Chiseldon Local History Group

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Chiseldon Cauldrons

CHLG has been helping Wessex Archaeology to investigate  further the Cauldron site in Chiseldon.  The project is called 'Celts and Romans in North Wiltshire'.  For more information, click here.

 

We have just launched an appeal for funds to have a replica made of one of the Cauldrons, which were discovered in 2004 and are currently being conserved in The British Museum - they are too fragile and important ever to return to Chiseldon. We have some money raised and we have received a generous donation, so we are well on the way to the £1500 we need. We need more! If you can help us with a donation, or would like a copy of the Cauldrons booklet (£2.50), please get in touch via our email - info@chiseldonlhg.org.uk.

About Us

Chiseldon Local History Group was founded in 1984 by a group of people brought together by their interest in the history of this area of Wiltshire and their belief that this history should be recorded for future generations.

 

We meet on the third Wednesday of each month with a full programme of speakers. We have published a number of books  and we run Chiseldon Museum in Butts Road displaying a wide range of material from the Bronze Age to the present that is relevant to the area.
 

 

 

Our Next Meeting

Wednesday, May 16th at 7.30 pm in the Church Hall, Butts Road, Chiseldon.

 

'Silbury Hill and the Marlborough Mound'.

 

Speaker: Jim Leary, an archaeologist and author with English Heritage.

Museum Opening Times

The first and third Saturdays of each month (April to October) from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm.  The Museum is now open for the summer.

 

This year's special exhibitions are: local history displays by children from Class 4 at Chiseldon Primary School; 'Royal Chiseldon' - memories of past royal jubilees and events; Alfred Williams and Chiseldon, Hodson and Badbury in 1912; Chiseldon Cauldrons - the latest research. Later in the summer we will be featuring 'Olympic Chiseldon' - a celebration of sport in the village.

 

We are always very interested in any photos, cuttings, recordings or other memorabilia for these exhibitions. We copy these memorabilia and return the originals.

The Museum is in The Old Chapel, Butts Road, Chiseldon, just off the A346, half a mile south of Junction 15 of the M4.

The Church of the Holy Cross,  Chiseldon