The Changing Face of Westbury – Summer Exhibition
The summer exhibition 2026 is The Changing Face of Westbury
When the world’s top cricketers batted at Westbury
When the world's top cricketers batted at Westbury by Sally Hendry (cricket virgin)!! Whether you are a cricket fan or not, just about everyone has heard of the famous W G Grace. But did you know that this celebrated cricketer [...]
The Shops that Made our Town – a nostalgic look at Westbury’s past
In this talk by Liz Argent, she takes a nostalgic look back at Westbury's lost shops
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Westbury Heritage Society & Westbury Museum
It’s a Woman’s Life
The Woman's Book By Sally Hendry ... If you fancy learning about how to treat your servants, what you really need in your trousseau or simply want to rustle up some raw beef sandwiches for a recovering invalid, Westbury Museum [...]
Trooper – Westbury’s other horse!
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 [...]
VE Day – Memories of celebrating in London
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 [...]
Heritage walk
A heritage walk around Westbury as part of the Westbury Festival
Summer Exhibition – WW2 Wartime in Westbury
Westbury Museum's summer exhibition on "Westbury at War" looking at all aspects of life in Westbury during the war years of WW2
Vintage workouts – and a bevy of “Physical Culture Girls”
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, [...]