fascinating history of Tower Gardens and exciting plans for the future revitalisation of the Registered Park and Garden in Skegness. This will include a tour of Lumley Road and the Gardens, terminating in the Pavilion, where guests will have the chance to…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Within one mile of the Day Centre, there were two large engineering firms, a site of a World War Two air raid and a link to King Edward VIII. Join local historian Chris Hunt and learn of these and other interesting facts about the history which sits on…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Mahomet Thomas Phillips is one of Lincolnshire's greatest forgotten artists. Born in the Congo in the 1870s, he lived and worked in Lincolnshire for most of his career. His sculpture adorns many of our parish churches and war memorials. It can also be found in cathedrals and castles…

Sympathetic Magic Join us online, with Flange & Prong, for this interesting talk. What is sympathetic magic? Where did it come from and how does it work? Lets dismantle it and find out why it’s the oldest and one of the most popular types of magic. We will also plan out some spells for you…