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 [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2023-03-12T16:27:56+00:00March 12, 2023|
Westbury Life through a Lens. Our first exhibition of the year is opening on Monday 13th March. Westbury Life through a Lens runs for six weeks until the end of April and sees us taking a look at how Westbury [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2022-12-20T22:42:29+00:00December 20, 2022|
Christmas Closing Times. The Museum will be closing for the festive season from Friday 23 December at 1 pm and will be open again on Monday 23 January 2023. We would like to wish all our supporters and [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2022-07-18T15:27:50+00:00July 18, 2022|
The Pliosaurs of Westbury. We are very excited that in August, we will be holding an exhibition in the museum to showcase the copy of the lower jaw of the Pliosaur that was found in the Westbury claypits [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2022-06-29T10:50:27+00:00June 20, 2022|
How Great was Alfred the Great?. It's a "great" question! Come along to our talk on Tuesday, 28th June to find out. We welcome Martyn Whittock who will be looking back to the sixteenth century when interest in [...]
