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HOD – Open Day at Quincey’s Pumping Station
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Come and explore our diesel pumping station built in 1983 and housing two original engines which drive Gwynnes 36” pumps. Each one is…
Read MoreHOD – Discover the Magdalen Museum Wainfleet
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 This Scheduled Ancient Monument, built in 1484 by William of Wainfleet (Lord High Chancellor of England), was in continuous use as a grammar…
Read MoreHOD – Discover the Magdalen Museum Wainfleet
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 This Scheduled Ancient Monument, built in 1484 by William of Wainfleet (Lord High Chancellor of England), was in continuous use as a grammar…
Read MoreHOD – Threekingham Viking Festival Lectures
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Join us for these fascinating talks – there will be four, 30 minute, lectures in the village church so take time out from…
Read MoreHOD – Threekingham Viking Festival
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Meet hundreds of Vikings as they set up camp in Threekingham to do battle with the Anglo Saxon locals in a recreation of…
Read MoreHOD – Tattershall Castle: An Architectural Marvel
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 From basement to battlement, Tattershall Castle is an architectural marvel. Built in the 1400s by an influential medieval lord, it is a statement…
Read MoreHOD – Dogdyke Steam and Diesel Pumping Station in Art.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Come and see our 1856 beam engine in steam, as well as the 1940 Ruston and Hornsby diesel pumping engine running for you…
Read MoreHOD – Times Past in Stickney
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 An Exhibition of the History of Stickney has been organised to be held in the Village Hall on the 9th & 10th September…
Read MoreHOD – Browne’s Hospital – Saving the Ancient Glass
Part 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…
Read MoreHOD – 800 Years of History – The Stamford Endowed Schools Chapel
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Enjoy a tour around the Stamford Schools’ historic Chapel, with 800 years of history under one roof. Containing some of the oldest architecture…
Read MoreHOD – Stamford’s Medieval Walls: A Walk & Talk with Chris Hunt
Part 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…
Read MoreHOD – Creative Histories: Tours of the Archive and Dungeons
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Join us behind the scenes at Stamford Town Hall! Come and discover our amazing building. The exquisite Regalia will be out on display.…
Read MoreHOD – Creative Histories: Tours of Stamford Cemetery
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore the beautiful Cemetery and Stamford’s artistic history with our knowledgeable guide. You are bound to be amazed! Booklet Number: 37e Region: SKDC…
Read MoreHOD – Mercuriosities – 300 years of newspaper history
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Come and visit the Stamford Mercury Archive – a glimpse of life in Stamford and the East Midlands from 1714 to today. Thomas…
Read MoreHOD – Mercuriosities – 300 years of newspaper history
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Come and visit the Stamford Mercury Archive – a glimpse of life in Stamford and the East Midlands from 1714 to today. Thomas…
Read MoreHOD – Mercuriosities – 300 years of newspaper history
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Come and visit the Stamford Mercury Archive – a glimpse of life in Stamford and the East Midlands from 1714 to today. Thomas…
Read MoreHOD – Discover Stamford URC
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Come and discover a hidden treasure in Stamford. The Chapel offers the visitor a unique opportunity to see this Victorian gem! Visit to…
Read MoreHOD – A Walk and Talk. Ryhall Road in Stamford. Local History On Your Doorstep
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Within a mile of McDonalds on Ryhall Road in Stamford you have the sites of two large engineering firms, the Workhouse, a Children’s…
Read MoreHOD – British Newspaper Archive Workshop
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Using the on-line British Newspaper Archive learn how to access over 60 million pages of local, regional and national news starting from the…
Read MoreHOD – Blacksmithing At Chain Bridge Forge
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Chain Bridge Forge will be giving blacksmithing demonstrations and tasters during a festival of Blacksmithing at the Forge – website www.chainbridgeforge.co.uk Booklet Number:…
Read MoreHOD – The Adventures of Stukeley
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Founded 1710, Spalding Gentlemen’s Society, Britain’s oldest surviving provincial learned society. Todays dedicated volunteers collate and conserve the collection ensuring its future survival.…
Read MoreHOD – Vintage Farming Museum Open Day
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Come & visit a unique private collection of vintage agricultural hand tools, farming machinery & local history memorabilia. Owner Nicholas Watts MBE will…
Read MoreHOD – Sleaford Almshouses: An Echo of the Past
Part 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…
Read MoreHOD – Artistic Sleaford – Special Talk
Join 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…
Read MoreHOD – Cogglesford Creatives
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Throughout its history, Cogglesford Watermill has been home to a variety of talented and creative people who have helped to shape its legacy.…
Read MoreHOD – Cogglesford Creatives
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Throughout its history, Cogglesford Watermill has been home to a variety of talented and creative people who have helped to shape its legacy.…
Read MoreHOD – Re-Designing Tower Gardens: A New Landscape for Skegness
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 A drop in event to celebrate the history of Tower Gardens and exciting plans to revitalise the Registered Park and Garden through Town…
Read MoreHOD -Stepping Through Time in Skegness
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 A walking tour of Lumley Road from the train station to Tower Gardens looking back to the origins and development of the town…
Read MoreHOD – Showcasing Local Talent
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 A display of crafts, quilts, paintings produced by local groups. Built @1350 the church retains many of its original features; Norman ropework Font,…
Read MoreHOD – Creativity Unwrapped at St Lawrence Church, Sedgebrook
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Discover Sedgebrook’s literary links from the Middle Ages to the present, displayed in the Markham Museum situated in St Lawrence Church (historic home…
Read MoreHOD – 20-21 Visual Arts Centre. A Step Back in Time and a Leap Into Future.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Enjoy free church themed arts and crafts such as creating gargoyles and stain glass windows. A small display about the development of the…
Read MoreHOD – Museum Mayhem
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Museum Mayhem! Fun free museum inspired arts and crafts are on offer for families. Learn more about objects in the collection at our…
Read MoreHOD – Museum Mayhem
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Museum Mayhem! Fun free museum inspired arts and crafts are on offer for families. Learn more about objects in the collection at our…
Read MoreHOD – Keeping Their Stories Alive
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 RAF Scampton was one of the oldest and iconic RAF Stations in the UK. It closed on 31st March this year following 106…
Read MoreHOD – Wesley in Wool – Scenes from the life of John Wesley.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 In July 1779 John Wesley dedicated this unique Grade I listed chapel built above the stable block in the grounds of the beautiful…
Read MoreHOD – Steam, Diesel and Water: Engines in action at the pumping station
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 South Street land drainage pumping station engines in operation. The unique 1910 Marshall LHT Class steam engine in steam and the 1943 Ruston…
Read MoreHOD – RAF Cranwell and the Coming of the Jet Age
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The exhibition is part of a wider story we are telling called A tale of two Apprentices. You will find objects, pictures and…
Read MoreHOD – RAF Cranwell and the Coming of the Jet Age
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The exhibition is part of a wider story we are telling called A tale of two Apprentices. You will find objects, pictures and…
Read MoreHOD – Bygone Lincoln – A Pictorial Tour Presented by Chris Hewis
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Victorian and Edwardian photographers recorded everything from Royal Visits to everyday events in the City. Using photographs from Saxilby History Group’s ‘John Wilson…
Read MoreHOD – Have-A-Go Apple Pressing and Creative Crafts at Mrs Smith’s Cottage
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Celebrate harvest season and all things apples at Mrs Smith’s Cottage! Enjoy apple themed crafts, have a go at pressing your own apples,…
Read MoreHOD – Stepping through time in Mablethorpe
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 A walking tour of Mablethorpe, taking in the historic High Street and Esplanade looking back to the origins and development of the town…
Read MoreBolingbroke Back in Time – The Return of the King
Bolingbroke Back in Time – The Return of the King 12th and 13th August 2023 11am – 4.30pm Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke, Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 4HH Prepare to be transported…
Read MoreHOD – Keeping the Memories of East Lincolnshire’s Railways Alive
Part 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…
Read MoreHOD – Louth Navigation Trust – Folk on the water
Part 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…
Read MoreHOD – The Places & Spaces Below Louth’s Skyline – A Louth Civic Trust guided tour
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 A guided tour on foot through the historic market town of Louth identifying places of interest and architectural features starting on the Georgian…
Read MoreHOD – Carvings, Claribel and the Panorama
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Come to Louth Museum to see how local amateurs made their Art and left a lasting impression on people’s lives. William Brown’s wonderful…
Read MoreHOD – Art in the Meeting House – Wrapped and Unwrapped!
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Lincoln Quaker Meeting House, 1689, built with faith, courage and love , and still standing ‘in the light’ as the oldest, non-conformist building…
Read MoreHOD – Postcards, Pictures and Photographers!
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 On-line exhibition depicting images of Lincolnshire and the stories of the people who took them. Booklet Number: 21g Region: Lincoln Address: online event only …
Read MoreHOD – Tours of Jews’ Court in Lincoln
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Guided Tours of this historic medieval building which is home to the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology. There are two flights of…
Read MoreHOD – Lincolnshire Portrayed – Images of the historic county of Lincolnshire
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 A medley of images showing aspects of the historic county of Lincolnshire including villages, buildings, people, transport, work, farming, churches and more. The…
Read MoreHOD – 250 Years Of Lincoln Theatre Royal
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The 250-year-old Theatre Royal In Lincoln is one of the most historic in Britain, with a fascinating story to tell. This talk will…
Read MoreHOD – Walking Through History
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Join Park Rangers for a guided walk to discover the History of Hartsholme Country Park. This walk will take you back through time…
Read MoreHOD – Chance to Explore Medieval Greyfriars
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Join us and discover Greyfriars; England’s oldest friary and Heritage Lincolnshire’s latest Buildings Preservation Project during Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days 2023. 800 years…
Read MoreHOD – Lincoln Unitarian Chapel: A Heart of Rememberence
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The Chapel was built in 1725 by John Disney from a family of Dissenters. His house (now demolished) was in the High Street…
Read MoreHOD – Lincoln Unitarian Chapel: A Heart of Rememberence
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The Chapel was built in 1725 by John Disney from a family of Dissenters. His house (now demolished) was in the High Street…
Read MoreHOD – Creative Children
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore Kirton children’s creativity from paint to poetry and other genres displayed in the beautiful setting of Kirton Parish Church which itself showcases…
Read MoreHOD – Creative Children
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore Kirton children’s creativity from paint to poetry and other genres displayed in the beautiful setting of Kirton Parish Church which itself showcases…
Read MoreHOD – Living Life in the Early 1900’s
Part 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…
Read MoreHOD – Living Life in the Early 1900’s
Part 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…
Read MoreHOD – Alice in The Wolds
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Join us on 14th & 15th September 2023 to find out more about what we offer at The Wong Day Service and the…
Read MoreHOD – Creative Horncastle – A Guided Tour
Part 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,…
Read MoreHOD – Discover the Secret Cold War History of the ROC Underground Bunker at Holbeach
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Discover the Secret Cold War History of the ROC Underground Bunker at Holbeach Most of the tour will take place overground, however access…
Read MoreHOD – Grim Falfest 2023: The Vikings are coming!
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Grim Falfest returns for its second year with demonstrations and activities for all ages. Come and celebrate Grimsby’s Viking heritage with this spectacular…
Read MoreHOD – Playing the Past – Lifting the Lid on the Caxton Theatre’s Archives, Costumes and Props
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 It’s our birthday! The Caxton Theatre is 80 years old this year. Can you imagine the number of items we’ve accumulated? We have…
Read MoreHOD – An Introduction to Researching Family History
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Have you ever wondered where you come from? Interested in Family History, but don’t know where to start? Hit a brick wall? Visit…
Read MoreHOD – Docks Unwrapped: Creativity at the Port of Grimsby
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Join us at the Port of Grimsby to experience the creativity of the Docks, past present and future! Find out about the development…
Read MoreHOD – Grimsby Town Hall Open Days
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Visit the Great Grimsby Town Hall to see the Assembly Room and Banqueting Room, which have been returned to their Victorian Splendour following…
Read MoreBolingbroke Back in Time – Volunteers Wanted!
This is the third year Heritage Lincolnshire (HTL) and Friends of Bolingbroke Castle (FOBC) are running Bolingbroke Back in Time, a medieval reenactment festival for the whole family. We are…
Read MoreHOD – Inside the Grantham Masonic Centre
Part 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’…
Read MoreHOD – Belmount Tower Guided Walk – Reconnecting Grantham
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Commencing from Londonthorpe Woods, lace up your walking boots and join the characters of Grantham’s past, as they guide you to Bellmount Tower.…
Read MoreHOD – Londonthorpe Woods Art Exhibition– Reconnecting Grantham
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 With a number of wildflower meadows, broadleaf woodland, and an array of lush grassland, Londonthorpe Woods is home to a wide range of…
Read MoreHOD – Grave designs at Grantham’s Hidden Graveyard
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Grantham’s overflow burial ground from 1812-57 is an evocative space and wildlife haven. In September there is usually a carpet of pink cyclamen.…
Read MoreHOD – Sunday Afternoon at Grantham House and Gardens
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Relax in the delightful 4-acre gardens at Grantham House. Enjoy a garden tour, partake of tea, coffee and cake and browse stalls including…
Read MoreHOD – Celebrating England’s Finest Parish Church
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The Grade 1 five-star rated medieval church is located in the centre of Grantham’s Conservation area. The architecture is superb including stained glass…
Read MoreHOD – ChristChurch Crafts Including a Demonstration of Bobbin Lace Making.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Everyone is welcome to come into this large chapel, see our local crafts people, including a demonstration of bobbing lace making. Hear the…
Read MoreHOD – Educating Isaac – visit the old Tudor grammar school in which Isaac Newton and many others were taught.
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Please note that this event has had to be cancelled due to urgent building works. The bookstall and the Latin lesson are still…
Read MoreHOD – Creativity in the Cemetery – a walk around Grantham Cemetery
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore the cemetery, which was opened in 1857, on this guided walk through the graves of those who contributed to Grantham’s history including…
Read MoreHOD – Creativity in the Cemetery – a walk around Grantham Cemetery
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore the cemetery, which was opened in 1857, on this guided walk through the graves of those who contributed to Grantham’s history including…
Read MoreHOD – Creativity in the Cemetery – a walk around Grantham Cemetery
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore the cemetery, which was opened in 1857, on this guided walk through the graves of those who contributed to Grantham’s history including…
Read MoreHOD – Anthony Salvin’s Grantham – St John the Evangelist, Spitalgate
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Visit Anthony Salvin’s church of St John the Evangelist and decide for yourself whether its early critics of the tower and its pinnacles…
Read MoreHOD – Broadcast Engineering Museum – Restoring TV’s past for the future
Part 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…
Read MoreWork Experience Blog – Elicia
After spending a week of work experience with Heritage Lincolnshire, I have been able to gain a valuable insight into the work they do. During my placement, I have been…
Read MoreHOD – Art in our Open Church
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The Mayflower room contains a fascinating history of the Mayflower Pilgrims and is part of the Mayflower trail around the town of Gainsborough.…
Read MoreHOD – Art in our Open Church
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 The Mayflower room contains a fascinating history of the Mayflower Pilgrims and is part of the Mayflower trail around the town of Gainsborough.…
Read MoreHOD – Gainsborough’s Heritage Skills Festival
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Gainsborough’s historic heart will come alive with demonstrations from traditional craftsmen and women carrying out age-old trades and bygone crafts from the past.…
Read MoreHOD – Crafty St Peter’s – Local craft in a medieval setting
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Our parish church will hold a craft exhibition, with contributions from locals. Additionally there will be a historical trail tracing stories of those…
Read MoreHOD – At Home with the Wesleys 1716
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Have you ever wondered what life was like for 18th century families? Well, look no further! Come along to the Rectory and learn…
Read MoreHOD – Step aboard the Crowle Peatland Railway and Unwrap the History of the moors
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Our railway provides a unique opportunity to explore the industrial heritage of the area, and we are excited to offer visitors a chance…
Read MoreHOD – Step aboard the Crowle Peatland Railway and Unwrap the History of the moors
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Our railway provides a unique opportunity to explore the industrial heritage of the area, and we are excited to offer visitors a chance…
Read MoreHOD – Working Water Wheel & Other Attractions
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Working water wheel; Charles Worth Gallery – Dress Designer; Raymond Mays’ Room; Other attractions, all on 3 floors. Please note some areas are…
Read MoreBuild for the Future: East Midlands Exhibition 2024
BOOK YOUR FREE DELEGATE PLACE HERE Build for the Future: East Midlands Connecting the Construction, Heritage, Property & Sustainability Industries The annual event is returning for its fifth year on…
Read MoreHOD – An Evening of Poetry at The Ugly Duckling, Caistor lakes
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 An evening of poetry; poets perform spoken word before a live audience. This is a perfect chance for aspiring poets to try out…
Read MoreHOD – A Pier, a Prince and a Castle
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Cleethorpes Pier was constructed 10 years after the railway arrived in Cleethorpes in 1863. Join us as we celebrate the vision of the…
Read MoreHOD – Jabez Good Arts Festival
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Burgh le Marsh’s late 19th century and early 20th century history involved one Jabez Good, an artisan, historian and barber. He set up…
Read MoreHOD – Black Sluice Pumping Station – Engineering History in the Making
Part 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…
Read MoreHOD – Get in the Theatre Habit this Heritage Week
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Celebrating the history of Blackfriars, this extraordinary little theatre in a 13th Century friary, right in the heart of Boston’s cultural quarter. Enjoy…
Read MoreHOD – An ‘Archway of Tears’ Sir Gilbert Scott’s Workhouse
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 1936 work house, built following the 1934 poor law amendment to help the poor. The workhouse was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott…
Read MoreHOD – An ‘Archway of Tears’ Sir Gilbert Scott’s Workhouse
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 1936 work house, built following the 1934 poor law amendment to help the poor. The workhouse was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott…
Read MoreHOD – Boston Victorian Cemetary
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Opened in 1855, much of the original design can still be seen in the Victorian landscape gardens. Features include an avenue of Lime…
Read MoreHOD – St Andrew’s Church Boothby Pagnell
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Come and visit St Andrew’s, Boothby Pagnell, a beautiful Romanesque and High Victorian gem. Victorian and earlier Vestements, Copes and Altar Cloths on…
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