WELCOME
Recording and Preserving History
for Future Generations
Corn Market, Romsey
view from Church Street 2020
Near Michelmersh
Corn Market, Romsey
**** 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
*** Please check "Events & Talks" and "Workshops" below for any forthcoming changes to the programme ***
Click "Here" to see "Events " for July 2024 - Dec. 2024
May be subject to change so please check back now & then.
Images from the Romsey Local History Society Collection -
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The next Main Event is
A Zoom "Chat" meeting
will be held at 11 a.m. on the 3rd Thursday of each Month as follows :-
Thursday 19th September
11.00 a.m. via Zoom
Talk on some recent acquisitions:
Stares wartime ledger
and Rolfe's Caravans
by Janet Kearns
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The "Survey of Romsey Project" (SORP) group will meet on the 1st
Thursday of each month between 10 a.m. - 12 noon
at the Town Hall and by "Zoom" if requested.
Next meeting of SORP
is on the 5th Sept. 2024
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 .
Monday 9th September, 7.30 p.m.
Hursley Park - The Development and
Destruction of Hursley Manor :
Archaeological Excavation 2021-23
Speaker: Dr. David Ashby
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Council Chamber
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followed by a tour/walk event on
Tuesday 10th September at 10.30 a.m.
A Walk In and Around
Romsey Abbey - a Mystery Tour
Guide : Alec Morley
Meet at the Charter Stone - opposite
the Visitor Information Centre
Church Street, Romsey
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and then on
Thursday 26th September at 7.30 p.m.
Roman Somerset through the
Looking Glass - Villa, Village,
Farmstead & Temple
Speaker: Professor Roger Leech
Venue: Romsey Town Hall Court Room
Our main "Programme" of
events for 2024 will start with
Zoom Meetings in
January and February and then
continue in March with "face to face" meetings in the
Town Hall Court Room.
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 of the Town Hall for use by
those who may have difficulty using the front staircase.
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.
Click on Saxon Helmet to view the results of the work carried out during the
"Saxon Romsey Project"
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.
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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
© 2014 - 2024 Romsey Local History Society (LTVAS Group).