Old Sleaford Heritage Group

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Our aim is to research the history and archaeology of Old Sleaford and the surrounding area, offering opportunities to the local community to experience a wide range of archaeological and historical investigations.

08/06/2026

This month’s talk Thursday 11th June at 7.30 pm, usual venue -
The Wright Room, Sleaford Methodist Church ( entrance through the rear car park).

William Sargeant of the Lincolnshire Chair Museum will be giving the presentation on the history of Lincolnshire Chairmaking.

Non members welcome £3.

The AGM will follow the talk.

10/05/2026

Thursday’s talk on 14th May 7.30 pm

‘The Speckled Monster’ by Simon Pawley - Smallpox in C18th Sleaford

Throughout the eighteenth century, there were regular smallpox outbreaks, some local and some national. It was the most feared disease of the eighteenth century and highly infectious: 35% of those who contracted smallpox died of it and those that survived were often pock marked for life. Smallpox affected small as well as big cities and many of them, like Sleaford, built “pesthouses” so that those who had contracted it could be isolated as far as possible from the rest of the population. This talk looks at how Sleaford was affected by smallpox and at the history of its pesthouses.

At the Wright Room at Sleaford Methodist Church (entrance through the rear car park). Non members welcome, £3.

03/04/2026

Our next talk this coming Thursday, 9th April is by Chris Caswell-

Voices from the Void: Unlocking Lincolnshire’s Hidden History with Radar

This talk introduces the science of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and reveals how we use microwaves to map everything from Roman walls in Lincoln to forgotten structures beneath our feet - all without moving a spadeful of soil.

Start 7.30, usual venue, the Wright Room at the Methodist Church off Church Lane, Sleaford (entry through the rear car park). Non members welcome £3

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