The home of the Museum is the Old Schoolmaster's House, built in 1846, which illustrates village life and work mainly from Victorian times to the present day. Market Lavington has had professional photographers since 1880 and their efforts record every aspect of farms, malting, brick making, transport and gardening as well as highlights of village life. Such records bring to life the exhibits, including a fine collection of clothes and needlework, which were either made or used locally and which have been preserved by the devoted efforts of people to whom Market Lavington has been home for generations.

The Museum is registered and under the guidance of the Wiltshire County Council Museum Service.

It is run entirely by volunteers and the collection covers all aspects of village life right up to the present time. More information can be found here

The museum board met on Tuesday 7th July 2020 to discuss whether we will open this year or not. We decided that we will not open until 2021 depending on Government Guidance as we progress into the ‘new normal’. We will be undertaking and completing risk assessments during the coming months to ensure that when we do reopen we will have all relevant safety measures in place in place to ensure the safety of our stewards, trustees and visitors to our amazing museum in 2021. There will also be no evening party this year. We are still be publishing museum blogs and these can be accessed by visiting: https://marketlavingtonmuseum.wordpress.com/ If you have any queries please contact me on michaelbedford01@gmail.com Mike Bedford, Chair of The Board of Trustees, Market Lavington Museum