The description of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, provided by Mackennal paints an appealing picture of rural England. The quotation of the Nottingham village as existing in 'a pleasing land of drowsyhead’ borrows from well-known poet James Thomson (1700 –…
By the early twentieth century Boston, Lincolnshire had become an important point of interest on the Mayflower tourist trail. Its association with the group later known as the Pilgrim Fathers stretches back to 1607 when the small band of men, women…
The Pilgrims Gallery was opened at Bassetlaw Museum in 2019, ahead of the Mayflower 400 anniversary, with funding from local partners and the National Lottery. It is the focal point of a 40 mile trail which takes in the home churches of many leaders…