41 Lord Street – Once the White Lion, now The Upper Crust
This week we continue along Lord Street with our study of the buildings targeted for grant assistance. These grants could cover 80% of the cost for improvements and restoration. We have paused at 41 Lord Street, currently operating as the Upper Crust Cafe. The building is relatively young for Lord
Windmill Wood – Gainsborough’s Prolific Artist
Outside the town of Gainsborough Karl Salsbury Wood is best known for his Windmill paintings a superb record of industrial archaeology which is now a work for historical researchers around the country. Karl S Wood was pretty much obssessed with windmills and set himself the momentous task of painting all
39 Lord Street – A vision of the past
As we carry on with our study of the historic buildings on Lord Street we turn to number 39. This little building stands out as a particularly old looking structure, with its bendy roof and Georgian windows in the upper floor. It actually dates from the 18th century, along with
New Mural Celebrates 85th Anniversary of RAF Hemswell
Lincolnshire based Antiques Centre is bringing RAF History back to one of England’s forgotten airfields at Old RAF Hemswell. Astra Antiques Centre is an independent Antique Centre based on the largest Antiques Hub in Europe at Hemswell Cliff. What makes the setting even more unique is that the site is