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An active group of over 340 local amateur historians and archaeologists, whose aim is to research, record and preserve the history of Romsey and local areas for future generations.
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2020
Stanford in the Vale project:
An archaeological study of a village
Speaker: David Ashby
Venue: Town Hall Council Chamber
Monday 13th January at 7.30 pm
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The Bare Necessities:
A brief history of underwear
Speaker: Barbara Burbridge
Venue: Town Hall Court Room
Tuesday 14th January at 10.30 am
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Romsey and the French
Counter-Revolutionaries
Speaker: Janet Cairney
Venue: Town Hall Court Room
Thursday 23rd January at 7.30 pm
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How 16th century Hampshire tackled smoking: Hampshire timber-framed buildings
Speaker: Bill Fergie
Venue: Town Hall Council Chamber
Monday 10th February at 7.30 pm
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The World of Moses Pepper, 19th century Romsey Postmaster
Speaker: Roger Harris
Venue: Town Hall Court Room
Tuesday 11th February at 10.30 am
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The Southampton and Salisbury Canal
Speaker: Jon Sims
Venue: Town Hall Court Room
Thursday 20th February at 7.30 pm
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Lockerley: A slideshow
Speaker: Phoebe Merrick
Venue: Town Hall Court Room
Friday 21st February at 2.15 pm
Click Calendar for printable 2020 Published --> Programme
includes 3 programme changes made since the original was issued
Forthcoming Events
CURRENT PROJECTS
1: Anglo Saxons in the Lower Test Valley
2: Romsey Abbey Inventory Database
3: Catalogue Library of Romsey
Photographs & Newspapers
4: Use of Geophysics to help understand
Historic Sites in the Test Valley
We organise:
Workshops, Walks, Talks, Discussions, History Projects and Publication of Books on Romsey History.
The Anglo Saxon Project
Research relating to our 3 year Anglo Saxon Project is coming to a close and we are now starting to draw all the results together with the aim of producing a paper and publishing them next year.
This study is funded by the Christopher Collier bequest ... MORE
PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION
We have more than 30,000 pictures of Romsey and its district, some dating back to the 1850s, members are busy digitising and cataloguing them to make them easier to access. More...
2017 - LTVAS Publication - 2017
Limited Edition of John Latham's History of Romsey, Hampshire in the Late 18th - Early 19th Century
A set of four hard bound volumes of John Latham's Collections of Romsey's History have now been printed and can be purchased from our book store.
Please Note: Christmas Closure for 2019 - The Workshop Sessions will not be open from Monday Dec 23rd to Tuesday Dec 31st 2019 inclusive
DONATIONS
John Davies
Collection
Another collection of items of historic value has been brought into the LTVAS Monday morning workshop.
John Davies, whose father, the late John Davies, was for many years the Borough Engineer for Romsey, has kindly donated many old photographs and documents to our archives... to find out how you can donate click on MORE
NEWS EXTRA
Romsey Abbey Corbels
Photos and tales of the 400 carved stone corbels around Romsey Abbey... MORE
WWI USA Hospital in Romsey
MEETING TIMES
Time to Visit us
You will be most welcome
We meet twice weekly for 'workshops' in the basement of Romsey Town Hall.
Mondays at 10am - noon
(excl. Bank Holidays)
Tuesdays 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Kathy Smith of Delaware USA has sent us a letter written during WW1 by her Grandfather stationed in Romsey - also a spoon depicting Romsey Abbey MORE
PAST WALKS AND TALKS
Crime and Punishment
Talk by
Colin Moretti 20th Oct 2016
An entertaining talk on the methods of punishment and its historic context was well recieved by everyone, when Colin explained that...MORE
A walk to
Upper Eldon Church
Braishfield October 2016
The walk to the disused Saxon church on private property at Upper Eldon led not only to discussions about the church, but also to a nearby Elm tree and the importance of Elm trees within British history... MORE
The Village That Moved
Talk by
Jane Powell 11th Oct 2016
A revealing talk about the village of Baddesley from the time of Domesday until the presernt day was given by Jane Powell. she told many anecdotes which...MORE
19th Century Romsey Farms
Talk by
Phoebe Merrick 10th Oct 2016
Our Ltvas chairman gave an interesting and detailed account of farming in the area during major changes in the 19th century... MORE
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
New Officers Elected:
Mary Harris as LTVAS Chairman
Colin Moretti as LTVAS Vice Chairman
Roy Smith as LTVAS Secretary
THANK YOU
It is very much appreciated when RLHS members offer their assistance in helping the Committee with the organisation of events and carrying out administrative duties such as hand-delivering newsletters.
This can make considerable savings in the Societies budget.
Please volunteer if you can.