The Epic of Melrose Road 1940

Reported in the Gainsborough News on the 8th March 1940 was the story of how the worst damage in the Gainsborough Floods of that year were sustained by the residents of Melrose Road, North Marsh Road and Mowbray Street, a low lying district within the town which was built on the old flood

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Karl Wood Prints

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

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RAF Hemswell Mural

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

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Heritage Centre Update

Calling New Volunteers: Are you interested in a new challenge? The Gainsborough Heritage Centre is a local heritage museum with a fantastic array of exhibits and an extensive archive collection. The Centre requires some new and enthusiastic volunteers to help welcome visitors to the Centre as well as helping our

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Trent Bridge

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

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