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 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 [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2022-03-31T12:18:38+00:00March 31, 2022|
Our new exhibition "From hats to haberdashery" is on now! Visitors can sample time travel by taking a trip into the past with telephones, typewriters and telly... Research into the town's history has shown that Westbury's pre-war streets housed more than 100 shops [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2022-03-28T14:55:20+00:00March 28, 2022|
Westbury stars in new travel podcast. Westbury's famous white horse features as part of a brand new podcast that aims to give rail users a historic taste to their travels. Window Seater is a downloadable audio guide that [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2021-11-18T12:42:13+00:00November 18, 2021|
Our new home. Well it was in all the papers and social media, and now after a long time planning, we have finally re-opened the heritage centre in its new premises - hurrah! We are on the first [...]
Jenny Wilson2021-03-11T09:51:43+00:00March 11, 2021|
New Westbury Heritage Website. Welcome to the new Westbury Heritage website. If you are interested in our town, are fascinated by its buildings and history, or just want to know how people used to shop, you’ve come to the [...]
Jenny Wilson2021-03-11T09:51:15+00:00September 24, 2020|
Our Move. With some regret, we have now moved out of our home for the past 25+ years at the High Street and all our “belongings” are safely stored at Westbury Library for the time being. We were lucky [...]
