The Museum will be open to the public on Sunday October 21st between 2pm and 4pm. There will be an optional introductory talk at 2:15. You are welcome to look around our collections at your leisure and ask questions of our team of guides.
read moreGrantham Museum Tue 25 Sept at 6pm: Exhibition opening and Civic Society blue plaque unveiling. All welcome. 26 – 30 Sept, 10am-4pm, (Extended Hours 29 Sept). 4 – 27 Oct, 10am-4pm (Thurs-Sat Only) A selection of the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society’s collection of William Stukeley drawings will be on display. These drawings were conserved in 2016…
read moreAre You Interested in Local History? The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society is an accredited museum and a registered charity. We have created a quiz to help raise funds for our current work and future conservation needs. The quiz consists of 100 questions and the theme is ‘Spalding and South Holland’. The entry fee is a minimum…
read moreOur Open Day in September will be on Saturday 8th as part of the Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days programme. Our theme is Meet the Ancestors – Share their World. This will be a unique opportunity to view previously unseen images from an extensive collection of glass plates. These form part of a large museum collection with…
read moreSpalding Gentlemen’s Society will be present at this popular event held on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August. There will be displays of memorabilia, period vehicles, re-enactors as well as dancing and a singer performing popular songs of the period. The Annual VJ Day Remembrance Parade will take place from 2:30pm on the Sunday…
read moreThis weekend members of the Society will be taking part in the Festival of Archaeology at Ayscoughfee Hall. Join us in a range of activities for all ages including artefact identification, crafts, dig pits for the young (and young at heart) to try their hand at excavation. We’ll also be leading historic walks around Spalding…
read moreApplications are now being accepted for a fully funded PhD studentship, ‘Antiquarianism, Science and Networks of Knowledge: The Archives of the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society, 1710-1760’. Funded by the AHRC’s Midlands3Cities (M3C) programme, the project operates as a collaboration between the University of Leicester and the SGS. The successful applicant will be able to formulate a…
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This item is not in the museum, but rather on it. When walking past the museum, many may have noticed a ship perched upon the roof. That ship is in fact a weathervane. The weathervane came from the roof of the “Old Ship” warehouse in Double Street. It is shown on a view of the…
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The Society joined forces with Ayscoughfee Hall to stage this very popular event from 20th to the 22nd of July. We welcomed nearly a thousand visitors who came to see the exhibitions and join in the activities. The feedback from visitors and volunteers alike was very positive. We congratulate Niki Hawley , Julia and her…
read moreMembers may have noticed electrical and associated works going on at the museum which should finish by the end of this month. We have been able to carry on activities around the work and hope not too much inconvenience has been caused. The work has been funded by The Arts Council through the agency of Museum…
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