Collections highlights
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Map of Wiltshire – John Speed
Read moreOur Archive and Library houses an intricate 1610 map of Wiltshire by famous cartographer John Speed (1552-1629). Speed's visually impressive maps of both county and
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Upton Lovell Shaman
Read moreBuried in a barrow at Upton Lovell, the Shaman was a metalworker and religious leader, in touch with the spirit world. He was buried in
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Lacock Cup
Read moreThe Lacock Cup was originally made as a drinking cup for feasting in the late medieval period and was subsequently used as a chalice at
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Women’s Land Army
Read morePhotograph of 'Land Girls' on a Wiltshire farm close to Devizes. The Women's Land Army boosted agricultural production during the Second World War as men
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Wiltshire Words – Dartnell and Goddard
Read moreA Glossary of Words used in the County of Wiltshire by George Edward Dartnell and the Rev. Edward Hungerford Goddard, MA, published for the English
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Wiltshire’s Grape Cups
Read moreThe Museum has in its collection several small pottery vessels that belong to a category of small ceramic containers found with Bronze Age burials, known
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Devizes 18th Century Annual Cucumber Feast
Read moreNo person shall be permitted to shew cucumbers raised in hot houses or stoves; they must prove the cucumbers to be of their own raising.
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West Kennet Beaker
Read moreThis Beaker was one of two placed upside-down in the filling of one of the chambers of West Kennet long barrow, and dates to about
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Balloonomania in 18th Century Wiltshire
Read more"At last we see the Balloon making its way slowly amongst the stars . . . like a Star of the 2nd Magnitude" Balloonmania began
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World Book Day 2020
Read moreWhen you think of World Book Day, you wouldn't necessarily associate it with music... However, books come in all shapes and sizes. This World Book
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Wiltshire’s Women Writers
Read moreFor Women’s History Month, we're taking a look back at famous female writers in Wiltshire. One of our Library volunteers has been digging through our
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Handmade Valentine’s Card
Read more“Would you draw fair Eden nearer and to Earth the angels bring you must seek the magic mirror of a golden wedding ring” In the