The reality of trying to turn the tide of decay
The prolonged and worsening situation with regard to the vacancy of shops, poor state of repair of historic buildings and deteriorating appearance of the Gainsborough Town Centre Conservation Area as a whole, is a source of sadness and frustration for many. What is the Council doing about it? The vast
Gainsborough Joins The Heritage Open Days Festival For Lincolnshire
Gainsborough continues to increase its profile in the world of heritage this September when some of our attractions feature in the Heritage Open Days Festival for Lincolnshire. This festival takes place from 10th-19th September and has run for decades across the whole of the United Kingdom. It features on many
The Big Draw Festival
The Gainsborough Townscape Heritage Initiative have joined with English Heritage to create a one-day festival of drawing at Gainsborough Old Hall in September. Taking place in the grounds of the Old Hall on Saturday 25 September from 11am until 4pm This is a great day out for all the family
Merrye Olde Market on Lord Street
We were delighted to finally say hello to Gainsborough at our belated launch event on Saturday 26 June. As the first event in Gainsborough for some time The Merrye Olde Market on Lord Street was our chance to bring together all of Gainsborough’s Heritage visitor atractions as stall-holders in a
Gainsborough’s Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge was built between 1787 and 1791 by the civil engineer, William Weston and is a handsome and substantial three-span bridge in ashlar masonry. Trent Bridge is Weston’s only known work in Britain as he left in 1792 from Falmouth for the United States of America to work for