The BBC Domesday Project created a snapshot of Britain in 1986. Originally published on laserdisc, which rapidly fell into obsolescence, the project is now available on-line.

Edward Jenner is known as the man who changed the world – inventor of the smallpox vaccination and founder of immunology. He was also a country doctor, naturalist, geologist, ballooning pioneer and medical scientist. Find out about his life and work at the museum established in his beautiful Queen Anne home. There is a seasonal events programme, see website for more details.
Open 1 April-30 September, Tues–Sat and BH Mondays 12.30-5.30pm, Sunday 1-5.30pm. Mondays in June, July and August 12.30-5.30pm. October: Sundays only 1-5.30pm, October half-term 26-30th: 12.30-5.30pm. Click below for more details.

The Chantry, Church Lane, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9BN
Tel: 01453 810631

MyThornbury has partnered with the Francis Frith Collection to offer reprints of old photographs and maps.

Lots of links to historical resources for family history research.

Visit Eric Dodd's fascinating site for many photos of Thornbury past and modern, with some excellent side-by-side then-and-now comparisons.

Explore MyThornbury's collection of old maps of Thornbury and the surrounding area.

The origins of Porch House date back to at least the fifteenth century, though it has been altered and extended over the years. It has had a varied history – reputedly being attacked during the Civil War, and serving variously as farm house, private home, butcher’s shop, accountant’s office, tailor’s shop, home of the town football team, church and priest’s house. Porch House, which belongs to the Catholic Community in Thornbury, is used by many local community groups of all ages and interests and is the venue for popular amateur dramatics and other events.
Check out our website for a virtual tour of Porch House.

SCARP is a Heritage Lottery Funded project to help local groups research their historic environment, whilst providing the opportunity to engage in conservation of historic sites in South Gloucestershire.

This site has an excellent database of monumental inscriptions from Thornbury Cemetery and St Mary's Church, complete with photographs, and has recently added the monumental inscriptions from the United Reformed Church as well as details of births, marriages and burials from the URC registers up to about 1900.

There's a searchable database of Thornbury Trade directories, with 24 directories included, covering the period 1790 to 1939. There are also various Voter Lists, Coroners Lists, Street Directories and a gallery of old Thornbury adverts from local businesses.

There are in-depth histories of the houses in many of the older streets of Thornbury and of the families who lived in them with an extensive collection of photographs.

Historical information and statistics about the town and area from the Vision of Britain project.

The group has been created to conserve, monitor, maintain, promote and protect Thornbury's Medieval Fishponds. The aim is to preserve the site so that it continues to support a wide range of flora and fauna, and to ensure that the archaeological aspects of the site are protected. For more information, please contact Dave Rowley on 01454 412941 or by email below.

Woodchester Mansion is a 19th Century Victorian Gothic Masterpiece mysteriously abandoned mid-construction in 1873. Hidden in a secluded Cotswold valley, it is untouched by time and the modern world.