Talk

A 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. 

A 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 […]

A talk by Tony McAleavy A ‘rags to riches’ story of England’s greatest social climbers! Tony McAleavy tells the 'rags to riches' tale of William Stumpe who became one of England's richest businessmen in the time of Henry VIII. He will track the progress of the Stumpe family in the centuries that followed as they became […]