Charnwood
Properties and events in Charnwood
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
All Saints with Holy Trinity Parish Church Loughborough
As part of Loughborough Heritage Open Weekend, guided and self guided tours of the church are available on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th Sept plus a traditional Choral Evensong service sung for centuries in this historic building.
Military Memorabilia Roadshow.
As part of Loughborough Heritage Weekend we will have an area in Charnwood Museum and invite the public to bring along any items of military memorabilia, objects, documents and photographs.
A.W. Pugin's Radical Restoration of St Mary's Church, Wymeswold
The restoration of the parish church at Wymeswold, Leicestershire, was something of a trend-setter - at least back in the 1840s. Bob Trubshaw puts this restoration into the context of the early Gothic Revival movement.
529 years of Loughborough Grammar School - Tower Opening and Exhibition
The 1852 Building will be open including the tower, which is accessed by 59 steps up a spiral staircase, giving a great view of Loughborough and surrounding districts. Items from the School's archives will be available to view in adjacent areas.
The Generator, alongside Loughborough Heritage Open Weekend
Opportunity for a hard hat tour of the historic Generator Hall. The CIC team have secured the funds for the renovation work that will transform this building (the old Lboro Art School) into an Arts & Cultural centre. Due to open in Spring 2025.
Historical Overview of Unity House with Loughborough Heritage Open Weekend
Historical documents will be available tracing Unity House's history from its inception as a medical aid centre in 1886, its use as a British restaurant in the war, and its current use after being purchased by Mont Follick MP in 1945.
Loughborough's Old Rectory
A Saturday opening that promises to be a little bit different
Heritage Walks, with Loughborough Heritage Open Weekend
Loughborough Heritage Walks commencing from Charnwood Museum Saturday 14th September 10am Suffragette Walk and 2pm Zeppelin Walk Sunday 15th September 10am Art Deco Walk and 2pm Heritage Sites Walk Booking required