WELCOME
Recording and Preserving History
for Future Generations
Corn Market, Romsey
view from Church Street 2020
Near Michelmersh
Corn Market, Romsey
**** WORKSHOPS 2021 ****
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 each Tuesday
at 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.
(except 4th Jan 2022)
If you visit the basement then Covid-19 precautions (Space, Mask and Hands)
may apply .
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A "Research Group" meeting to discuss "Romsey's Streets and Buildings" will be held in the basement on
- Thursday 6th Jan 2022
*** Please check "Events & Talks" and "Workshops" below for any forthcoming changes to the programme ***
Click "Here" to see "Events " for Nov. 2021 - March 2022
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 "Live" Main Event at the Town Hall Romsey is on
Friday 26th November at 2.15pm
Station Road - a slide show : Speaker: Phoebe Merrick
Venue: Town Hall Council Chamber
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then on Monday 13th December at 7.30pm there will be the
Christmas Film Show: Romsey Streets - Building, Demolition and Rebuilding, Part 4 Speaker: Charles Burnett
Venue: Town Hall Council Chamber
Our main programme of events for 2022 will start with a number of "Zoom" meetings during January & February and then continue with "face to face" meetings in the Town Hall from 1st March 2022.
Most Meetings will now be in the Council Chamber. The stair lift has been replaced by a new "proper" lift located in the rear stairwell for
use by those who may have difficulty using the front staircase.
"A Zoom Meeting"
will also be held at 11.00 a.m. on Thursday 16th December 2021 to discuss a range of topics.
Do join us for a chat.
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 .
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.
Chairman's Report Nov. 2021
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.
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.