On Saturday September 13th we will be staging our Horrid History walk around Horncastle, as part of Heritage Open Days. See and hear about the fascinating history of our town, as well as some of the key characters that have shaped its development. You''ll also see some of the fine architecture that Horncastle has to […]
Join Jenne Pape to explore the history of Lincolnshire's beautiful traditional cottages built using the 'mud and stud' technique. Members admission is £2, and non-members £5. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available for a donation.
Join historian Nick Fox to hear more about the Lincolnshire Rising of 1536 - a major challenge to the authority of King Henry VIII. Find out why the King called us "the most brute and beastly shire" and how matters took a dark turn in Horncastle
Join Ian Marshman for a talk based on our exhibition to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. We'll look at life during wartime, from the experience of local men fighting overseas to soldiers stationed in town. The talk will also explore stories from the home front here in Horncastle with evacuees, air raids, and […]
Join local history author Mick Lake as he shares fascinating stories from Lincolnshire, including tragic or bizarre events that happened to county folk in days gone by. Members' admision is £2; non members £5. Tea and coffee are available for a donation.
Our annual Christmas party for members is always a fun event. Features a two course festive meal and a quiz
A talk to coincide with our new book about the Horncastle branch railway, to be published in February. We hope to have the book on sale for this event. Tim Leffler, the chairman of the Great Northern Railway Society, will talk about how the GNR in Lincolnshire came about. We will also have a short […]
Come along to our annual archives open day to find out more about the history of your town. Our experts will be on hand with original artefacts and will be happy to answer your questions and show you some of our archive material. It's always a popular day and we will be very pleased to […]
Public disapproval used to take a very visible and audible form: "ran - tanning" or "riding the stang" consisted of a crowd gathering outside someone's house, banging pots and pans and making as much noise as they could. The custom has now largely died out, at least in physical form. Historian Andrew Walker describes what […]
John Byng was a sometimes irascible diarist who documented his travels on horseback throughout Great Britain between 1781 and 1794. His journeys across Lincolnshire include several testy and irritable descriptions of our local towns, villages and people, but also some endearing recollections of life in this country over 200 years ago. He later succeeded to […]
