Malthouses

There was a time when Market Lavington was full of malthouses. In the 18th century there were 27 of these ‘factories’ where barley was sprouted to produce malt. Very little remains today, to remi...

A Fishtail Tile

The old brick and tile works is long gone. The clay pit is filled and the whole site now has other, light industrial uses. But at Market Lavington Museum we can preserve the memory of the heyday of br...

A Robert Oram signed tile

At Market Lavington Museum we have a tile signed and dated by Rbt Oram. That is, of course, Robert Oram. The inscription on the tile starts with V R – Victoria Regina.  Robert was clearly a loya...

Roman Easterton

Market Lavington’s Roman heritage came to the fore when the Grove Farm estate was under construction although earlier excavations had certainly hinted at a Roman past. In Easterton, the evidence fo...