Join us on Saturday 12th October where we will be hosting a one-day conference on the topic of maps and buildings in local history! Find out more, here: ow.ly/3WKb50SE2Xm #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

They say that 100 years ago people would come to take holidays in Bratton, in a chalet owned by The Duke, up on the hillside overlooking the church. With a living room, a kitchen and 6 bunk beds, in its lifetime it had been used by teachers, students, boy scouts and war evacuees.

With the summer holiday season now upon us, have you ever wondered where and how people went on holiday in the past? Find out in our latest blog post: brattonhistory.co.uk/blue_engine_mu…

Our contributors and others from Victoria County History are showcasing women’s lives before 1600 at this free event coming soon. ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/wilts…

We are delighted to announce the launch of a series of ‘how-to’ workshops starting on 7 Oct at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Chippenham with cake (we think). wiltshirehistory.org/news/local-his…

They say that the monument perched high on Picquet Hill was created by William Gale for the millennium. A plaque attached to the Purbeck stones points to locations across the magnificent panoramic view from this look out point. People now scatter ashes and leave flowers there.

We have so many upcoming events our events page has never been so full. wiltshirehistory.org/whats-on-1

#ICYMI: Join us on Saturday 12th October where we will be hosting a one-day conference on the topic of maps and buildings in local history! Find out more, here: ow.ly/KiBp50SE34B #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

They say that at one time children of the village were told that whenever there was a full moon the White Horse would come down off the hill and be seen drinking at a trough in Bratton.

Join us Monday 9th September at 7:15pm in Swindon Central Library, where Graham Carter will be telling us all about the Association of Wiltshiremen in London, AKA the ‘Moonies’. This illustrated talk is free to attend, and there is no need to book.

Join us this Saturday 7 Sept for our annual Heritage Open Days featuring some of the sumptuous #Tudor documents we have in our #archives. There are also spotlight talks through day. Open 10am to 4pm. #ExploreYourArchive

With autumn approaching, the BHA is returning for a new season of exciting events! We begin with a talk from John Chandler, discussing one of the most important sources for local history: the Victoria County History. £2 members; £4 non members. Pay at the door. All welcome!

I started photographing the Wiltshire landscape in late 2016, and have thousands of images in my archive. So I thought I would slowly make my way through them and share the journey, with a daily photo of Wiltshire. This one was taken in April 2017, and while a lot of my pics

Two weeks today I am running an event in Chippenham exploring the lives of women before 1600 with some Victoria County History friends. It is of the Maud’s Way project. See 👇 I am excited, but nervous as I usually participate in things rather than organise things.😅

They say that in 1936 Philip Smith planted an orchard to grow and sell 10 types of apples. In 1989 Marjorie Reeves bought and donated the orchard to the village. Today it contains all 28 varieties of apple known to have grown in Wiltshire.

Starting on Wednesday 18 September: Course: Beliefs, Monuments and Landscapes: A Sense of Place. Wednesdays 18 September – 23 October 2024 Pre-Booking essential, book here: salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/cours…

They say that the village had its own petrol station for nearly 40 years from 1957. Castle Garage, on Westbury Road, was where Doug Reed carried out repairs, pumped fuel, provided a taxi service, ran coach trips, and sold cigarettes, sweets and ice lollies.

New article in Current Archaeology/The Past about the finds at the Old Bell Hotel in Malmesbury. The Old Bell Hotel Malmesbury’s first confirmed Anglo-Saxon burials discovered near abbey the-past.com/news/malmesbur…

Discover the background to the Victoria County History project, and learn about its value for local historians, from John Chandler, Wiltshire History - VCH, on Sunday at 5pm. This is a talk that no local historian should miss!

More information in the October edition of Current Archaeology about the Anglo-Saxon burials found at the Old Bell Hotel near Malmesbury Abbey. Excavations carried out by Cotswold Archaeology.