On 22nd October 2025 we posted about a heritage lectern we had installed on Gainsborough Road (in the lay-by just beyond Bawtry bridge) about the Battle of the Idle. That battle,which took place in CE 616, featured King Raedwald of...
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At our meeting on Tuesday 8th September (6.30 pm in the Committee Room of the Town Hall) our member Kevin Gilfedder will make an illustrated presentation of the History of Austerfield. All welcome - just turn up!
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Our research into Anne Everard (see previous post dated 16th February 2026) and the two boarding schools which were on Wharf Street in the 19th century led us to know a lot about that street's houses and their residents. We...
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We have an ambitious programme of events during the fortnight, including two talks at the Phoenix Theatre ("Bawtry in the Coaching Era" and "Bawtry Wharf"), two talks at the Library ("The Pupils of Anne Everard" and "Wharf St Residents from...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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!
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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.
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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...
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