Due to the current worldwide situation with Covid-19 virus, Dursley Heritage Centre is closed until further notice.

Thank you for your continuing support and we look forward to seeing you again as soon as we are able to resume activities.

With the very popular gardening exhibition now finished we now have on display some panoramic photographs of Dursley’s earlier secondary schools. If you attended one of them you may well wish to visit to spot yourself or a friend or family member.

Dursley Grammar School: 1948

Dursley Grammar School: 1962

Dursley Modern School: 1956

A new exhibition has opened at Dursley Heritage Centre which looks at the history of gardens, gardeners and gardening in Dursley. It will take a look back at the many gardens, both large and small, which have graced the town of Dursley over the years. It will also take a look at the people who owned them and those who tended to them as well as the activity of gardening itself. The exhibition will run until 27th July 2019.

The Heritage Centre now has a collection of folders on display for visitors to browse. The folders contain numerous photographs and pieces of information relating to all parts of Dursley and provide a fascinating insight into the town’s history.

A new exhibition has just opened at Dursley Heritage Centre which looks back at the history of the town’s two cinemas – the Victoria (Odeon) and the Regal (ABC). These two venues were a great source of entertainment to the town’s residents and are remembered fondly by many. The exhibition features photographs and artefacts from both cinemas showing the buildings, the publicity, the staff who ran them and the film goers who attended. It will run from Tuesday 25th September until 30th November 2018.

A new exhibition has just opened at Dursley Heritage Centre looking back at the 125 year history of Dursley’s own football club. Since its origins in 1893 as ‘Dursley St. James’, the club has been in continuous operation since. Photographs, posters, programmes and other memorabilia are on display so if you’re interested in football, or the local history of the area then do come on in. You may even spot yourself or someone you know! The exhibition is due to run until 21st July.

Dursley Heritage Centre is open on Saturdays only during January 2018 but will return to normal opening in February.

A new exhibition has just opened at Dursley Heritage Centre commemorating the 150th year since R.A. Lister & Co. was formed in 1867 by Robert Ashton Lister. Lister’s went on to become Dursley’s largest employer, occupying a huge site in the valley below the town and providing employment to thousands. It manufactured a wide range of engineering and industrial products; including dairy and sheep shearing equipment, agricultural implements, woodcraft items and most significantly a wide range of petrol and diesel engines for use in many applications. The company went on to become renowned throughout the world for the quality of its products. Lister’s and Dursley became synonymous!

The exhibition will run until 16th September 2017.

Just opened at the Heritage Centre, an exhibition to commemorate 50 years of the Tabard Players, the Tabernacle based amateur dramatics group. Come on in and find out more about the history of this local group and some of its great productions. See if you recognise anyone, maybe even yourself! The exhibition will run until mid-July.