Places to Visit
Gainsboroughs most historical building,close to the Library and The Parish
Church..a fine example of 15th Century Architecture and living, with a colourful
royal history..visitors included Charles I and Henry VIII, along with very wealthy
aristocratic families across the centuries.
Check out the Medieval Kitchen, The Great Hall and its spendour, Chambers
and the Tower where the infamous Grey Lady is said to appear from!!
The recently opened state of the art night club, featuring live music, DJ Gigs, Plasma screen TV/Satellite, Bar and small restaurant. Following on from the success of the Sands Venue.
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Marshalls Yard, a former engineering works, has been one of the towns most ambitious builds, with shops such as M & S, JJB, The Works and Halfords, to name but a few, commercially successful, a viable and sustainable project. Utilizing the orginal buildings from the engineering works.
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Trinity Arts Centre boasts a
200-seater auditorium
hosting an exciting
programme of films and live
shows 4 nights a week. Our
cinema features some of
the top releases and our
performances cover a wide
range of art forms including
theatre, comedy, music,
dance and lectures.
The Old Nick Theatre, home of Gainsborough
Theatre Company, started its life as
Gainsborough's police station and courthouse
(hence the name) and the original features are
still very much in evidence. The courtroom is
now the theatre itself, an intimate
theatre-in-the-round space capable of seating
55, though more often used in arena style with
the audience on three sides of the action.
Downstairs, the new box office replaces the
original reception rooms and, still hidden from
view (unless you take part in one of
Gainsborough's Ghost Walks), are the original
cells, some complete and still decorated with
acerbic graffitti from previous residents!
The former St Johns Church, build in
Slumgothic Style in 1882, now privately owned,
being home to childrens groups, community
and school groups along with a Performing Arts
Club.
An ongoing project being managed by Marcus
and Hilary Hammond of Bend in the River
Gallery, another supporter of the festival,
based on the Riverside.
St John Ambulance has a long and detailed
history - dating back over 900 years to Jerusalem
Supporting the emergency services and local
communities.
Their ethos/vision: That everyone who needs it
should receive first aid from those around them.
No one should suffer for the lack of trained first
aiders