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 Society2025-04-11T17:53:26+00:00April 11, 2025|
A heritage walk around Westbury as part of the Westbury Festival
Westbury Heritage Society2025-04-11T17:24:26+00:00April 11, 2025|
Westbury Museum's summer exhibition on "Westbury at War" looking at all aspects of life in Westbury during the war years of WW2
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 Society2024-08-24T17:19:46+00:00August 24, 2024|
Why do we remember King Alfred for burning the cakes? What were the footsteps in the snow? Who were the Angels of Mons? What was the Somerset Tsunami? Eccentric squires and nutty nobles, Black Dogs and Dead Maids. In this illustrated talk, Tony Painter - [...]
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 Society2024-05-16T16:20:37+00:00May 16, 2024|
Step back in time with us as we explore the historic centre of Westbury and find out lots of interesting facts about the buildings and the town with local historians Sally Hendry and Liz Argent. The walk will last approximately 2 hours and be at [...]
