Westbury Heritage Society2025-06-16T15:59:23+00:00June 16, 2025|
Trooper - Westbury's other horse! By Liz Argent ... It was January 1944. War had been raging for over four years and, although there had been some successes, nobody could accurately predict when it would end. Maintaining morale and lightening the mood [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2025-05-12T10:48:56+00:00May 12, 2025|
VE Day - Memories by Liz Argent ... At the outbreak of war, my aunt Rowena had just left school. In early 1942 she left Westbury to join the ATS (Auxilliary Territorial Service). After training as a radar operator, she worked on [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2025-01-13T16:34:50+00:00January 13, 2025|
Vintage workouts - and a bevy of "Physical Culture Girls" by Liz Argent... Christmas is over and the New Year is traditionally a time to make resolutions for the future. For some, who might feel they have overindulged a bit, [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2024-10-21T11:35:54+00:00October 21, 2024|
It's a Dog's Life by Sally Hendry... Imagine being able to take a peek into a eighteenth century kitchen - and no ordinary one at that. Research into the history of the Lopes Arms for a planned book on Westbury inns turned [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2024-09-04T16:06:02+00:00September 4, 2024|
by Sally Hendry... Being among those hardy playgoers who were quite literally drenched to the bone at Heywood House gardens this past weekend got me thinking about storms past and present. A most extraordinary story from Westbury was circulated in [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2024-07-08T16:46:38+00:00July 8, 2024|
by Liz Argent ... The small advertisement caught my eye as I was looking for something else in a newspaper from February 1911. Miss Pankhurst was to speak at the Laverton Institute in Westbury on the 17th and Miss Annie Kenney [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2024-04-21T13:03:57+00:00April 21, 2024|
by Sally Hendry Ever mapped out a journey only to find yourself distracted by a road less travelled, an interesting ruin or simply an enticing pub? Losing your way can be both frustrating and fascinating – and that is exactly [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2024-01-28T15:16:47+00:00January 15, 2024|
by Liz Argent... Westbury hit the headlines recently when it was announced that the road signs at Slag Lane were to be reinstated by Wiltshire Council. But how did it get its name in the first place? To answer that [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2024-01-28T15:18:26+00:00December 17, 2023|
By Sally Hendry... Decorating our Christmas trees is a favourite tradition but you might be surprised to learn that Westbury could have been one of the first places in Wiltshire where a tree was decorated for the festive season. That's all thanks to James [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2023-10-16T11:13:01+00:00July 24, 2023|
Last Orders! A History of Westbury's Hostelries. It's festival time again in Westbury and once again, we are bringing a fascinating talk to festival folk. Local historian and chair of the Museum, Sally Hendry, is taking us on [...]
