WELCOME
Recording and Preserving History
for Future Generations
Corn Market, Romsey
view from Church Street 2020
Near Michelmersh
Corn Market, Romsey
**** WORKSHOPS ****
Twice weekly "Face-to-Face" Workshop meetings will be held in the Romsey Town Hall Basement each Monday :-
at 10.00 a.m. to Noon. (except Bank Holidays and 20th December 2021)
and each Tuesday
at 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.
(except 21st December and 28th December 2021)
If you visit the basement then Covid-19 precautions (Space, Mask and Hands)
may apply .
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*** Please check "Events & Talks" and "Workshops" below for any forthcoming changes to the programme ***
* Please Note *
Workshops have been Cancelled
until further notice
"In view of the spread of the Omicron variant we have decided to cancel 2022 workshops and physical meetings until further notice. Main Zoom meetings will take place as planned".
Zoom "Chat" meetings will be held at 11 a.m. on the 3rd Thursday of each Month as follows -
January Thursday 20th by Barbara Burbridge 'The widening of Church Street and Chollocombe's boot and shoe shop'
February Thursday 17th by Barbara Burbridge 'Ashley Terrace' Church St.
March Thursday 17th
by Barbara Burbridge
'The Abbey Hotel site'
Click "Here" to see "Events " for Jan. 2022 - June 2022
May be subject to change so please check back now & then.
The next main "Zoom" Event is on
Thursday 27th January 2022 at 7.30 p.m.
Old Sarum : Archaeological Interventions
in the West Suburbs
Speaker : Dr. Alex Langlands
Venue: A "Zoom" Meeting
This will be followed on
Monday 14th February 2022 at 7.30 p.m. by
"Building Myths"
Speaker: Dr. James Wright
Venue: Zoom Meeting
Our main Programme of events for 2022 will start with a number of "Zoom" meetings during January & February
and will then continue with "face to face" meetings in the
Town Hall Court Room from 1st March 2022.
A few Meetings may be held in the Council Chamber
upstairs which can now be accessed by a new "proper"
lift that has been installed in the rear stairwell for use by
those who may have difficulty using the front staircase.
Images from the Romsey Local History Society Collection -
Hover for a description
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
Please Contact us well beforehand if you
require help in joining
any future "Zoom"
meetings .
Chairman's Report
Nov. 2021
To all members of Romsey Local History Society : During Covid -19 we will send out newsletters, notifications and changes by email. Please send your email address, if you have not already done so, to romsey.history@gmail.com to receive these. 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 Newsletters can be sent.
We now have access to our book storage facility again so book sales are now available once again - please click on
"Buy Our Books" to have a browse and maybe place an order.
New Articles
- Inland Revenue 1910 Valuation Survey
- 16 Latimer Street
- Topsy Turvy at RAODS
- Swing Riots in Timsbury
Click any button or underlined
text
to read more or to view
external web pages.
Some photos will enlarge
when clicked.
We are an active group of over 250 members which includes local amateur historians
and archaeologists, whose aimis to research, record and preserve the history of
Romsey and local areas for future generations.