Wiltshire Collection (page 8)

Amesbury Wilts
Amesbury, Wiltshire, the seat of the duke of Queensberry. Date: 1787

Wiltshire Downland
A cyclist on a tandem stops to take in the lovely Wiltshire Dowland, near Devizes, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1930s

Stonehenge by Tandem
A cyclist on a tandem stops to admire the ancient standing stones at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, where a guided tour is taking place. Date: 1940s

MODERN SIGNPOST
An example of the modern RAC signpost, at the point where the road forks to either Salisbury or Basingstoke. It is placed at eye-level some distance before turning. Date: 1940s

An Astrolabe
An astrolabe, an astrological instrument, used for measuring the altitude of the stars, Avebury Manor, Wiltshire, England

Thomas Robinson
THOMAS ROBINSON antiquary of Avebury, Wiltshire Date: CIRCA 1819

Thomas Moore home - 3
The cottage home of the Irish poet THOMAS MOORE at Sloperton, Wiltshire. Date: 1830

Thomas Moore home - 5
The cottage home of the Irish poet THOMAS MOORE at Sloperton, Wiltshire. Date: 1830

Thomas Moore home - 4
The cottage home of the Irish poet THOMAS MOORE at Sloperton, Wiltshire. Date: 1830

Thomas Moore home - 2
The cottage home of the Irish poet THOMAS MOORE at Sloperton, Wiltshire. Date: circa 1850

Thomas Moore home - 1
The cottage home of the Irish poet THOMAS MOORE at Sloperton, Wiltshire. Date: 1830

Wiltshire Bacon - Ancient Custom of Burning the Pig (which thankfully seems to have already been dispatched by the farmer/butcher on left). Date: 1908

Two-seat Bristol-Prier Monoplane No.82 at Larkhill
Two-seat Bristol-Prier Monoplane No82 at Larkhill Aerodrome, 1912. The Bristol and Colonial Aeroplane Company established their flying school at this site in 1910

The Drummer of Tedworth - Glanville
The tale of the Drummer of Tedworth (told by Thomas Glanville) recounted that local landowner, John Mompesson of Tedworth (now Tidworth, in Wiltshire)

United Kingdom. England. South West England
UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. SOUTH WEST ENGLAND. Avebury. Menhirs (2500-2000 BC)

The Domesday Book, Wiltshire
The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Wiltshire and Dorset, spread extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085

Chippenham Union Workhouse, Wiltshire

Trowbridge and Melksham Union Workhouse, Wiltshire
The entrance block of the former Trowbridge and Melksham Union workhouse at Semington, Wiltshire. The site later became St Georges Hospital. Date: 2000

Bath, Somerset, England - Pratts Hotel on South Parade Date: 1930s

Melksham, Wiltshire
Livestock wandering vaguely in the road at Melksham, Wiltshire Date: 1830

Marlborough, Wiltshire
The main street of Marlborough, Wiltshire Date: circa 1830

Place Farm Gatehouse
The massive gatehouse at Place Farm, Tisbury, Wiltshire. the entrance to a fine range of medieval domestic buildings. The lower part is 13th century, the upper is 15th. Date: 13th & 15th century

Dog Gargoyle
A gargoyle of dog on Steeple Ashton church, Wiltshire, England. Date: Medieval

Lacock Abbey Cloisters
Exterior of the cloisters of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery, partly rebuilt 1540. Date: 16th century

Lacock Abbey Courtyard
The Tudor stable courtyard of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Scotland Ireland Sign
Scotland and Ireland have never been closer together than on this signpost seen in Wiltshire, England! Date: 1960s

Malmesbury, Wiltshire

Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire
The ruined abbey of Malmesbury, Wiltshire Date: circa 1770

Anglo Saxon Font
An Anglo-Saxon font, at Ansty Church, Wiltshire, England. Date: 10th century

Malt House Weathervane
Weathervane on the roof of a malthouse at Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1960s

Lacock Abbey Gateway and Clock House, Wiltshire, England. Founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Lacock Village Cross
Two little girls glance at the ancient village cross at Lacock, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1950s

Lacock Abbey Gables
Fine Elizabethan gables of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Carpet Factory
One of the older parts of the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory, Wiltshire, England, where the famous Wilton and Axminster carpets were manufactured until a takeover in 1995. Date: early 18th century

TOWN CRIER
The town crier at Corsham, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1950s

Oak Apple Day
Grovely, Grovely, Grovely ! OAK APPLE DAY at Wishford, Wiltshire, England. Oak branches are traditionally collected from Grovely Wood, as a right of the common folk. Date: 29 May

Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Castle Combe Churchyard
Part of the large churchyard of St. Andrews Church, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England, founded in the 13th century but largely rebuilt in the 19th century. Date: late 1960s

Lacock Abbey Farmyard
The Tudor farm buildings of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Bradford on Avon Bridge
The Chapel on the Bridge, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, which over the centuries has been a chapel. a lock-up and a toll house. Date: 13th century

Winter in Wiltshire
A snowy lane in the beautiful village of Cherhill, Wiltshire. which looks remote, but is only a 100 yards from the London to Bath Road. Date: 1930s

Alexander Keiller Museum
The splendid stone built building which houses the Alexander Keiller Museum of archaeological finds, founded in the 1930s, at Avebury, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1960s

England / Lacock
This lucky lone cyclist has the whole of this quiet village to himself. It is Lacock, Wiltshire, a perfect example of Tudor England, with its timbered houses. Date: 1930s

Road Surfaces
The use of asphalt, concrete and granite sets on a section of the Chitterne to Codford road, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1930s

A DICKENS PUB
The Wagon and Horses, Beckhampton, Wiltshire, England, a pleasant old thatched wayside inn, mentioned in Dickens The Bagmans Story. Date: 19th century

OX DROVE TRACKWAY
Ox Drove, a Prehistoric trackway, along the top of the Downs. A view taken from Wingreen, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1930s

River Confluence
The confluence of the River Thames and the River Churn at Cricklade, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1950s

Marcus Aurelius Gate
The Marcus Aurelius Gate, at Wilton House, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was designed by Sir William Chambers. Date: 18th century

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