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Amesbury History
- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
Amesbury History Centre Awarded Grant from the Amesbury Area Board
The Amesbury History Centre Trust is pleased to announce that we have received a grant of £10,451 from the Amesbury Area Board. This...
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Amesbury History
- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
Radio call asking for new volunteers
BBC Wiltshire recently interview the Amesbury History Centre Trust about our call for Volunteers for the new building. Find out how to...
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Amesbury History
- Jan 25, 2021
- 1 min
Virtual Tour Of The Build
We are pleased to show you a preview of the new building. This video tour shows the ground floor including the entrance area, shop, cafe...
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Amesbury History
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
December Time-lapse
The Amesbury History Centre is now taking shape. view the last few months in this one minute time-lapse
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Amesbury History
- Dec 3, 2020
- 1 min
Huge progress on site
Even more progress in the rain at the Amesbury History Centre site today.
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Amesbury History
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Steel Frame!
Really exciting to see the steel frame going up at the History Centre Site today! Want to become a member of the Amesbury History Centre?...
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Amesbury History
- Oct 29, 2020
- 1 min
New Build Timelapse
Foundations for the new History Centre have been completed. The metal structure will be installed over the next few weeks.
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Amesbury History
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
Building Begins
Construction work has now begun on the site of the new Amesbury History Centre. Builders, Boden Group, and Amesbury Town Council marked...
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Amesbury History
- Jun 3, 2020
- 1 min
The Workhouse
The Amesbury Workhouse, or Amesbury Poor Law Institution, was constructed in 1836. The Poor Law Union which operated the workhouse,...
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Amesbury History
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
Amesbury Cinema
Do you remember the art deco-style Plaza Cinema in Amesbury, which stood on the site of the current St Melor surgery? Maybe you remember...
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Amesbury History
- Mar 7, 2020
- 1 min
Salisbury Museum Visit
Members of the Amesbury History Centre went on a fact-finding tour of The Salisbury Museum in March. They were given a tour by the...
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Amesbury History
- Jan 4, 2020
- 1 min
Building Contractor Announcement
The building contractor for the new History Centre building has been appointed. Amesbury Town Council announced The Boden Group have been...
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Amesbury History
- Nov 16, 2019
- 1 min
Melor Hall Site
Tonight a fundraiser dinner was put on by the Mayor. Speaking at the event was Jeremy, from Cotswold archaeology about what was uncovered...
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Amesbury History
- Oct 24, 2019
- 1 min
archaeology survey
An archaeology survey has been carried out on the site today. A trench was excavated where the Melor hall stood and was carefully being...
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Amesbury History
- Oct 16, 2019
- 1 min
Goodbye Melor Hall
Goodbye Melor Hall. This former Church hall has served the Amesbury History Centre well since 2011. Please share your memories of the...
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Amesbury History
- Sep 26, 2019
- 1 min
Scaffolding over the Melor Hall
Scaffolding is now up and work has begun to remove the licensed asbestos.
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Amesbury History
- Sep 6, 2019
- 1 min
Asbestos Removal
Non licensed asbestos has now been removed from the site, with the higher risk licensed asbestos being removed later this month....
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Amesbury History
- Sep 1, 2019
- 1 min
Work Begins
The demolition contractors are now on-site and have begun work to remove the Melor Hall. Stay tuned for more progress! #AmesburyHistory
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Amesbury History
- Aug 9, 2019
- 1 min
New Building To Start
Since Amesbury Town Council acquired the Melor Hall in 2011 the goal was to have a museum that would showcase the importance of Amesbury,...
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