The Joseph Nickerson Memorial Gallery

The Joseph Nickerson Memorial Gallery houses a collection of family, business, sporting records and memorabilia of the late Sir Joseph Nickerson, a sportsman and naturalist, described as “one of the most innovative agriculturalists of the post second world war era”.

The Gallery is situated at The Villa, at the East end of Rothwell village (view map).

Where to find us

The Joseph Nickerson Memorial Gallery is located in The Villa, at the east end of Rothwell Village, Lincolnshiire. 

Full address:
The Villa,
Rothwell,
Market Rasen,
Lincolnshire,
LN7 6BJ

A selection of items from the collection

Articles & Records

The Great Day on 3rd October 1952, was when 2,119 wild partridges were shot at Rothwell Lincolnshire by a team of 6 guns. This is still a record.
The Nickerson Family with HRH Prince Charles in 1977/8
Sir Joseph Nickerson, Joe to his friends, was an extraordinary man, and I was therefore delighted to be asked by Robert Jarman, the editor of The Vintage Magazine, to write an ‘Appreciation’ of him in this, the centenary year of his birth, which seems particularly fitting.
Published in The Vintage Magazine
Wild Partridges
The Great Day on 3rd October 1952, was when 2,119 wild partridges were shot at Rothwell Lincolnshire by a team of 6 guns. This is still a record.