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Athelstan Museum

Capturing the history of Malmesbury

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Inside the museum

Malmesbury Images

We have numerous paintings, both oil and water colour, drawings, etchings, lithographs, prints, postcards and photos galore. Although not all online, here is a selection to whet your appetite.

We are lucky, Malmesbury is such a beautiful place that artists have been drawn here. In the late eighteenth century picturesque ruins were the ‘in’ thing. J M W Turner and Thomas Girtin came here together in 1791 and again in 1797. Two and a half centuries earlier Leland in his travels around England as the King’s Antiquary visited Malmesbury and painted vivid word images of what he saw. John Betjeman, the twentieth century poet enthused over the town.

Our collection has been greatly enlarged and enhanced by the generous donation by the Hatchwell family of their collection of pictures. To see larger versions please click on image.

Malmesbury Abbey

Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey

Market Cross in Malmesbury

Market Cross
Market Cross
Market Cross
Market Cross
Market Cross
Market Cross
Market Cross
Market Cross
Market Cross
Market Cross

Malmesbury High Street

Malmesbury High Street
Malmesbury High Street
Malmesbury High Street
Malmesbury High Street
Malmesbury High Street
Malmesbury High Street
Malmesbury High Street
Malmesbury High Street
Malmesbury High Street
Malmesbury High Street
Malmesbury High Street
Malmesbury High Street

Malmesbury Town Scenes

town
Malmesbury Town
Malmesbury Town
Malmesbury Town
Malmesbury Town
Malmesbury Town
Malmesbury Town
Malmesbury Town

Houses around Malmesbury

Malmesbury Houses
Malmesbury Houses
Malmesbury Houses
Malmesbury Houses
Malmesbury Houses
Malmesbury Houses
Malmesbury Houses

Aerial Views of Malmesbury

Aerial View of Malmesbury
Aerial View of Malmesbury
Aerial View of Malmesbury
Aerial View of Malmesbury

Ephemera

Harry Hones
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ephemera
ephemera
ephemera
ephemera
ephemera
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Athelstan Museum
Town Hall, Cross Hayes
Malmesbury
Wiltshire, SN16 9BZ

Tel: 01666 829258
Email: info@athelstanmuseum.org.uk

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