Keith Hirst

In collaboration with the BCL (and with grateful thanks to them) the Bawtry Heritage Group is proud to open its new heritage centre in the Bawtry library. Full access is available from the 17th June. The first central exhibition celebrates the life and work of Anne Everard a resident in Bawtry during the late Georgian […]

This is the 4th and final part of our desktop review and covers the Roman fortlet at Scaftworth. A presentation about the conclusions which the review informed will be made during Bawtry Festival Week, on Tuesday 17th June at 7 pm, at the Phoenix Theatre. Stage 4 of the report can be read here in […]

Our “Bawtry History” pages contain a paper about this important English battle fought very close to Bawtry, where King Raedwald was the victor. It is thought Raedwald was the occupant at the famous Sutton Hoo ship burial. This link accesses a 15 minute audio file about Raedwald and the ship burial produced by the BBC. The […]

The Hunt for Roman Bawtry – Desktop review stage 3 covering the Roman shrine/temple site This instalment of the review describes the site and its significance in what would have been its contemporary surroundings according to other researched archaeological reports and reported finds. Open the PDF below to find out more.

This is an album dating from the early 19th century which we have recently acquired. It contains paintings, sketches and text and was compiled by a young woman who lived in Bawtry and who was a published botanical artist and a pioneer in providing a good education to girls and young women. Late last year the […]