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on Nov 15, 2011
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In November 2011, BBC TV will be broadcasting a series of four programmes based at Avebury Manor, a National Trust property in North Wiltshire set within the renowned, prehistoric stone circle of Avebury. The purpose of the collaboration between the National Trust and the BBC has been to restore parts of the interior of the Manor; features will include a Victorian kitchen, together with a kitchen garden of the same period.
Avebury Manor
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Posted by: Blog Administrator
on Jul 2, 2010
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With the longest day and the solstice celebrations at Avebury and Stonehenge our thoughts have turned to summer and summers past. In a rural county this was an important time with a succession of harvests that involved whole families for many weeks. In the 19th century the school summer holiday was known as Harvest Holiday and was often adjusted if the grain harvest was early or late.
18th century representation of a Wiltshire shepherd
Children were often kept away from school to help in the fields, bring refreshments to their working parents or look after younger siblings. Women who apparently had no job according to census records would work long hours in the fields at such seasonal work. To find out more about how the season has made its mark on the Wiltshire landscape, please 'read more'...
Posted by: Blog Administrator
on Jun 19, 2009
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In the foyer of the History Centre we have displayed images of some of the favourite places in Wiltshire and Swindon voted for by the people of the county and the borough in an online poll conducted a few years ago by the Windows on Wiltshire Project. The winner, with over 20% of the vote was Avebury, with North Meadow Cricklade and the Westbury White Horse coming second and third respectively. Other places high up on the list include Malmesbury Abbey and Salisbury Cathedral, the GWR Works in Swindon and the Box Railway Tunnel, the Caen Hill Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal near Devizes and, of course, Stonehenge. Read on to find out about my own personal favourite - will it be yours?......
Do You Recognise This Wiltshire Landscape?
