We're exhibiting a collection of artefacts in the cabinet in the Heritage Centre at the library. "Artefacts" is an archaeological term and means "any object made, shaped, modified, or used by humans". These artefacts all come from Bawtry. Some of...

We've added another gruesome tale - a true one - to the collection in "Tall Tales and Horrid Histories", which can be found on our "History" page, in its own section. This one is titled "The Toll Gate Murders".

We've posted a new history paper in the "All Periods" section of the "History" page. Sydney Barton was a Bawtry man who 90+ years ago tried to revive the old Bawtry Wharf. Whilst it is an interesting tale in its own right...

In this paper, Mick Maguire describes an investigation we made closely associated with our "Hunt for Roman Bawtry" project. We had received information from a Bawtry resident that identified a possibility that there were Roman remains in his garden. The paper describes...

In their September 2026 Newsletter, Bawtry Methodist Church has featured a history of the church - "Bawtry's Unmissable Landmark" - written by BHG member Mick Maguire. The Newsletter includes extracts from the history paper, which can be read in full...

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...

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!

This is an exhibition at Doncaster Museum, to be held from 1 August to 7 November.

Doris, who died in October 2014, was a resident of Bawtry. Her autobiography is now available in the Library Heritage Centre.

During the Festival, we offered 4 talks, 2 guided walks, and the re-enactment of the Battle of the Idle. There was also a special exhibition in the Library Heritage Centre about the houses of Wharf Street and their inhabitants. All these...