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Dig Photo Gallery 2017
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A Victorian Diary
The diary was written by Frank Parsons who lived at Grenadier House (bottom first) in Dilton Marsh seen on the right...
Past Talks 2024-2025
Past Event: The History of Westbury Leigh — Friday 24th October (Steve Hobbs)
The History of Westbury Leigh — Friday 24th October (Steve Hobbs)
Past Event: 200 Years of Clarks Shoes — Friday 26th September (Tim Crumlin)
200 Years of Clarks Shoes — Friday 26th September (Tim Crumlin)
Past Event: Wiltshire in 1940 (A Defended Landscape — Friday 18th July (Nigel Walker)
Next talk: Friday 18th July 2025
A talk by Nigel Walker about concepts for Britain’s defence in 1940,
focussing on Wiltshire where many structures can still be seen.
Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall
Friday 18th July
at 7.30pm
Admission £4.00 non-members, £2.00 members
All welcome
Past Event: Christopher Wren — Friday 27th June (Ruth Butler)
Christopher Wren — Friday 27th June (Ruth Butler)
Past Event: The Cerne Giant — Friday 25th April 2025 (Martyn Papworth)
The Cerne Giant — Friday 25th April 2025 (Martyn Papworth)
Past Event: Longleat - 28th March 2025
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Dilton Marsh Local History Society Past Event: Longleat – 28th March 2025 Friday 28th March at 7.30pm All welcome!
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Past Event: Avon Valley Frontiers — Martyn Whittock, 28th February 2025
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Avon Valley Frontiers — Martyn Whittock, 28th February 2025 Dilton Marsh Local History Society |
Past Event: Victorian Boating Holidays on the Kennel & Avon Canal - January 2025
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Dilton Marsh Local History Society Past Event: Victorian Boating Holidays on the Kennel & Avon Canal An illustrated talk by Alison Cannon on how this industrial transport system began to attract intrepid holiday travellers in the late 1800s using canoes, rowing boats and horse drawn craft. Friday 24th January 7.30pm at Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall All welcome!
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Past Event: 800 Years of Traditional Nativity Scenes — Martyn Whittock, 20th Dec 2024
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Dilton Marsh Local History Society Past Event: 800 Years of Traditional Nativity Scenes Friday 20th December 2024 7.30pm at Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall All welcome! |
Past Event: Longleat - Corfe Castle — Friday 28th November (Martin Papworh)
Past Event: Stourhead & the Role of Women in the National Trust -- October 2024
25th October 2024
Past Event: Latest Findings at Chedwoth ROMAN VILLA — Martin Papworth, 27th Sept 2024
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Dilton Marsh Local History Society Past Event: Latest Findings at Chedwoth ROMAN VILLA Martin Papworth, Regional Archaeologist for the National Trust, tells us about discoveries being made at this important site which give new insight into life in Britain in the 5th century. Friday 27th September 2024 at 7.30pm at Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall
Admission — £2.00 members
£4.00 — non-members All welcome!
https://diltonmarshhistory.org/
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Past Event: Somerset Coalfields — Shane Gould (BA M Soc. Sci), 30th August 2024
Past Event: 30th August 2024Dilton Marsh Local History Society Those of you who attended our scheduled talk ‘The Somerset Coalfields’, on Friday July 19th, will be aware that problems with the hall projector system forced us to cancel the session. Our speaker Shane Gould, has offered to return at an agreed convenient date, to deliver his talk. We are now in a position to offer the talk on Friday 30th August, and as such, hope all those who attended will be able to take advantage of his kind offer. Shane Gould gives an illustrated talk taking us through the story of local coal from Roman times to 1973. His extensive research has revealed lost older collieries, and recent photos show some of the remains of colliery sites that can still be seen today. Revised DateFriday 30th August 7.30pm at Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall
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Past Event: Warminster — Dorothy Treasure, 28th June 2024
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Dilton Marsh Local History Society Past Event: Friday 28th June 2024 WARMINSTER An Illustrated Talk by Dorothy Treasure, Principal Buildings Historian at the Wiltshire Buildings Record. Dorothy Treasure’s work with historic buildings grew from an involvement in the Community Programme Scheme to record industrial buildings in North Wilts, particularly farm buildings, mills, breweries and malthouses. From there she did a stint with the National Trust on their Vernacular Buildings Survey of the Wessex Regional estates of Stourhead, Lacock and Failand near Bristol. This was the first survey the National Trust had undertaken to understand the smaller houses and cottages that they owned. This stood her in good stead when she became the principal buildings historian with Wiltshire Buildings Record, leading a team of volunteers in commissioned recordings of the buildings of Wiltshire. She is still currently in that role, and alongside helping people find out the history of their homes, she regularly gives talks about Wiltshire’s historic building legacy and arranges a successful Study Day of lectures each year on a buildings theme. Friday 28th June 7.30pm at Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall All welcome!
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Past Event: The Young Elizabeth the First — Dr. Nicola Tallis, 31 May 2024
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Dilton Marsh Local History Society Past Event: Fr 31st May YOUNG ELIZABETH: PRINCESS. PRISONER. QUEEN. We welcome a return visit by Dr Nicola Tallis, author and historian who has written a number of books about significant women of the Tudor Period. Her recent research has been about the turbulent early life of Queen Elizabeth the First and details the dangers and tragedies that shaped the young princess for her future role. Friday 31 May 7.30pm at Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall All welcome!  Queen Elizabeth 1st Hammered Silver Sixpence, 1574  Queen Elizabeth 1st Hammered Silver Sixpence, 1574
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Past Event: Broken Pots, Mending Lives - The Archaeology of Operation Nightingale - April 2024
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Dilton Marsh Local History Society Past Event: Friday 26th April Speaker: Richard Osgood Richard provides an insight into Operations Nightingale which is innovative recovery programme Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall, at 7.30pm
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Past Event: Wiltshire Little Known Places - March 2024
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Dilton Marsh Local History Society Past Event: Historical sites you may never have been to… Speaker: James Archard Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque county of Wiltshire? Friday March 22nd at 7.30pm All welcome
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Past Event: First 1000 years Depicting Christ February 2024
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Dilton Marsh Local History Society Past Event: Speaker: Martyn Whittock Martyn has written many educational and history books, particularly on Anglo-Saxon England and the early medieval period, and is an experienced communicator. Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall All welcome!
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Past Event: The Woollen Industry - 1000 Years of Warp & Weft - January 2024
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Past Event: Speaker: David Birks from Trowbridge Museum Wool has provided the raw material for clothing for thousands of years and the talk will show how the woollen trade enabled three west Wiltshire towns to become thriving industrial centres. Friday 26th January at 7.30pm All welcome!
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