A History Portal Club meeting. Together, we’ll look at the old school on Cocklebury Road. Earmarked for demolition, it’s one of the places known as the Grammar School. Where were the others? Who worked there? What did pupils learn? This interactive club session will explore the life and times of secondary schooling in Chippenham through […]
A History Portal Club meeting. Together, we’ll explore the beautiful maternity hospital where many Chippenham people were born or welcomed their children. When was it built? Who lived there originally? Why did it become a hospital? This friendly and interactive club session will explore the building’s heyday and the changing face of maternity care in […]
Keep the festive spirit going and join us for Twelfth Night, our annual celebration of the events of 878CE. With the help of Manaraefan Viking & Anglo-Saxon Re-enactment Group, we’ll be exploring our Royal Saxon past and the part Chippenham played in making King Alfred great! This year we will also be joined by local […]
A new set of dates for completely free family & social history drop-in sessions. I offer anyone the chance to drop in for a chat about anything ancestry or family tree related - I'm a professional genealogist with years of experience. I can suggest where to start, or new places to look, and give fresh […]
Friends of Chippenham Museum supports the museum by fundraising, promoting activities and organising an enjoyable social programme for members. Being a Friend gives you the opportunity to receive newsletters with special interest articles and news from the Museum, attend monthly coffee afternoons called Heritage Café for socialising and special interest talks, and take part in […]
A new set of dates for completely free family & social history drop-in sessions. I offer anyone the chance to drop in for a chat about anything ancestry or family tree related - I'm a professional genealogist with years of experience. I can suggest where to start, or new places to look, and give fresh […]
Together, we’ll explore the great and the good of the town, via the monuments to fine, upstanding and pious citizens in St Andrew's parish church. Those who considered themselves Chippenham's greatest hits. What's the oldest grave we can find anything about? Were there any scandals people were repenting for? Who got a stained glass window […]
A new set of dates for completely free family & social history drop-in sessions. I offer anyone the chance to drop in for a chat about anything ancestry or family tree related - I'm a professional genealogist with years of experience. I can suggest where to start, or new places to look, and give fresh […]
Together, we’ll explore the site of Rowden Hill House, most recently used as part of Chippenham Hospital but a much older property with a rich tapestry of residents - including chemists, silk merchants and aspiring politicians. What was there before today's house? Who were the families that lived there? Which war hero grew up within […]
This month, Paul Stanford is returning for a third talk which encompasses his passion as fourth generation railwayman with local knowledge of a bygone era. A Train Journey Chippenham to Swindon on Sea will be a journey in archive railway photographs from Chippenham to Weymouth by train through charming Wiltshire, Somerset, and Dorset through to […]
Do you like crafts and getting creative? Are you interested in history? If yes, then these are the sessions for you! This is an opportunity for you to explore some of the amazing documents in the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre’s archive collections in a friendly and informal setting. Embrace the opportunity to handle original […]
A new set of dates for completely free family & social history drop-in sessions. I offer anyone the chance to drop in for a chat about anything ancestry or family tree related - I'm a professional genealogist with years of experience. I can suggest where to start, or new places to look, and give fresh […]
