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Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days th th 7 - 10 September 2017 Free events for all ages Freedom, Justice, Equality 1 celebrate lincolnshire’s rich h eritage Discover Lincolnshire’s rich heritage and explore for free between Thursday 7th and Sunday 10th September. Welcome to your guide to Heritage Open Days 2017 organised by Heritage Lincolnshire. Each year the festival celebrates both the county’s best loved treasures and hidden gems. We do this by providing access to special places not normally open to the public or offering free access to attractions that usually charge a fee. There are events and activities for all ages and interests, from children’s trails, bus rides and musical performances, to expert-led guided tours and temporary exhibitions. Heritage Open Days is England’s biggest voluntary cultural event, and here in Lincolnshire last How you can year over 600 volunteers welcomed more than 20,000 visitors. Since we started the festival back support us in 1994, Heritage Lincolnshire has worked with volunteers and staff at historic sites to create an exciting programme of events that changes every year. We’re really proud that the festival here in Lincolnshire is now one of the biggest and best attended outside of London. This year our festival theme is ‘Freedom, Justice & Equality’ to mark the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forrest, a copy of which is held alongside Magna Carta at Lincoln Castle. This lesser known charter restored the historic rights and freedoms of common people to gather fuel, food and graze their animals in royal forests across the kingdom. So look out for events celebrating hard won freedoms, historic crimes and cruel punishments that are marked with the scales of justice symbol. Membership is a way of showing that you We’re also pleased to welcome churches across the historic care about your local heritage. Parts of Holland who have launched the Holland Places of Worship Festival with lots of events as part of this year’s Key to symbols By joining Heritage Lincolnshire you will be directly contributing programme. Freedom, Justice to the conservation and enhancement of the county’s rich and On behalf of everyone involved with Lincolnshire Heritage Open and Equality wonderful historic buildings, landscapes and archaeology which Days we wish you an exciting and enjoyable long weekend! You can share your stories and photos with us online where we are may, without your help, disappear forever. Special activities @HeritageLincs and by using #LincsHODs. for children Becoming a supporter member enables you to support our educational, Enquiries Visit our website heritagelincolnshire.org for full volunteering and leisure activities, all of which encourage people details of all events, including any last minute additions or Refreshments to explore the heritage of the area and to become actively alterations. If you have any questions please call Heritage Properties/events involved in its conservation. Lincolnshire on 01529 461499. Our offices will be closed on the which offer their own Saturday and Sunday of the festival. parking facilities Booking Please note that some events have limited places and WC Toilets require booking in advance. Not all events and properties take place over all four days, so check dates and times before you Holland Places of travel. H Worship Festival Places for some events are limited and we advise you to book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. How to book, Generally suitable for where necessary, is listed under each event. For events where wheelchair users Heritage Lincolnshire co-ordinates bookings these can be made Partially or Monday-Friday from 8:45-5:15 until Friday 1st September. This conditionally suitable is to enable us to pass on details of bookings to event organisers for wheelchair users before the festival begins. Earlier or later deadlines may apply where event organisers take bookings directly. We ask that you Dog Friendly do not attend a booked event if you have not pre-booked. hursday 7 to Sunday 10 September #Li eritage Open Days 2017 - T 2 ncsHODs @HeritageLincs www.heritagelincolnshire.org H 3 celebrate lincolnshire’s rich h eritage 1 ALFORD 3d St Peter's Church, 3g Tyrwhitt Hall, Beck Hill, Pasture Road, Barton-Upon-Humber. DN18 5EY 1a Alford Manor WC 3 BARTON UPON HUMBER Barton Upon Humber. Tyrwhitt Hall - Medieval Timber-Framed House, West DN18 5EX Street, 3a Baysgarth House Great Hall Follow signs for St. Peter's Church Alford. LN13 9HT Museum & Park, Sunday 14.00-14.45 Caistor Road, Visit St Peter's Church Turning back the years-steam threshing Barton Upon Humber. DN18 6AH Booking Essential Contact: 01652 635172 Sunday 10.00-15.00 and vintage tractor run Victorian Life at Baysgarth House A rare opportunity to see the medieval timber- Saturday 10.00-16.30. Sunday 11.00- By kind permission of English Heritage. This framed Great Hall. The building is associated Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday famous Anglo Saxon tower and medieval with the Barton sculptor Philip Pape. Booking 16.00 12.00-16.00 Saturday vintage tractor rally and static engine nave and chancel are an archaeological and for the guided tour is essential. A chance for visitors to find out about life architectural treasure. Guides on hand. The display. Sunday steam threshing day. Rural life at Baysgarth House Museum in the time of museum, WW1 exhibition, garden and tearoom. “Buried Lives” exhibition tracks the church and 4 BELTON the Wright Taylor family. Coincides with an its people through 1000 years. exhibition celebrating the times of the house's 4a 2 ALGARKIRK Belton WC last private owners. 3e The WC House 2a Church of Ropewalk, (National St Peter & St 3b Wilderspin National Maltkiln Lane, Trust), Nr. Grantham. NG32 2LS Paul, Church School & Joseph Barton Upon Humber. DN18 5JT Lane, Algarkirk. Located 3 miles north of Grantham on the A607. WC Wright Hall, Queen Follow brown signs from A15 and A1077 No 1 Grantham to Lincoln bus stops outside the PE20 2HH H Street, Barton upon WC Events at the Ropewalk property in Belton village. Visit St Peter and Humber. DN18 5QP Thursday 10.00-17.00, 19.30 Film archive Challenging Perspectives St Paul Algarkirk Brown sign from A1077 Shorts Night including The Ropewalk. Saturday 09.30-17.30 Saturday 09.00-17.30. Sunday 11.00- Freedom, Justice and Equality - Train Friday 10.00-17.00. Saturday 10.00- 16.00 up a Child 17.00, Guided tours of The Ropewalk at Mr Samuel Wilderspin, infant educator, or one 10.30 & 14.30. Sunday 10.00-16.00 of his esteemed Agents, will lecture in the Booking Essential Contact: 01625 660380 Primitive Methodist Chapel. Mr Wilderspin's Guided tour only pioneering teaching methods will be outlined Set within Grade II Listed former rope works, and will be demonstrated in the adjacent this acclaimed regional arts centre features National School. exhibition galleries, craft gallery and ropewalk museum, paying tribute to the Halls Barton 3c Baysgarth House Ropery and its workers. Coffee shop and WC Museum & Park, children's self-guided tour. Caistor Road, Barton Upon Humber. 3f The Ropewalk, Maltkiln Lane, DN18 6HA Barton Upon Humber. DN18 5JT Just off the A1077. Well signposted. Follow brown signs from A15 A stroll in the Park and A1077 Saturday 14.00-15.00 Past Forward - Introduction to the New Booking Essential Contact: 01652 635172 Hidden History Barton Smartphone app This Mediaeval “mini cathedral of the Guided walk of Baysgarth Park, former Saturday and Sunday 11.30 fens” is renowned for its beautiful parkland and gardens of Baysgarth House. The architecture, exquisite stained Booking Essential Contact: 01652 660380 estate belonged to the Nelthorpe family (1620- The Ropewalk glass: well worth a visit in their own 1792) and the house is now a museum. This The innovative Hidden History Barton right. Open 08.00 - 18.00 Saturday is where the walk commences. Book to avoid smartphone app is an opportunity to bring This year Belton is shining a spotlight on its for quiet reflection. Sunday guided disappointment. the fascinating history of Barton to life! Join collections. Explore the design tricks used to tours available on the half hour. this introduction to downloading the app and present the gardens, parkland and mansion Registers available for perusal. navigating a circular walk to uncover Barton's throughout history and discover the hidden Traditional fun and games heritage. depths of this special place. for the children, music and merriment. hursday 7 to Sunday 10 September #Li eritage Open Days 2017 - T 4 ncsHODs @HeritageLincs www.heritagelincolnshire.org H 5 celebrate lincolnshire’s rich h eritage 5 BOSTON 5c Fydell House, South Street, WC Boston. PE21 6HU Fydell House, a Fine Georgian Mansion Friday and Saturday 10.00-16.00 Fydell House will be open - come and see this historic 18th century town mansion. Saturday at 14.00, talk on "The architecture of Sessions House, a Victorian justice court in Boston". 5d Boston Baptist Church, Nestling south of Lincoln lies North Kesteven, • Aviation Heritage 98, High Street, Boston. PE21 8TA WC H the Heart of Lincolnshire: a place brimming • Heritage Sites Boston Baptist Church with history, heritage and great places to visit, • Countryside Walks Friday and Saturday 10.00-1600. Sunday whatever your age. • Arts and Crafts 10.30-16.00 Come and explore Boston Baptist Church, founded in 1651, with its rich history of reform church worship and a number of unusual For more information call: 01529 308207 5a St Botolph’s architectural features on the building erected email: [email protected] tweet: @discover_nk WC Parish Church in 1837. Sunday 1030 act of worship all are (Boston Stump), welcome.