Sleaford Heritage Trail
room 13 ECHOES
Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
The market town of Sleaford in Lincolnshire dates back to the Iron Age. It was later occupied by the Romans and Anglo-Saxons. In the Middle Ages it belonged to the Bishops of Lincoln. It is now an administrative centre for the surrounding parts of Lincolnshire.
With this app you will join Sleaford’s ECHOES trail which will introduce you to characters from the town’s past. ECHOES of the town’s history will be heard as you approach buildings and sites on the trail. At each location you will find a green Heritage Trail plaque with NFC and a QR code linking to the audio- visual presentation from which the trail ECHOES are taken.
In several locations you will also find a bronze Art and Heritage plaque.
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The Echoes
Sleaford Castle
Sleaford’s Castle grounds are a popular area of public open space and now the subject of a major res…
Sleaford Station
The first approval of a railway line to Sleaford was granted by Parliament in 1846, but the line onl…
The White Hart
The hotel was built upon the site of the old White Hart in 1840s; there has been an inn or hostelry …
The Mansion House
Sleaford and Kesteven High School Ltd. was founded by a group of local businessmen and housed in 62 …
Sleaford Playhouse
The Playhouse, erected by Joseph Smedley of Market Rasen is one of the last active Georgian Theatres…
The Carre Gallery
Built in the early 1800s as an outbuilding to the former George Hotel. Later, a shop front was const…
Lafford Terrace
By 1856, local builders Kirk and Parry had commenced work on Lafford Terrace and ten years later the…
The Temple
In 1862, Edward Samuel, a Polish Jew who had converted to Christianity moved to Sleaford. Aged 50, e…
Navigation Yard
This building was constructed on the site of an original wharf building forming parts of the Sleafor…
Sessions House
The original Sessions House was located in the southwest corner of the Marketplace. Dating back to 1…
Cogglesford Mill
Flour hhas been made onb this site for over a thousand years. The present mill dates from 1770 as wh…
The Cemetery Arboretum
Sleaford's Cemetery is now recognised as an arboretum where almost 300 tree species have been identi…
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