. The event will begin at 6.30 pm and will be held in the Committee Room at the Town Hall, a space many will remember as the former New Hall. The talk will take a closer look at the church’s...

From the 17th of March 2026, a remarkable collection of letters donated by Kay Ellis will be available to explore at the Heritage Centre within Bawtry Community Library. This carefully preserved archive offers visitors a rare opportunity to step back...

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,...

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...

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...

Bawtry Heritage Group's research findings of a potentially significant Roman site just northwest of Martin Grange Farm have made the British Museum's (Yorkshire Region) Portable Antiquities Scheme website. To learn more click on the link provided below. BHG actively engaged...

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...

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...