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Open Day at Grimsby Town Hall

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Grimsby Town Hall Open Days Friday 19th & Saturday 20th September, visit the Time Trap Museum and discover Grimsby’s past, see the Great Grimsby Family History display and find out about tracing your ancestors, as well as other displays.

Visit the Great Grimsby Town Hall to see the Assembly Room and Banqueting Room, which have been returned to their Victorian Splendour following extensive conservation work, carried out by Hurst Conservation, and support from North East Lincolnshire Assets Team, Architectural Services and the Great Grimsby Charter Trustees. Also see the Bremerhaven Room (Former Court Room) and Crosland Suite. Wander around the Council Chamber and view the civic regalia and silverware; you can also see the stained glass windows in the main entrance and in the Council Chamber. During your visit, enter the Time Trap Museum, this surprising attraction, in the former prison cells of Grimsby Town Hall. Embark on a journey through time, uncovering the town’s colourful past through dark, twisting corridors, explore mysterious nooks and crannies and winding staircases. Treasures from the archives will also be displayed together with copies of building plans of the Town Hall. Further details can be found on the on the Lincolnshire Heritage website www.heritagelincolnshire.org. Over the two days, there will also be displays by the Great Grimsby Family History Group, Grimsby Photographic Society, the North Lincs Art Society and the Councils Archives and the Grimsby & District Battalion Boys Brigade History Display, past and present, an exhibition by from the Watkin Society on Architecture in Grimsby In addition, Free Entry to the Time Trap Museum.

Timings & Tours
Friday 19 September: 10:00 – 16:00
Saturday 20 September: 10:00 – 16:00

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September 19, 2025 |

Exhibition: Under the Shadow of the Water Tower

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Exhibition by artist Sarah Palmer of her research project Under the Shadow of the Water Tower that takes in the story of blow wells, the Great Grimsby Water Works and the Seven Hills of Grimsby.

Artist Sarah Palmer is exhibiting her research project Under the Shadow of the Water Tower in Grimsby Minster over 4 days during this year’s Heritage Open Days Festival.

Her research takes in the story of blow wells, the Great Grimsby Water Works and the Seven Hills of Grimsby.

Come along any time during usual Minster opening hours (9.20am – 2.30pm) from Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th September.

Timings & Tours

  • Tuesday 16 September:9.20am – 2.30pm
  • Wednesday 17 September:9.20am – 2.30pm
  • Thursday 18 September:9.20am – 2.30pm
  • Friday 19 September: 9.20am – 2.30pm

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September 18, 2025 |