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 Society2024-04-21T13:03:57+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 Society2024-02-16T18:50:58+00:00February 16, 2024|
Beggar's Knoll Chinese Garden is a tucked away gem of a garden! The garden is a series of Chinese-themed garden rooms, where you will find pavilions, a moongate, ponds and even a zig zag path to deter demons! The colourful borders are filled with mature [...]
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 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 Society2022-07-18T15:27:50+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 [...]
