Votes for Women!
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 Society2024-07-08T16:46:38+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 Society2024-05-16T16:17:00+00:00May 16, 2024|
Crime and Punishment in Wiltshire 1828-1906 About 3000 sworn statements of the accused, the victims and the witnesses of minor crimes survive for this period. They offer a unique source of incidental detail about the lives of ordinary people of the time. This is another [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2024-02-19T14:01:08+00:00February 16, 2024|
Did you know Westbury has had no less than three hospitals? And have you ever wondered what our ancestors did when they couldn't afford a trip to the doctor? Find out more about everything from how Westbury funded their own hospital to home remedies you [...]
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 [...]
Jenny Wilson2024-01-28T15:19:34+00:00October 16, 2023|
By Brenda Pyne... Welcome to what is the first of Westbury Museum’s blogs – we hope you will enjoy the subjects we choose. With the children going back to school after their summer break, we found an item in our collections which we [...]