Wiltshire
Art, History & Archaeology Sites & Museums
Known for the rolling agricultural fields of Salisbury Plain, the landlocked county of Wiltshire has a rich heritage from the Stone Age to World War II and more recent. It is also home to the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site. Containing perhaps the finest assortment of prehistoric monuments in England, Wiltshire appears to have been a hub of major ceremonial activity in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages. During the Iron Age the people of the area erected a range of hill forts at prominent locations in the landscape. In the middle ages one of the grandest medieval buildings in all of Europe was erected in the market town of Salisbury, the Salisbury Cathedral.Â
Archaeology & History Sites in Wiltshire
Arundells, Edward Heath's Home
Located in The Close, Salisbury in Wiltshire, Arundells was the private home of Sir Edward Heath, Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974. Originally a medieval canonry, the house was redesigned in the early 18th century with a Queen Anne style façade looking out on to Salisbury Cathedral. The house contains his personal collection of art and memorabilia. Including paintings by Winston Churchill, John Singer Sargent, John Piper and Walter Sickert, David Lloyd George’s writing desk, Chinese ceramics from Chairman Mao and and items from Fidel Castro and Richard Nixon.
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