Maple Leaf Villa: A Canadian army hut, Winnie-the-Pooh and the origins of Wiltshire’s Library Service
Introduction: A recent discovery made by a member of the Wiltshire Council ICT department, Wayne Dicker, of a piece of wood hanging in the [...]
Allotments providing gateways for women in poverty
Archives and Local Studies at WSHC recently ran a series of local history workshops in collaboration with Chippenham Museum with the women’s art group [...]
A horrifying and emotional end for the highwayman of Cricklade
When I think of crime in the eighteenth century, highway robbery immediately comes into my mind. The legend of Dick Turpin and Black Bess [...]
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