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 Society2024-02-19T14:01:08+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 Society2024-02-16T17:49:07+00:00January 28, 2024|
From humble beginnings on Corsica to Emperor. This fascinating talk by Andrew Field tells the story of Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power and ultimate defeat, his achievements and personality. Andrew served as an army officer from 1977 until 2019. Since retiring, his passion has been [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2024-02-16T17:52:27+00:00January 26, 2024|
Dents have been making gloves since 1777 when John Dent first set up his business in a small shop in Wood Street, Worcester. His creativity and belief in quality craftmanship set a new standard for glove-making and Dents quickly became synonymous with English-made luxury gloves [...]
Westbury Heritage Society2024-02-16T17:51:10+00:00January 23, 2024|
Please join us for the Annual General Meeting of Westbury Heritage Society & Westbury Museum. We are a friendly bunch of people so we hope you will come along and hear what we achieved last year and our exciting plans for next year. Everyone is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
