Cradle to the Grave

A short, guided tour of Queen Street’s legacy of Victorian public buildings including a look inside the former National & Infant School and Primitive Methodist Chapel.

11am  –  12pm, Free, Booking essential (01652 635172)

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Rex Russell Memorial Lecture

Discordant Noises and Effigy Burning in nineteenth century Lincolnshire.  Booking advised.

2pm, £5 advance, £7 otd.  Civic Society members free.

with Dr. Andrew Walker, Chair of the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology.  Click for full details.

A pre lecture buffet lunch is available for just £10.  Booking is essential by 23 August (01652 635172)

Beretun Weavers & Spinners

Drop in and chat with the weavers and spinners who meet at Wilderspin each month.

11am  –  3pm, free

The Age of the Train

To mark the 175th anniversary of the railway reaching Barton, award winning railway writer and broadcaster Christian Wolmar tells the fascinating history of the rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail from its post war origins to its dismantlement fifty years later reflecting the political dogmas of the times.

In partnership with Barton Civic Society

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7.30pm

Tickets are £10 in advance* (£12 otd) and £6 for Civic Society Members. (Tel 01652 635172 to book)

Barton Church School 180

Between April and December 1844, the school on Queen Street was conceived, designed and built, opening as a National School for Boys, Girls and Infants in the New Year.  This remarkable achievement is documented in the School’s Minutes Book and is the focus of this special exhibition at St. Mary’s Church, Burgate.