Exploring the history of Malmesbury and surrounding villages

Meetings

We meet every two months to hold informal short talks by members about their chosen subject and discuss areas of interest. The date and location of our meetings is changing, please check the 2025 Programme information.

Join Us

We are always looking for new members and we'll be happy to sign you up if you come to our next meeting, membership is only £10 a year. If you require any information please email us at:

malmesburyhistorysociety@gmail.com

Click here to download a membership form. If you would like to receive emails from us please fill in the form here.

2025 Programme

Thursday 15th May 2025

Carole Britton on “Past, Present, Prescence - a journey through the life, legacy and words of part time hermit Hilary Peters. The inspiration behind the Athelstan Pilgrim way"

Town Hall Assembly Room 7.30 pm

Tuesday 17th June 2025

Tour of the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in Chippenham. Starting at 10.30am the tour will be 60-90 minutes and include the reading room, strong rooms and conservation lab. A donation of £5.00 pp is requested.

Wednesday 23rd July 2025

10 year anniversary. A short review of activities over our first 10 years followed by a talk by Tony McAleavy on the Anglo Saxon Charters of Malmesbury Abbey.

Rausing Building 7.30 pm

Wednesday 17th September 2025

Anne Goodyer - Malmesbury’s debt to architect and archaeologist Sir Harold Brakspear

Rausing Nuilding 7.30 pm

News

Many thanks to David Witt who has supplied information from his recent fascinating talk on Art Work in the Whole Hog, Malmesbury. It is now available under Research.