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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" above & "Workshops" below for any forthcoming changes to the programme *** 

Images from the  Romsey  Local History Society  Collection  -  Hover over for a description then Click on   >   above to play slide show or    >   to view next image

The next Main Event is on 

 Click "Here"  to see "Events" for Jan 2026 - June 2026 

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

A Zoom "Chat" meeting 

will be held at 11 a.m.  on the "Third" Thursday of

each Month as follows :-

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Thursday 20th August

11.00 a.m. via Zoom
Topic:

  Sadlers Mill

 

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

 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 Aug - 9.30 a.m.

Topic TBA

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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 .

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

​​​​​​​​**** NEW BOOK LAUNCH ****

New Fully Revised 3rd Edition of

"So Drunk He Must Have

Been to Romsey"

A History of Romsey's 

Pubs & Inns

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The Next Main "Live" Event is on  

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 Friday 14th August at

2.00 p.m. for coffee

for 2.30 p.m. start

Events in Romsey Market Place :

a slide show

Host: Phoebe Merrick

Venue: Town Hall Council Chamber
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Followed by on

Monday 14th September, 7.30 p.m. 

The Turking of Mrs. Pelham 1,2,3 ......

and her Connections with Rownhams,  Romsey Abbey & the Ottoman Empire. 

Speaker: Alec Morley
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room

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and then on 

​Tuesday 15th September : 2 sessions

available at 11.00 a.m.  and  2.00 p.m. 

A Visit to "Merdon Castle" at Hursley

Admission by  "Entry Ticket"  Only

- as numbers and parking spaces are 

"Limited" for each session.

Guided by : Alec Morley

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To book a free entry ticket Members should

email "romsey.history@gmail.com" (or 

phone 01794 367701 if no email). 

Please indicate if you can "Car Share".

 

Non-members can apply but no tickets

will be allocated to them until after 1st 

August - subject to any being available.

Donations appreciated.

 

Ticket Holders Only - Meet at Entrance gate  to Castle in Merdon Castle Lane nr. Hursley (600 yards west from the A3090).

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Onsite grass parking available - so please

do not park in lane. Consider car sharing.

Uneven surfaces so please wear suitable

outdoor footwear.

Location for SatNav :-

what3words /// mass.bookcases.cross

Google Maps Ref. 51.036663, -1.399412

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.

Why not visit our Associated Society

Wellow History Society  at

wellowhistory.wixsite.com/wellow

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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

Email :

romsey.history@gmail.com

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Web site created

December 2014 

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Webmaster - Alec Morley 

romsey.history@gmail.com 

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