Memorial to the Secret Spitfire sets city’s wartime history in stone
Eighty-three years have passed since the Luftwaffe bombed the Spitfire factories in Southampton and drove production underground. [caption id=”attachment_1724″ align=”alignnone”…
Hospital radio celebrates 70 years of entertaining patients and staff
By Faith Eckersall. Most people remember 1953 for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth and the first ascent of Everest. But,…
Buses running on Dews Road, we have the evidence
from The Salisbury Museum Blog, by volunteer Alan Clarke. What fun it is looking through old photographs and finding the…
Odstock anniversary marks 30 years since infirmary closed its doors
Salisbury District Hospital is celebrating a number of anniversaries over the next 12 months. The first is the 30th anniversary…
Plague, political plots and religious emancipation from the archives
Gems from The Salisbury Museum blog compiled by museum volunteer Jane Hanbidge. Religious intolerance In the St Edmund’s Churchwardens’ Accounts for…
Documenting the secret history of Salisbury’s much-loved Playhouse
HOW did a secret plan to convert a chapel into a cinema lead to the founding of the Salisbury…
Finding the stories behind the image
By Salisbury Museum Volunteer, Alan Clarke (all photos courtesy of The Salisbury Museum). THE Salisbury Museum image archive contains nearly…
Do you remember when it used to snow in Salisbury?
By Salisbury Museum Volunteer, Alan Clarke (all photos courtesy of The Salisbury Museum) The Salisbury Museum image archive has a…
When Olivier graced the boards: book details history of the Playhouse
By Faith Eckersall. It’s not often you get the chance to see one of Hollywood’s greatest stars in Salisbury. But that’s…
For Stan, the Castle Street spitfire brings back memories of service
Words by Faith Eckersall. There are very good reasons why the Spitfire is the most famous British plane ever made….