Lingard's Tours

09/06/2026

Join me at this year's Festival of the Sea Grimsby- I will be leading two guided tours highlighting the town's connection to the water, from the first settlers to present day; we'll uncover stories of shipbuilding, livelihoods, crime and punishment, all linked by the water.
Click the link to book. Tours at 11am and 1pm.
Saturday 20th June

11:00 - 12:00 | 13:00 - 14:00 In this short walk we focus on Grimsby’s connection with the water. Exploring The Haven, and Alexandra Dock, and how these helped shape the economy of the town from the early settlers to present day. Learning about early medieval trades, ship building and the rise to ...

22/05/2026

Hey what do you know about Grimsby? You may know about its fishing past but what about its origins? The stories of the people who settled here and made the town Great - they came before the Victorians.
Think you know the town? Think again - join local author and historian Emma Lingard on this journey through town. Link in bio - book via Eventbrite Sunday 31st May at 1pm.

15/04/2026

Forthcoming talk at St Helens Church (Barnoldby) is on Saturday 25th April - Paul Fenwick ‘Gy & Clee Virtual Museum’
Paul is the mastermind behind the Grimsby and Cleethorpes virtual museum, which celebrates the rich and vibrant history of the area. He’ll be sharing some of the many images he has in what will be an interesting look at the past. Buy your tickets via TicketSource £8 online or £10 on the door. Talk starts at 2pm.

08/04/2026

The next history talk at St Helen's, Barnoldby, will be popular for those who love all things local history. Paul Fenwick will be sharing photos, and items of interest from his Grimsby & Cleethorpes Virtual Museum.
An amazing array of thousands of historic images which he has been collecting over the years.
Book via TicketSource and get an early bird price of £8, or pay £10 on the door.
Saturday 25th April
St Helen's Church, Barnoldby le Beck
2pm start
https://www.ticketsource.com/friends-of-st-helens-church-barnoldby/grimsby-and-cleethhorpes-virtual-museum-a-talk-by-paul-fenwick/e-rbqopm

28/03/2026

Thank you to all who came and listened to Matt Champion this afternoon. Great talk on medieval graffiti and ship graffiti. Go explore your churches! Next talk is Paul Fenwick talking about Grimsby and Cleethorpes virtual museum

26/03/2026

Matt Champion will be speaking about new discoveries in medieval graffiti this Saturday 28th March at St Helen’s Church, Barnoldby (Lincs). Talk starts at 2pm. Tickets £8 online - £10 on the door. Refreshments will be served. Matt is an expert in this field and wrote the book. We look forward to welcoming him back to Barnoldby. Hope you ca join us. book tickets via TicketSource Friends of St Helens

14/03/2026

It was great to see Carenza deliver a talk on her Time Team journey. Looking ahead to the next talk with Matt Champion on medieval graffiti, I visited to revisit their graffiti. I took the family who had not realised how much there was. It’s a magnificent building to behold. Tickets for Matt’s talk are available from TicketSource £8 early bird offer; £10 on the door. Saturday 28th March, 2pm at St Helen’s, Barnoldby le Beck.

10/03/2026

Recognise this? This was to become the location of Grimsby’s Central Library after older buildings were demolished to make way for its construction. The original library had been in the Mechanic’s Institute on the opposite side of the road on Osborne Street. It had been bombed in the 2nd WW.

08/03/2026

Interested in graffiti? Matt Champion will be giving a talk on ‘New discoveries in medieval graffiti’ on Saturday 28th March at St Helen’s, Barnoldby le Beck. This is going to be an interesting one for those wanting to know more about the marks we find in churches - the photo is from taken recently on a walk round. Over 8000 have been discovered there. If you don’t know Matt, he is the leading figure on this and is worth coming to listen to. Tickets can be purchased from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-st-helens-church-barnoldby

06/03/2026

Delighted with my latest Grimsby map from Goads Maps. It’s from 1896. The maps were for insurance purposes.