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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 *** 

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

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

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

The next Main Event is on 

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 21st August

11.00 a.m. via Zoom
 

Topic:

   Bridges and Waterways  of Romsey -  Part 2

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

7th  August - 9.30 a.m.

"General Discussion"

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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 .

The Next "Main Event is on

 

​​Friday 15th August at 2.00 p.m. coffee

for 2.30 p.m. start

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Rivers of Romsey : a slide show

Host: Phoebe Merrick or Mary Harris

Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room

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followed by on ​

 

Monday 8th September, 7.30 p.m.

Exploring Southampton's 19th

Century  Churches 

Speaker: Frank Green
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room

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and then on  

 

Tuesday 9th September at 10.30 a.m.

A Walk - The Hundred from

Latimer Street eastwards

Leader : Phoebe Merrick or Mary Harris
Meet - Outside Nationwide in The Hundred 

 

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followed by on

 

Thursday 25th September at 7.30 p.m.

Fighting the Americans
Speaker: Charles Rees
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room

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 Zoom "Online" Talks - Click "Here" to
see how to attend these Meetings

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.
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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

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

Web site created

December 2014 

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Webmaster - Alec Morley 

romsey.history@gmail.com 

Tel: 01794 367701

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