Gainsborough Heritage Association Celebrates its Thirtieth Anniversary!
The Gainsborough and District Heritage Association is celebrating it’s thirtieth anniversary this year. We would like to thank the volunteers who have worked tirelessly during the last 30 years to create a museum for Gainsborough with a fantastic archive, collection and displays of Gainsborough’s heritage. The story began with a four-day
Talking THI – Volume 2; Pointing
Talking THI – Volume 2; What’s the Point? For each project currently underway, you will have hopefully noticed our Historic Heart Boards on display – there to give a short history of the building, alongside an overview of the work being carried out. For a lot of the THI projects,
Talking THI – Volume 1; Roofs
While the scaffolding that is up on many of the buildings in the Town Centre at the moment is a good indication that work is being carried out at a high level, it isn’t always obvious just what work is being undertaken. Today, I want to share with you a
Marshall Engineering Drawing Collection Project
As some of you may already know the Gainsborough Heritage Centre houses one of the largest collections of original Marshall engineering drawings in the country. For almost as long as we have owned this collection, we have been supplying copies of these engineering drawings to enthusiasts around the globe to
Marshall Traction Engines
Marshall Sons & Company Limited began manufacture of traction engines in 1876 however, prior to their development the portable engine first invented in 1839 for agricultural purposes started the age and use of steam power in this sector. Portable engines ran threshing machines, saw benches and other machinery driven by