We are supported by Chiseldon Parish Council who provide the venue for our museum.
Chiseldon Local History Group
Chiseldon Local History Group was formed to record and preserve objects and information related to the Parish of Chiseldon and where possible to make this
available to the public either through publications or in our museum.
Replica Chiseldon cauldron
Finding the cauldrons
As it might have looked
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JUNE 2025 MEETING
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Our May meeting is on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 in Holy Cross Church Hall, Butts Road, SN4 0NN at 7.30pm. The subject is 'The Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow', presented by Bruce Fox and Roger Harris,
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Within a very short distance of St Andrew’s Church are the remains of five bronze age barrows, four ploughed in and only visible from crop marks or geophysical surveys, and one upstanding, just 25m to the east of the church. This is an early bronze age barrow, one of the very few in the country sited so close to a church. The surrounding ring ditch from which the barrow was created lies only feet from the end of the 13thC chancel. With springs in the vicinity, it was almost certainly a ‘holy place’ and saw pagan and Christian use, with both an Anglo Saxon and the present Norman church built there. The barrow was only incorporated into the church grounds in the late 19th century. Excavations of the barrow began in 1885, when a number of skeletons were discovered, along with some older cremated bones. More recently, a geophysical survey has helped to establish more detail about the composition of the barrow. Our speakers will take us through this history and findings.
STOP PRESS
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The Museum is open for the summer season from 2pm to 4pm every Saturday from
19 April until 27 September 2025.
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Exhibits this year will cover an archaeological map of the area,
a look back at the Spearhead festival held in the village in 1975,
and an exhibit to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
The display featuring the railway has been revamped to include a 'then and now' section,
and we also have a new volume of village photographs available to view.
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We look forward to seeing old and new friends!
If you enjoy history, particularly local history, why not join Chiseldon Local History Group!
Come and join one of our meetings in Holy Cross Church Hall, Butts Road, Chiseldon, SN4 0NN
at 7.30pm on the third Wednesday of each month (except for August and December).
Annual membership is £20. If you are a visitor, there is a charge of £5 per meeting.
For our programme of speakers, please see Programme page.