‘Park Life’ Exhibition
Event Description
A free exhibition to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the opening of Grant Thorold Park (its official opening was on 30th June 1904).The exhibition will tell the story of Grant Thorold Park, and its surrounding streets, from Edwardian times to 21st century. Browse documents and photographs relating to local churches, shops, and businesses. The exhibition will also examine the impact of the Second World War on the area and pay tribute to some local heroes.
Discover some interesting and unusual stories connected with the area, including the visit by Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, the local cinema known as the “Bug Hut”, and the parish church that started to collapse 15 years after it was built.
Adrian Wilkinson, Archivist with Lincs Inspire, said: “The display will include many interesting photographs of the park and its surroundings streets. As visitors will discover, the park has played an important part in local life: many concerts were held in its now-vanished bandstand, an air raid shelter once stood in its south-east corner, and coronations and jubilees have been celebrated on its lawns.”
