Mrs Drury with evacuees

This photo dates from the time of the Second World War and features a Mrs Drury of High Street in Market Lavington with four evacuee children, all looking a bit miserable, it has to be said. The littl...

Cash in a bottle

Guessing the value of cash in a bottle was a fund raiser during World War Two. The little game was designed to raise funds for war weapons. We have the results sheet. 125 coins had been put in a bo...

Serving men and women

  This year we mark 70 years since the end of World War II as well as continuing to mark 100 years since the First World or Great War. We are lucky enough to have a list of the men and women wh...

Emms – Evacuees

History is continuous. This year we may commemorate 100 years since the start of World War One and 100 seems important because we have a decimal number system. It is also 75 years since the start of W...

A World War Two kit bag

Sometimes the story of where an item comes from can add interest to the item. This recently donated item is a World War two RAF kit bag. This was found under the eaves in a loft. The house was on N...

The King thanks the Children

2014 may mark the centenary of the start of World War One, but at Market Lavington Museum we have just received a document which relates to the Second World War. Market Lavington and Easterton childre...

The Blood Donor

If you are of an age, the title for this posting will bring back memories of Tony Hancock grumbling that the pin prick of blood taken to test for anaemia was not the whole blood donation and that they...

Celebrating VJ night

Our local people, and others around the world, are just wonderful. They know we have an active and lively museum and they make it their business to support us. In particular, photos of interest contin...

A Volunteer Driver

Today we look back to the dark days of World war II when the future of our country hung in the balance, But let us not say that nothing changed as a result of the war. Fifty per cent of the population...

The Black Out

During World War II bombing was usually done visually. Pilots of bombers, up in the sky, looked for targets that they could drop their load on. However, they often flew at night to help keep themselve...