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HODs – Tales of Typhoid and Tombs
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover the darker side of history with tales of Typhoid and Tombs. Just how much did cholera and typhoid change Winterton? Where was…
Read MoreHODs – Marvellous Machinery – A Windmill in Action
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Weather permitting, watch millers at work in the fully restored, 142-year-old, six-sailed Waltham Windmill. There are fantastic views from the top of this…
Read MoreHODs – Education spanning 600 years
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – Education spanning 600 years
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – Celebrating Historic Waddingworth at St.Margaret’s
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover the history of the medieval church that stands within the area that is the centre of Lincolnshire. Enjoy the peaceful rural setting…
Read MoreHODs – Gwynnes, Ruston & Hornsby at Quincey’s Pumping Station
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Built in 1938, Quincey’s Pumping Station houses equipment manufactured by two notable Lincolnshire companies: Ruston & Hornsby and Gwynnes Pumps. The original engines…
Read MoreHODs -Draining the Land by Steam and Diesel Power
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Come and visit Dogdyke Pumping Station, a great example and one of many that could be found in the Fens, keeping the land…
Read MoreHODs – Basements to Battlements: Investigating Tattershall Castle
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Tattershall Castle is one of the earliest & finest brick built castles in England. Built by Ralph Cromwell in 1434, restored from ruin…
Read MoreHODs – Poppyheads and Daisy Wheels
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 A warm welcome awaits you at St Helen’s Church. Come and see our fantastic church which dates to the early 13th Century, with…
Read MoreHODs – Ryhall Road. History on Your Doorstep – An Illustrated Talk
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…
Read MoreHODs – Stamford’s Early History: A Walk and Talk with Chris Hunt
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Starting close to Iron Age Round Houses (and a World War Two POW Camp) we shall explore the heritage around us as we…
Read MoreHODs – Green Lane History on Your Doorstep – An Illustrated Talk
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Did you know that a writer of an award-winning TV series lived within one mile of Christ Church? What about the darker history…
Read MoreHODs – Local Railway Photographs Before Nationalisation
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join Local Historian Chris Hunt as you visit local railway stations from the comfort of your seat, using many never before seen photographs…
Read MoreHODs – Stamford’s World War Two Heritage: A Walk and Talk with Chris Hunt
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Under Stamford’s shops and offices are cellars which were converted as designated Air Raid Shelters in World War Two. Join local historian Chris…
Read MoreHODs – Browne’s Hospital, Stamford
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore this late medieval almshouse, with its nationally important stained glass in the chapel. Founded by William…
Read MoreHODs – Browne’s Hospital, Stamford
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore this late medieval almshouse, with its nationally important stained glass in the chapel. Founded by William…
Read MoreHODs – 800 Years of History – The Stamford Schools’ Chapel
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 A tour around the Stamford Schools’ historic Chapel, with 800 years of history under one roof. Containing some of the oldest architecture in…
Read MoreHODs – Stamford St Martin’s Breweries and Pubs; A Walk and Talk with Chris Hunt
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – Welcome to Our Church Open Day
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Built in 1748, this riverside church stands proudly on lush marshland. Its distinctively Georgian design is elegant yet simple – essentially just a…
Read MoreHODs – Welcome to Our Church Open Day
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Built in 1748, this riverside church stands proudly on lush marshland. Its distinctively Georgian design is elegant yet simple – essentially just a…
Read MoreHODs – Spalding in Bloom Throughout the Years
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…
Read MoreHODs – Woad to Four Colour Printing: Woad Production and Jakob Le Blon
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 The museum has been collecting for over 300 years, this means we have a vast cabinet of curiosities to share with our visitors.…
Read MoreHODs – The Sleaford Navigation and its Impact on the Town
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Visit this original canal company office to find displays and interactives telling the story of the Sleaford Navigation and the way it shaped…
Read MoreHODs – The Sleaford Navigation and its Impact on the Town
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Visit this original canal company office to find displays and interactives telling the story of the Sleaford Navigation and the way it shaped…
Read MoreHODs – The Bedehouses Carres Almshouses Eastgate Chapel Sleaford
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This rarely opened Almshouse Chapel is almost untouched by time since 1844. A talk will be given on the two earlier chapels on…
Read MoreHODs – Sleaford and the Villages Top Trumps Trail
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Use the new Sleaford and the Villages Top Trumps cards to follow self-guided tours, three on foot and one by car, starting at…
Read MoreHODs – Sleaford and the Villages Top Trumps Trail
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Use the new Sleaford and the Villages Top Trumps cards to follow self-guided tours, three on foot and one by car, starting at…
Read MoreHODs – Made in Sleaford – Milling and More
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – Made in Sleaford – Milling and More
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – Re-Designing Tower Gardens: A New Landscape for Skegness
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…
Read MoreHODs – Anderby Drainage Museum
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Anderby Pumping Station was built during WWII and holds fascinating land drainage history artefacts. If conditions are right, the pumps will be running.…
Read MoreHODs – Anderby Drainage Museum
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Anderby Pumping Station was built during WWII and holds fascinating land drainage history artefacts. If conditions are right, the pumps will be running.…
Read MoreHODs – Changes to Farming Industry Over the Previous Millennium
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – Back to the Future at Sedgebrook – Church and Museum
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Visit our historic St Lawrence Church, famous for the Upright Judge. See how the church, manor and village green have shaped the village…
Read MoreHODs – Back to the Future at Sedgebrook – Abbey Farm Grange
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 On-site display, this weekend only, to show how the Grange has changed the village landscape, from cottager’s home to barns and crew yard,…
Read MoreHODs – Back to the Future at Sedgebrook – Manor Farm
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Learn how the past is informing the present with the return of heritage grains to supply Manor Farm Bakehouse. Farming for a sustainable…
Read MoreHODs – Open Day at St Benedict’s Church
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Explore the wonderful history of this Church with a talk at 2.00pm by guide Jean Howard. Constructed in the 13th century, the church…
Read MoreHODs – Rejoice! The Greatest Hymns of Charles Wesley, the Poet of Methodism
Part 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 MoreHODs – Cleethorpes and the Growth of the Tourist Industry
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Cleethorpes essentially became a tourist destination during the Victorian era and with the coming of the railways in 1863 its future was assured.…
Read MoreHODs – Reach for the Skies With Frank Whittle
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum is a vibrant family-friendly site that focusses on the stories to be told about RAF Cranwell. For Heritage Open…
Read MoreHODs – Reach for the Skies With Frank Whittle
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum is a vibrant family-friendly site that focusses on the stories to be told about RAF Cranwell. For Heritage Open…
Read MoreHODs – Inside Nettleham – A Busy Farming Community
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Only one of Nettleham’s barns is still extant. Many others are recognisable although put to another use. Join us for a walk around…
Read MoreHODs – Explore our Church and Community
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This is your invitation to explore our Grade II* Listed church and the stories of how our church and community has evolved. Holy…
Read MoreHODs – Keeping the Memories of East Lincolnshire’s Railways alive.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway helps to keep memories of yesteryear alive; of a time when holidaymakers flocked to the coast by train. Discover…
Read MoreHODS – Louth Navigation Recreation
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for a two day weekend event with live music and on the water activities at thee restored Navigation Warehouse with heritage…
Read MoreLincoln Longwool Sheep: the Louth Carpet and Woollen Industry.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 The famous Lincoln Longwool sheep provided the alleviation of poverty through work in the Carpet and woollen industries in Louth. The wealth of…
Read MoreHODs – Welcome to Mill Hill Cottage
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – Village Church with Zanzibar links
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Visit our historic church, standing proud beside the River Steeping amid rustic pasture land. Discover how it links to the tiny island of…
Read MoreHODs – Jewish Influence in Medieval Lincoln
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Lincoln had an important Jewish community in Medieval times. Join me on this special guided tour and learn about the people and their…
Read MoreHODs – Quakers and our Meeting House in Lincoln
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Lincoln Quaker Meeting House, 1689, built with faith, courage and love , and still standing ‘in the light’ as the oldest, non-conformist building…
Read MoreHODs- Inside and outside: Mahomet Thomas Phillips’s contribution to Lincolnshire’s sculptural landscape
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…
Read MoreHODs – Discover the History of Hartsholme County Park.
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…
Read MoreHODs – The South Common, a Walk Through 2000 Years of Lincoln’s History.
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…
Read MoreHODs – Lincoln High St Heritage Action Zone Walking Tour
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 City of Lincoln Council has secured funding to breathe new life into Lincoln High Street through the High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ)…
Read MoreHODs – Industry, Design, Innovation, family history and more through school archives
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – Chance to Explore Medieval Greyfriars
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us and discover Greyfriars; England’s oldest friary and Heritage Lincolnshire’s latest Buildings Preservation Project during Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days 2022. 800 years…
Read MoreHODs – Picture the Past – Lincolnshire’s Landscape of Industry, Design and Innovation
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – Innovative Industries of Lincolnshire
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 The Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology (SLHA) has access to a rich collection of images of Lincolnshire displaying a wide range of…
Read MoreHODs – The Host of Angels Exhibition 23rd Anniversary Year
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 See the visually and spiritually uplifting art works of Angels from the past 2000 years of history. We shall also be showing our…
Read MoreHODs – Search for Medieval Graffiti and Glass
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Search for Medieval Graffiti and fragments of Medieval Glass. Discover Biblical scenes in the ‘Preedy’ stained glass window and look through albums and…
Read MoreHODs – A Ghost of Industry Walk around Kirton in Lindsey
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for a guided walk around this historic town taking a particular interest in seeking out the remains and sites of lost…
Read MoreHODs – A Ghost of Industry Walk around Kirton in Lindsey
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for a guided walk around this historic town taking a particular interest in seeking out the remains and sites of lost…
Read MoreHODs -The last part of the whole Tin Town
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Learn about why a whole town was built of Tin and see what it would be like to live in one. Tour of…
Read MoreHODs -The last part of the whole Tin Town
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Learn about why a whole town was built of Tin and see what it would be like to live in one. Tour of…
Read MoreHODs – Crime & Punishment in Lincolnshire
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…
Read MoreHODs – Discover the Secret Cold War Bunker on Your Doorstep
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – Restoring TV’s Past for the Future
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Come aboard a working 1960s vintage outside broadcast truck. Operate the cameras and see vintage video equipment that will eventually form part of…
Read MoreHODs – Open Day at the Church of St Benedict
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Explore this beautiful Norman country church with a talk by guide Jean Howard. This attractive greenstone church has many interesting features including boxed…
Read MoreHODs – Behind the scenes at the Caxton Theatre
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 See behind the scenes at this gem of an Art Deco theatre that has brought high-class amateur entertainment to our area for the…
Read MoreHODs – Departed Glory: The Great Bustard and other Lost Birds of Lincolnshire
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 In this illustrated talk, Phil Espin and Phil Hyde – co-authors of Birds of Lincolnshire (2021) – will talk about the Great Bustard…
Read MoreHODs – Homegrown Talent
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Come and learn about Central Hall’s rich 86 year history, the famous people who started their career here and the filming of Three…
Read MoreHODs – Astounding Inventions Down Dock in Grimsby
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us on the historic port of Grimsby to celebrate the amazing innovations which have propelled us into the future. Book a fascinating…
Read MoreHODs – Ever Wondered Where You Came From: Searching for Ancestors.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Interested in family history, but don’t know where to start? Hit a brick wall in your research? Visit us to collect your free…
Read MoreHODs – Grimsby Town Hall Open Days
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Time Trap museum at Grimsby Town Hall Visit the former prison cells of Grimsby Town Hall and uncover the Town’s colourful past. Over…
Read MoreHODs – Weelsby Hall Open Day
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover the history of Weelsby Hall, from a trawler owner’s mansion house to a facility which supports people with learning disabilities. Owned by…
Read MoreHODs – Flying the Flag for Northern Lincolnshire
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Historic Motor and Sail CIC will highlight celebrated vehicles and vessels with links to the area, including those designed and built in Northern…
Read MoreHODs – Flying the Flag for Northern Lincolnshire
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Historic Motor and Sail CIC will highlight celebrated vehicles and vessels with links to the area, including those designed and built in Northern…
Read MoreHODs – St. Nicolas, rooted in its landscape for 800 years.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 St. Nicolas has been a feature of its local landscape for 800 years. Ever present as local structures rise and fall, and acting…
Read MoreHODs – Bellmount Tower & Londonthorpe Woods Open Day
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join the Reconnecting Grantham project at Londonthorpe Woods and Bellmount this Heritage Open Days to learn about the history hidden within Grantham’s woodland…
Read MoreHODs – Grave Designs at Grantham’s Hidden Graveyard
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Grantham’s overflow burial ground from 1812-57 is an evocative space & wildlife haven. Engage with individuals through their carefully designed and sculpted headstones.…
Read MoreHODs – Celebrating England’s Finest Parish Church
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 St Wulfram’s has England’s finest steeple ( according to Simon Jenkins) and is a majestic church. Visit the tower and the Trigge chained…
Read MoreHODs – Inside Out – an invitation to walk around ChristChurch premises and see how they have evolved
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover the story of how ChristChurch (then a Wesleyan Chapel) has evolved from the day it opened in 1841. Hear our magnificent Foster…
Read MoreHODs – The Old Tudor Grammar School in Which Isaac Newton and Many Others Were Taught
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – The Mayflower Journey
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…
Read MoreHODs – The Great Gainsborough Treasure Hunt!
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This family friendly Treasure hunt is based on the legend that a casket of gold coins intended for Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite Rebellion…
Read MoreHODs – The Great Gainsborough Treasure Hunt!
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 This family friendly Treasure hunt is based on the legend that a casket of gold coins intended for Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite Rebellion…
Read MoreHODs – St James Freiston Parish Open Day and Celebration
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover the coastal and local heritage of Freiston, Lincolnshire. Visit our fantastic 900-year-old Church and view the parish registers. See our local history…
Read MoreHODS – Crowle Peatland Railway
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Peat has been extracted from Crowle & Thorne Moors since at least Medieval times. In the late 19th century this became more industrialised…
Read MoreHODS – Crowle Peatland Railway
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Peat has been extracted from Crowle & Thorne Moors since at least Medieval times. In the late 19th century this became more industrialised…
Read MoreHODs – Architecture and History of Crowland Abbey
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Crowland Abbey is steeped in history and legends. An abbey has stood on the site since 716 and some remaining parts date back…
Read MoreHODs – On the Move
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Following rapid invention and innovation with motive power, the population was on the move in trains, trams and buses. Remember the trolley buses!…
Read MoreHODs – Brigg’s ‘Beeting’ Heart
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…
Read MoreHODs – Brigg’s ‘Beeting’ Heart
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…
Read MoreHODs – Brigg’s ‘Beeting’ Heart
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…
Read MoreHODs – A Wonderful Water Wheel and the Famous People of Bourne
Part 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…
Read MoreHODs – The House of Worth In Bourne
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Visit Wake House, the birthplace of Charles Worth, who moved from rural Lincolnshire to Paris and became “The Father of Haute Couture”. Find…
Read MoreHODs – Boston’s Victorian Cemetery
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for guided walks taking in the local heritage of the cemetery and the town. There will also be heritage displays explaining…
Read MoreHODs – Engineering History in the Making; Black Sluice Pumping Station
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Discover the history of the Black Sluice site which has had a role in land drainage since 1638 and get up close to…
Read MoreHODs – Boston – ‘Boom Town’ (1800 – 1830): A Historical Talk
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for a historical talk by Adrian Isaac covering the commercial and industrial aspects of ‘Boom Town’ Boston around the time of…
Read MoreHODs – Boston’s Lost Industrial Buildings
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2022 Join us for an illustrated talk about the lost Industrial buildings of Boston. This is a joint event provided by both Boston Guildhall…
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