How to look after your older property – National Maintenance Week
The Historic Heart of Gainsborough Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) supports the SPAB’s 2021 National Maintenance Week The Historic Heart of Gainsborough THI is managed by West Lindsey District Council with the backing of the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The £1.96m investment in historic buildings and associated community engagement activities seeks
A look at 35 Lord Street, formerly The Tiger Inn
As promised last week, we continue down Lord Street looking at the historic buildings which are eligible for grants within the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI). This week we look at 35 Lord Street, which was known as The Tiger Inn for more than 200 years before renaming to ‘Lords’ in
A Vision of the Past to inform the Future
In our last post we detailed the uphill struggle that we are facing to convince building owners to come forward and apply for their grants to cover around 75% of the cost of restoring their shopfronts. Each week now we will feature a building that is targeted for improvements within
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