Keith Hirst

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 […]

The Hunt for Roman Bawtry – Summary of Conclusions and Observations This paper, posted on the “Bawtry History” page, marks the completion of our Roman Bawtry project, which has been running for the last year. The project, informed by five desktop studies, aimed to collate, examine and review all of the available information about Roman […]

Bawtry Heritage Group is offering two talks on Tuesday, 17th June, and two guided walks on Thursday, 19th June. Scroll down to see our post dated 7th April for full details.” https://www.bawtryheritagegroup.co.uk/heritage-events-during-bawtry-festival-week/

Our contribution to Bawtry Festival Week has expanded this year. There are two events on Tuesday 17th June. At 10.30 in the morning, at the library, Sherelle Hawes will be giving a talk about Ann Everard, the pioneering teacher whose album we recently acquired – see “An Historical Acquisition” posted on 14th February 2025. This […]