Keith Hirst

Bawtry Heritage Group (BHG) has recently acquired a fascinating historical album compiled by Anne Everard, who ran a girls’ boarding school in the town during the 1820s. Anne Everard was also the author of Flowers from Nature, published in 1835, and the album offers a rare and personal glimpse into her life, interests and the […]

At our meeting on Tuesday 10th February (6.30 pm in the Committee Room at the Town Hall – what used to be New Hall) there will be a presentation about the origins of Bawtry. Published histories tell us that Bawtry was created as a “planted town” (i.e. a new, planned town) by the Normans. But […]

We have made a new exhibition in the Heritage Centre at Bawtry Community Library This one’s about “Bawtry’s Unmissable Landmark” – the Methodist Church. It covers the design and construction of the Church, andincludes contemporary documents and artefacts. The exhibition is backed up by a detailed paper written by our member Mick Maguire, which is […]

On Tuesday 4th November we made a presentation to Whiston Heritage Society about Bawtry’s “planted town” and earlier origins. If you’re a member of a group that would like one of our presentations, just get in touch by email!

BHG is exhibiting at the Doncaster Local History Fair on Saturday 15th November. We’ll be on the Lower Ground Floor, in the Railway Heritage area.

The Fair, where entry is free, will be open to the public between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.. Lots of Doncaster district societies & interest groups will be there, exhibiting their interests. Our stall will be located in the Railway Heritage section, on the Lower Ground Floor.

We have installed a lectern about this battle – “Bawtry’s Battling Anglo-Saxons” – which took place in 616 CE. Few people know about the battle but it was of great importance in England’s history. The lectern has been installed close to the battle site, on the Gainsborough Road. It’s located on the left (travelling out […]

This sketch was made by Alfred Wickham in 1907. He had been married in the church in 1904. It was donated to us via Bawtry Community Library. The original image will be on display in the library Heritage Centre in the next few weeks, after further background research has been completed.

BHG & Bawtry Festival Week We were busy during the Festival Week, with a talk on Roman Bawtry, another on Bawtry’s pioneering teacher Anne Everard, the opening of our new Heritage Centre in Bawtry Community Library, and two guided walks.   We were delighted with the interest shown in all these events. Planning for next year begins […]