The Museum is open 6 days per week:
Monday – Closed, Tuesday – FRIDAY open 10.30am – 4.30pm,
SATURDAY OPEN 10.30AM – 4.00PM, Sunday open 11.30am – 3.30pm,
bank Holiday OPening Hours


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Athelstan Museum

Capturing the history of Malmesbury

Malmesbury Images

We have very many pictures of the town: paintings, drawings, etchings, lithographs, prints, postcards. Paintings and drawings can be found on our Art Gallery page and a selection of the the other image types can be found below.

Our collection has been greatly enlarged and enhanced by the generous donation by the Hatchwell family of their collection of pictures.

Please click on any image to see a larger version of it.

Malmesbury Abbey

Print of an engraving of the south side of the Abbey
Print of an engraving of the north-east of the Abbey, 1806
Abbey, internal archetectural details
Malmesbury Abbey
A 3D drawing of the Abbey when it was complete.
The West end of the Abbey being used for keeping pigs, in 1780.
The porch in 1806.
View from North East corner, 1907
View from West end, 1907
Photo of Market Cross, and Abbey, late 19 century?

Market Cross in Malmesbury

Engraving, 1886
Book illustration, early 20th century
Engraving , 1812
Photograph, 1920s ?
Photograph, 1910s ?
Photograph, 1910s ?
Engraving, 1854
Photograph, c1906

Malmesbury High Street

Wilts and Dorset Bank at 35 High Street, circa 1900
Lower High Street
The King’s Arms, High Street, 1920s?
The High Street
The High Street, c1890
The High Street, c1890
Where the (ex) Knees building now stands. Early 20th century.
The High Street, early 20 century
The High Street, early 20 century
The High Street,1920s or 30s
High Street, late 19 early 20 century

Malmesbury Town Scenes

Burnivale, early 20 century
The steps, Back Hill
The Triangle, 1920s
The arch of St John’s Almshouse, lower High Street, early 20 century
Alley going down from Gloucester St. near site of mediaeval town’s postern gate.
Alley, as it reaches the line of the old town walls.
The Bell Hotel, Abbey Row, early 20 century
The Triangle looking along Abbey Row, 1905

Houses around Malmesbury

The Flying Monk, (previously The Railway Hotel) Gloucester Road, 1984
circa 1905
Early 20 century
Early 20 century
Artist J P Neale, engraved by W Wallis, early 19 century.
Burton Hill House, early 20 century
Avon House, Abbey Row

Aerial Views of Malmesbury

Mid 20th century view, looking towards the north
Mid 20th century view, looking north-west
Aerial view of town looking north, 1960s
Aerial view of town looking north-east, 1960s

Ephemera

Harry Jones, Mr Top Hat
Harry Jones, Mr. Top Hat, innkeeper, Kings Arms, High Street, early 20 century
Malmesbury fire brigade, c1897
Edwards Coachbuilders, 1910s or 20s?
ephemera
Earthenware pot used for storing charters, Court House, St John St, mid 20th century
The story of the Wiltshire Moonrakers
ephemera
Billy Wheadon giving his last haircut, to Harry Jeffries, mid 20 century
A political cartoon ‘A Journey to Malmesbury” 1784
A political cartoon, ‘The Antiquities of Malmesbury’, 1792
A Punch cartoon from December 6. 1944