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  WELCOME 

   Recording and Preserving History  

    for Future Generations    

 **** WORKSHOPS  ****
Weekly "Face-to-Face" Workshop meetings in the Romsey Town Hall Basement
each Monday (just drop in)
between 10.00 a.m. to Noon.   (except Bank Holidays ) 

For other times (including evenings) by arrangement -
either by email:
romsey.history@gmail.com
or
by phone to the chairman
01794 367701
Romsey Local History Society

*** Please check "Events & Talks" and "Workshops" below for any forthcoming changes to the programme *** 

Images from the  Romsey  Local History Society  Collection  -   
Hover for a description

The next Main Event is on 

 Click "Here"  to see "Events" for July 2025 - Dec 2025 

May be subject to change so please check back now & then. 

A Zoom "Chat" meeting 

will be held at 11 a.m.  on the 3rd Thursday of each Month as follows :-

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Thursday 20th November

11.00 a.m. via Zoom
Topic:

  Lee Area, South Welles

+ Nowes Charity Farm

Discussion led by

Mary Harris​ 

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​​The "Survey of  Romsey  Project" (SORP) group will meet on the 1st

 Thursday of each month between

9.30 a.m.  - 11.30 a.m.

at the Town Hall and by "Zoom" if requested.​

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Next meeting of SORP

is on Thursday

6th November - 9.30 a.m.

"Was Romsey a Saxon Minster Town?" + "Dating Local Wooden Church

Bell Towers" 

Discussion led by

Roger Leech​

The Next "Main Event is on

 

​Monday 10th November at 7.30 p.m.

A.G.M. followed by :

The W.I. at War in Romsey 

and District

Speaker: Phoebe Merrick
Venue : Town Hall Council Chamber

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followed by on

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Friday 21st November - 2.00 p.m. coffee for 2.30 p.m. start

Kings Somborne - A Slide Show

Host : Phoebe Merrick

Venue : Romsey Town Hall Court Room

 

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and then finally for 2025 on

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Monday 8th Dec. - opens 7.00 p.m. 

for 7.30 p.m. start

Christmas Concert 

by "The Madding Crowd"

Venue: Town Hall Council Chamber 

Admission is by "Entry Ticket" Only as

numbers in Council Chamber are limited.

Apply for a free Entry Ticket via 

romsey.history@gmail.com 

(Tickets will be allocated subject

to availability - donations are welcome

from non-members)

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With the current interest in

King John's House

since the fire, one of
our committee members,

Jean Brent,

has written an article about

“King John’s House: its

Origins, Purpose and Decline".

This article introduces a
number of ideas about the   building which are

interesting to consider.

To all members of Romsey Local History Society : We will send out newsletters, notifications and changes by email.  To receive these then, if you have not already done so, please send your email address, to  romsey.history@gmail.com . 

Past Newsletters can also be viewed on the website under "Romsey's History" on the menu, for you to print out.  If requested a paper version of the Newsletters is available.

Members who have already provided their email address

to the Society will be sent a

'Link' and 'Passcode' which

can then be used to join

"Zoom" meetings

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Please Contact us well

beforehand if you require

help in joining any

future "Zoom" meetings .

 Zoom "Online" Talks - Click "Here" to
see how to attend these Meetings
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Click on Romsey Abbey Saxon Rood to view the results of the work carried out during the
"Saxon Romsey Project" 
Events

Book sales - please click on  "Buy Our Books" to have a browse and maybe place an order. 

  Why not Join Us  

We are an active group of over 250 members which includes local amateur historians and archaeologists, whose aims are to research, record and preserve the history of Romsey and local areas for future generations.

Click any button or underlined text to read more or to view external web pages. Some photos will enlarge when clicked.

The Town Hall Basement, 1 Market Place, Romsey, Hants. SO51 8YZ

Email :

romsey.history@gmail.com

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Romsey Local History Society
is part of the LTVAS Group
 (The Lower Test Valley Archaeological Study Group).
LTVAS Group is a registered charity No. 271293

© 2014 - 2025 Romsey Local History Society (LTVAS Group). 

Web site created

December 2014 

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Webmaster - Alec Morley 

romsey.history@gmail.com 

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