History

Construction crew at Salisbury District Hospital; moving vans at new site

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…

The scene captured in a photo from 1853

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…

Arthur Millie with his book, about the life of the Playhouse, pictured in the 1950s

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…

Salisbury Museum History

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…

Salisbury Museum Snow Day

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…

Top: Author Arthur Millie with his book

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…

Stan during his service days

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….

4th Harnham Scouts in 1916

Harnham Scout group celebrates 90th anniversary of first meeting

Mark Warner, Scout Leader 4th Salisbury, provides a history of the 4th Salisbury (Harnham) Scout Group. This year, the 4th…

A 100-year-old chestnut ‘monolith’ was sourced from Stourhead Estates on which the memorial has been installed Credit: Laverstock & Ford Parish Council

Unveiling of plaque marks site of First World War woodland memorial

AN official unveiling was due to be held at 3pm on Sunday, November 13, of a new memorial at…

Credit: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum

Antiquity Scheme unearths the rogue traders of medieval life

THE Portable Antiquities Scheme was set up to allow members of the public to record their historical finds. It…