World of Stonehenge: British Museum and Wiltshire Museum

Important objects loaned by the Wiltshire Museum are in pride of place at the British Museum ‘World of Stonehenge’ exhibition, which runs 17 February until 17 July 2022. In return, the British Museum have loaned us objects never before displayed in Wiltshire.

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The Great Wiltshire Storm of 1859

I shall offer no apology to the members our of our Society for bringing them a detailed account of a terrific hurricane, of unprecedented violence in this county, I believe.. With storm Eurnice battering the South of England on the 18th February 2022, we thought we would take a timely

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Beige cardboard trays containing microscope slides made by William Cunnington.

Museum stores shine light on Stonehenge

A rediscovery in our Museum stores featured in the February 2022 British Archaeology Magazine with an article by Mike Pitts. Stonehenge must be as thoroughly researched as any ancient site in the world. Yet important evidence can still be found in museum archives.   The discovery identified in the Wiltshire

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