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HOD – 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…
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HOD – 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…
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HOD – 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…
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HOD – 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…
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HOD – 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 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 – 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 MoreStamford Memories
Life in a country town during the 1930s and 1940s
by Betty Clark
Stamford Day Centre
Stamford Endowed Schools
Cattle Market Car Park, Stamford
Stamford Town Hall
Stamford School
Stamford Mercury Archive Trust
All Saints’ Church, Stamford
Stamford Library
Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre
Stamford Arts Centre
St Denys’ Church, Stamford
HOD – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 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 – 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 MoreThe Greyfriars – the Franciscans in Lincolnshire
The Greyfriars building off Freeschool Lane in Lincoln is one of the very few friary remains in Britain and one of the best preserved. The Orders of Friars first appeared…
Read MoreBuild for the Future: East Midlands Exhibition 2021
Build for the Future: East Midlands Exhibition 2021 Professional Photos from Build for the Future 2021’s event Archaeological Project Services apsarchaeology.co.uk Archaeological Project Services (APS) are a long established commercial…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s First MPs
There is a saying; the only certainties in life are death and taxes. To this, I invariably add the following rider; where there are death and taxes, there are politicians.…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s Last Slave by Jim Snee
The history of slavery is long and complex. It involves culture, race, religion, politics and a little bit of economics. Ultimately, it involves every one of us. How far back…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s Last Duel by Jim Snee
Duelling has an odd place in history in that, although it has its origins in antiquity, it is very much an example of romantic revival, albeit a very dysfunctional one.…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s First Flight by Jim Snee
Lincolnshire has often been referred to as bomber county, in reference to the large number of airfields and airbases that have been built on its green and largely flat land.…
Read MoreYour first example
To get you into a detective frame of mind, first study this photograph: Think about: How can you tell that this a man-made, designed landscape? Is it formal or informal…
Read MoreCanal
Canal Since the Roman era, stretches of river have been canalised. The River Welland, for instance was canalised as far as Stamford for navigation, trade and industry. Canalised River Welland at…
Read MoreAutumn Newsletter: Old King’s Head Edition
Hello, friends, fans, families and familiars, Our Newsletter has been released, and you may have noticed a slight spooky tone… At the beginning of next month, that’s 5th October 2017,…
Read MoreFifteenth Century Conflicts
Medieval Warfare Topic 6: Fifteenth Century Conflicts In the fifteenth century, two conflicts appear to have affected Lincolnshire at the same time. Wars of the Roses The dynastic conflict known as…
Read MoreVikings
Ancient Warfare Topic 5: Vikings Around the end of the 9th century, Viking raids began on the east coast, and Lincolnshire was unlikely to have been spared. Defended houses and…
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