Heritage Open Days

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: 

We are excited to announce nine venues participating in this year’s Heritage Open Days.    

Sites available to explore include Warminster Maltings, Minister Church, St John’s Church, Chapel of St Lawrence, The United Church, Warminster Masonic Hall, Warminster School, Malaby Biodigester, as well as The Athenaeum Centre.

Heritage Open Days will run from Friday 6^th to Sunday 15^th September and residents and visitors are invited to explore unseen parts of Warminster by signing up for the FREE tours and visits. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about our local heritage.

See below for further details on participating Warminster locations. For more details on Heritage Open Days visit heritageopendays.org.uk.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐁𝐀𝟏𝟐 𝟗𝐀𝐏
The tour will include the Chapel, Tower: Clock and Bell room. (Due to health and safety concerns, it will not include the tower roof).
• Timings & Tours: Saturday 7th September, 10am to 4pm. Sunday 8th September, 10am to 4pm. Pre-booking not required.

𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝟏𝟐𝟒 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐁𝐀𝟏𝟐 𝟖𝐁𝐃
The Biodigester is an important ‘green’ addition to Warminster’s infrastructure that creates electricity out of food waste.
• Timings & Tours: Wednesday 11th September, 5pm
• To book contact Warminster Town Council on 01985 214847 or admin@warminster-tc.gov.uk

𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐋𝐭𝐝, 𝟑𝟗 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐁𝐀𝟏𝟐 𝟖𝐍𝐍
Visitors will receive an expert-led guided tour of Britain’s only surviving commercial ‘floor’ maltings, explaining how malt is made and why Warminster is the historical centre of the industry.
• Timings & Tours: Friday 11th October, 11am and 2pm.
• To book contact Warminster Town Council on 01985 214847 or admin@warminster-tc.gov.uk

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐁𝐀𝟏𝟐 𝟖𝐏𝐐
A Guided Tour of The Minster Church of St Denys and Bell Tower.
• Timings & Tours: Saturday 7th September, 12pm and 1pm. Wednesday 11th September 11am and 12pm.
• To book email the church office churchofstdenys@btconnect.com or phone 01985 215460.

𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝟗𝟓 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐁𝐀𝟏𝟐 𝟖𝐋𝐁
View and learn about the stunning Opus Sectile Mosaics in this Victorian church.
• Timings & Tours: Sunday 8th September, 2pm to 3pm.
• To book contact Warminster Town Council on 01985 214847 or admin@warminster-tc.gov.uk

FULLY BOOKED: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐞𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞, 𝟏𝟖-𝟐𝟎 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐁𝐀𝟏𝟐 𝟗𝐀𝐄
A historic tour around the 350-year-old buildings, showing the various parts of the building in their current use as a showcase of today’s Athenaeum.
• Timings & Tours: Sunday 15th September, 2pm to 3pm
• To book contact Warminster Town Council on 01985 214847 or admin@warminster-tc.gov.uk 

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 – 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐁𝐀𝟏𝟐 𝟖𝐐𝐀
Built as a Methodist Chapel in 1804, the 1774 records show that “on account of the great wickedness of the place they could no longer preach the Gospel at Warminster.” Discover how Warminster improved & how we handled the riotous mob!
• Timings & Tours: Sunday 8th September, 2pm to 5pm. Monday 9th September 2pm to 5pm. Tuesday 10th September, 2pm to 5pm. Pre-booking not required.

Warminster Masonic Hall, Market Place, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 9AZ

Visitors will receive an expert-led guided tour of the Masonic Hall, in which the history of the building and the ‘craft’ of Masonry are explained

• Saturday 7th, 13:30 & 16:00
• Booking required: Warminster Town Council – 01985 214847 or admin@warminster-tc.gov.uk

FULLY BOOKED: 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐁𝐀𝟏𝟐 𝟖𝐏𝐉
Warminster School dates back to 1707, the tour is of some of their historical buildings and behind the scenes of their hidden treasures, ranging from a chapel, the Five Courts and the WW2 Italian Prisoner of War Pinocchio Paintings.

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