Malmesbury architecture is indicative of its Cotswold heritage, beautiful Cotswold stone combined with monuments such as Market Cross and Malmesbury Abbey.
Bird’s Eye View of Malmesbury in 1646
This is the only aerial view of the defences of any small town in the civil war.
Early Churches around Malmesbury
Parts of this building can be traced back to when it was a Saxon church.
Later Churches
This building used to be a Moravian church. It is now owned by the museum.
Malmesbury Abbey
Approaching the Abbey’s south porch
Malmesbury Castle
This is a picture of the gatehouse of Sherborne Castle – another of Bishop Roger’s castles.
Malmesbury Market Cross
Painting of the Market Cross, dating from circa 1840
Malmesbury Silk Mills
The Silk Mills building, when it was an active silk mill, sometime between 1852 and 1941.
Malmesbury Town Walls
The bird’s eye view shows the town walls as they were in 1646.
The Old Bell Hotel
Sometimes described as the oldest hotel in England.