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Last few days to view 13th-century Sarum Master Bible at Salisbury Cathedral
A reminder that the Sarum Bible will be on display for just a few more days, the final day will be 28 March. Do check that the Cathedral...
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Mar 11


Stratford Guild's talk Thursday 13 March at 2 pm - 'Viscountess Frances 'Fanny' Nelson'
Reminder about the change of date & time Christine Mason’s talk due to have taken place in January on ‘Fanny’ Nelson was cancelled at...
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Mar 8


Public Drowning of the Harnham Water Meadows - Saturday 8 February
A second seasonal drowning will take place on Saturday 8 February at 10 am, following what has been described as a 'possibly...
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Jan 21


Streetlight not working? How to help make our local roads and pavements safer at night!
Please report a non-working streetlight to Wiltshire Council. to make our local roads and pavements safer at night. That is exactly what...
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Dec 19, 2024


This website as an academic resource
Members of the Stratford Local History Group will be interested to know that two contributions from Kerry O'Connor that are included in...
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Oct 22, 2024


Salisbury Museum Festival of Archaeology Sat 27 - Sun 28 July
The Festival of Archaeology is THIS WEEKEND! The Museum will be open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 5 pm. There will be talks,...
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Jul 27, 2024


'Tales of Two Cities' book launch
'Tales of Two Cities: Settlement and Suburb in Old Sarum and Salisbury’ a multi authored book brings together the expertise of Alex...
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Jul 5, 2024


Grand Opening of new galleries at Salisbury Museum
On Saturday 13 July from 10 am until 5 pm the public will be admitted free of charge to view the new galleries. When Adrian Green,...
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Jul 5, 2024


New Hole is being looked into
UPDATE: the hole has been filled in but the fencing around it remains. Original News story 9 April 2024 A hole has appeared in the...
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May 9, 2024


'The city in the castle and the castle in the city' lecture by Alex Langlands - listen again
We learned that the title of the lecture 'The City in the Castle and the Castle in the City' has been attributed to Henry of Avranches...
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Mar 15, 2024


Mawarden Court in 1805
If you were at the Guild talk* in the Reading Room this evening, 14 February, you will have heard David Richards refer to Mawarden Court,...
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Feb 14, 2024


US Army Air Forces (USAAF) Photographic Reconnaissance units photos from 1943-4
As announced by the BBC this morning, 3,600 aerial photos taken by the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) Photographic Reconnaissance units in...
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Aug 16, 2023


Archaeologists return
Updated news from the Old Sarum Landscapes Project team Today Dr Kris Strutt posted an update on X (formerly known as Twitter), about the...
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Aug 11, 2023


Hedging our Best
Dutch Elm disease wrought havoc on elms in copses and woods. Survivors are often solitary trees in hedgerows that kept socially distanced...
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Jul 29, 2023


History Group looks back to Stratford sub Castle in 1649
In the mid 17thC Parliament set about selling off Crown and Church Lands. To do so they drew up surveys detailing buildings and lands....
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Jul 17, 2023
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