Eastern

Properties and events in Eastern

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Assyria to the Atlantic - A Norwich Sculpture Trail

City Hall, St Peter's Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1NH
In person
Pre-booking required

A Norwich Sculpture Trail from City Hall Lions to Barbara Hepwoth's Atlantic.

"Coast and Country" - An exhibition of oil paintings

All Saints Church, Church Lane, Hemblington, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 4EF
In person
Pre-booking not required

"Coast and Country" - a unique exhibition of oil paintings by John S Applegate over the weekend of 12th and 13th September. Refreshments available.

156 years of continuous play

Victoria Bowling Club, 30 Trafford Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 2QW
In person
Pre-booking not required

Come and see one of Norwich’s ‘hidden gems’ where outdoor bowls has been played for 156 years. Active club in delightful garden setting with an interesting thatched summer house.

180 Bishopsfield, Harlow

180 Bishopsfield, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6UT
In person
Pre-booking required

Of great interest to architects, architectural students, and those interested in 20th Century town planning. A courtyard dwelling in Bishopsfield - one of 256 dwellings in the award winning development from 1961.

2026 Marina Theatre Heritage Open Day

Marina Theatre, The Marina, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HH
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Explore parts of the Marina Theatre you don’t normally get to see and learn more about the history of our beautiful building.

3000 years of dressing the people.

Riverside Centre, The Staithe, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1BF
In person
Pre-booking not required

Interactive live display showing 3000 years of working clothing. Come and dress as your ancestors

A Black History of Norwich

St Peter Mancroft, Hay Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1QQ
In person
Pre-booking required

Sandy Hislop's talk celebrates the diverse contribution of black people to the history of Norwich

A hidden gem in the heart of Bungay - St Edmund’s Catholic Church

St Edmund’s Church, 1 St Mary's Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1AX
In person
Pre-booking not required

Discover one of the largest baptisteries in England, a wonderful collection of stained glass and wood carving, displays of historical vestments and historic photos

A Radical Village - an exploration of Rebellion Dissent and non-conformity in Northchurch

Northchurch Social Centre, Bell Lane, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 3RD
In person
Pre-booking required

A guided tour explaining how the people if Northchurch rebelled against the Church and State from the turbulent years of the English Civil War to the modern day.

A Step in Time - Walking Tour

St Peter's Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1NH
In person
Pre-booking required

A Step in Time is a guided tour looking at the public clocks, and some sundials, on display on the buildings of Norwich.

A Tour through the Hadleigh Suffolk Deanery Tower

St Marys Church, Church Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5DT
In person
Pre-booking required

While the tower was built as a gatehouse, it has provided both a study, library and bed chamber for many clergymen over the years. Constructed of early handmade bricks, it has many decorative features and was completed in 1495

A Walk into the Past: Berkhamsted Place, Successor to the Castle

Junction of Castle Hill and Murray Road, Berkhamsted Place, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1HU
In person
Pre-booking required

A Walk in the Past: Berkhamsted Place A successor to the castle. Tour includes the surviving servants quarter, kitchen garden with Victorian vinery and the awesome Great Barn, the largest in Herts!

A.F. Scott the individualist and his architecture: Swedenborgian Chapel

Swedenborgian Chapel, 64 Park Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3EF
In person
Pre-booking required

Architect A.F. Scott (1854-1936) designed from the traditional to reinforced concrete. His great granddaughter tells how his religious beliefs, independent travels & fantastic knowledge of structural engineering informed his work in Norwich & beyond

Ailesbury Mausoleum and Crypt

St Mary's Church, Church Road, Maulden, Bedfordshire, MK45 2AU
In person
Pre-booking not required

Ailesbury Mausoleum and Crypt was built by Thomas Bruce, the first Earl of Elgin in 1656 as a memorial to his second wife, Diana.

Alconbury Weald | Cold War Avionics Building Tour

The Club, The Boulevard, Enterprise Campus, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4XA
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover the history of the unique Cold-War-era military bunker at Alconbury Weald.

Aldeburgh Museum

Moot Hall, Market Cross Place, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5DS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Housed in the iconic Grade I Listed, timber framed, Tudor Moot Hall and home of the Town Council, Aldeburgh museum showcases the town's exciting history from the Anglo-Saxons to the unique seaside town it is today, via digital and manual displays.

All Saints Church - Displays of Churches history. Guided Tours.

All Saints Church, High Street, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, LU5 5BJ
In person
Pre-booking not required

We have trained volunteer guides to carry out tours of the church and tower. Display panels in a designated heritage zone. The tower will be open and viewing from the roof will be allowed; weather permitting and risk assessed.

All Saints Church Ridgmont Open Days

All Saints Church, High Street, Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, MK43 0TX
In person
Pre-booking not required

A rare opportunity to see inside one of Bedfordshire’s premier landmarks and places of worship. Rich in history and architectural splendour.

All Saints Church, Hemblington - Small group tours of the interior and exterior of the church

All Saints Church, Church Lane, Hemblington, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 4EF
In person
Pre-booking required

Come and find out more about this small flint Medieval round towered church with its unique nationally important St Christopher wall painting along with a regionally important font with an eco-friendly managed churchyard.

All Saints Cottenham Open Day

All Saints Church, High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8SA
In person
Pre-booking not required

An opportunity to look around and learn about All Saints Church, and to go up the tower to see the amazing view (weather permitting).