Bricks in Gainsborough

Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology (SLHA)

Gainsborough Methodist Church

<h3>Bricks in Gainsborough</h3>Led by Ken Redmore and Stewart Squires (SLHA Industrial Archaeology Team)This event will include an introductory talk on the use of bricks in Gainsborough followed by a guided walking tour of Gainsborough. Following a buffet lunch there will be guided tour of Gainsborough Old Hall led by English Heritage Staff.Gainsborough is one of Lincolnshire’s ‘brick’ towns. Pride of place goes to the Old Hall, one of the finest Medieval manor houses in England, dating from 1471. The town also has an impressive range of domestic, commercial and industrial brick buildings. The 90-minute tour in the morning will feature some outstanding examples, including Riverside warehouses, the Friends Meeting House of 1704 and the former Marshalls Works, dating from 1850 and for which the bricks were made on site.The town walking tours will be about 2.5 miles in length on mainly flat terrain. It will be necessary to cross busy roads. Gainsborough Methodist Church where the introductory talk and lunch will take place is accessible and has a lift, but the afternoon tour of Gainsborough Old Hall will include some areas only accessible by stairs.This event is organised by the Society for Lincolnshire History &amp; Archaeology (SLHA)

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