Wiltshire Travel Guide - Museums Gazetteer
Inside the famous henge at Avebury, Wiltshire is a museum detailing the life and work of archaeology pioneer Alexander Keillor. Keillor was responsible for much of the early excavating work at the Avebury henge complex, and the museum has one of the best exhibits of prehistoric remains in the country.
Avebury, Wiltshire, England, SN8 1RF
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Heritage Highlight: Finds from Avebury henge and Windmill Hill
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Crofton Beam Engines are a pair of steam-driven pumping engines used to control water levels on the Kennet and Avon Canal. The first engine, installed in 1810, is the oldest steam-driven pumping engine still used in its original setting for its original purpose.
Crofton, Wiltshire, England, SN8 3DW
Attraction Type: Museum - Industrial Heritage
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Heritage Highlight: The oldest beam engine in the world still used for its original purpose
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Lacock Abbey was the home of the Victorian scientist and pioneer of photography William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877). A 16th-century barn at the Abbey gates has been transformed into a fascinating museum covering Fox Talbot's life and the history of photography, with early examples of cameras and the oldest photographic negative in the world.
High Street, Lacock, Wiltshire, England, SN15 2LG
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Heritage Highlight: The oldest photographic negative in the world
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The Pewsey Heritage Centre is housed in an 1873 foundry building built by the Whatley & Hiscock Company. The company's collection of 19th-century farm machinery forms the basis of the Heritage Centre's collections, which also includes objects from everyday life, old photos and farming history.
Avonside Works, High Street, Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, SN9 5AF
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Heritage Highlight: Victorian agricultural machinery
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This museum is dedicated to showcasing the heritage of the Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) and their contribution to enduring engineering excellence. The REME is responsible for maintaining, servicing and inspecting mechanical and electronic equipment for the British Army.
Prince Philip Barracks, MoD Lyneham, Lyneham, Wiltshire, England, SN15 4XX
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The Grade I listed King's House in the Cathedral Close houses the museum of the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Trust. The museum offers an extraordinary glimpse of the archaeology and history of Salisbury and South Wiltshire and is the home of the Pitt Rivers Collection.
King's House, 65, The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, SP1 2EN
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Heritage Highlight: The museum is based in the 13th century King's House, opposite Salisbury Cathedral
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STEAM is heaven for the railway enthusiast; a journey through the age of steam and the rich history of the Great Western Railway. Located in a historic 19th-century works building used by the GWR, the museum boasts famous locomotives, recreated railway scenes, and a wealth of railway memorabilia.
Firefly Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, SN2 2EY
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Heritage Highlight: Victorian railway works and historic engines
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