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4 days ago

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...

A rare 13th-century Bible WILL be returning to its ancestral home in Salisbury Cathedral more than 700 years after it was written

4 days ago

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A rare 13th-century Bible WILL be returning to its ancestral home in Salisbury Cathedral more than 700 years after it was written

The Independent has reported today* " A rare 13th-century Bible will return to its ancestral home in Salisbury Cathedral more than 700...

Stratford Guild's 8 January talk - 'Viscountess Frances 'Fanny' Nelson'

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Stratford Guild's 8 January talk - 'Viscountess Frances 'Fanny' Nelson'

Christine Mason, local historian and volunteer at Salisbury Museum, will be the speaker at the Guild's first meeting of 2025 on Wednesday...

Oct 22

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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...

Salisbury Museum Festival of Archaeology Sat 27 - Sun 28 July

Jul 27

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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,...

Jul 5

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'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...

Grand Opening of new galleries at Salisbury Museum

Jul 5

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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,...

May 9

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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...

'The city in the castle and the castle in the city' lecture by Alex Langlands - listen again

Mar 15

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'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...

Feb 14

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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,...

US Army Air Forces (USAAF) Photographic Reconnaissance units photos from 1943-4

Aug 16, 2023

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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...

Aug 11, 2023

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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...

Jul 29, 2023

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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...

History Group looks back to Stratford sub Castle in 1649

Jul 17, 2023

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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....

Route of Roman Road through Stratford is visible again

Jun 11, 2023

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Route of Roman Road through Stratford is visible again

This route was the subject of an Old Sarum Landscapes Project survey in 2019. Details here: https://www.stratfordsubcastle.org.uk/oslp-ro...

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