We will not be opening to the public on March 15th as we had planned due to the Coronavirus outbreak. We have a particular problem with our restricted washroom facilities and are conscious of the need to keep our visitors and volunteers safe.
read moreViking era gaming piece on Lindisfarne. Society member Heather Casswell was given an unusual birthday treat. Son Christopher invited Mum to join in an archaeological dig he was co-directing at Lindisfarne for DigVentures and the University of Durham. As Heather was carefully trowelling away she discovered a curious glass object. It was sent to…
read moreOur next Open Sunday is on February 16th. The Broad Street Museum will be open from 2pm to 4pm. All are welcome. There is no need to book or be part of an organised tour. Take your time to look round our extraordinary range of local, exotic and curious collections. The curator has put together…
read moreLocal History Networking Event Saturday, 22 February 2020 9.30-16.00, Spalding Baptist Church, Swan Street, Spalding, PE11 1BP SGS invites representatives of local museums, libraries, archives, volunteering organisations and research groups and projects to joins us for a local history networking day on Saturday, 22 February 2020. Attendees will hear from other collections and groups from…
read moreHANNAH SAUNDERS, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Hannah Saunders is an Artist, Medieval Art Historian, Creative Producer and Curator based in the Fenlands. Her work has been exhibited internationally, featured in publications including Dazed & Confused and Fotografia, and her first radio series Isle of Thorns was broadcast on BBC Cambridgeshire in 2019. Her most recent work…
read moreWe will be giving our hard working stewards a rest in January. Our next Open Sunday will be on February 16th. More details will be posted towards the end of January. Happy New Year
read moreOur December Open Sunday will be on the 29th not the third Sunday in the month. We hope this will give Christmas holiday visitors to Spalding a chance to look round our intriguing museum. You will find one or two new displays, including one incorporating some of our unique archival material with early Society artefacts.…
read moreA Quiz for all the Family The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society is an accredited museum and a registered charity. We have created a NEW quiz to help raise funds for our current and future funding needs. It is 100 questions and the theme is ‘General Knowledge’. The entry fee is a minimum of £1, other…
read moreThe Museum will be open to the public and members alike on Sunday November 17th between 2pm and 4pm. There is no need to pre-book and you do not have to take part in a guided tour. Take your time to explore the varied and curious items in our collection. Our friendly stewards will…
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