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Choral Evensong at Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey Gloucester Street, MALMESBURYA special 100 year Celebration of the life of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford Charles Villiers Stanford was one of the leading musicians of his generation and had a profound effect on the development and history of English music as a performer, conductor, composer, teacher and writer. Stanford composed a substantial number of works for the […]
The building of Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey Gloucester Street, MALMESBURYA talk by Tony McAleavy Tony McAleavy will explain how and when the medieval Abbey that we can see today was built and identify the key individuals who played a part in the making of the building. Tony is the author of the first ever full length history of Malmesbury Abbey.
The North Wessex Way – The Forgotten Road
Malmesbury Town Hall Town Hall, MalmesburyA talk by David Mitchell This is the story of the ancient Oxford to Bristol Road that runs across North Wiltshire and through Malmesbury. With its origins in the Iron Age, it has played a role in major historical events across the centuries until it suddenly fell into disuse in the 1700s because of some […]