Newsletter – Autumn 2025

Relic of St Withun, Stavanger

The University of Stavanger archaeologists link these findings to St Swithun’s Reliquary

ContentsGeneral editor Dick Selwood  
  
From the PresidentMike Fulford
 
Historic BuildingsSection Editor, Bill Fergie
EditorialBill Fergie
The Lost Houses of Freefolk and LaverstokeAlison M Deveson
Mottisfont Abbey Graffiti SurveyKaren Wardley
King John’s House, Romsey, after the fireFrank Green
A Visit to New Place, Shirrell Heath, SouthamptonBill Fergie & Dilys Hall
Hampshire Medieval Graffiti Project UpdateKaren Wardley and Sarah Gould
  
ArchaeologySection Editor, David Allen
EditorialDavid Allen
From Saxon to Norman: Hampshire in TransitionDavid HInton
St Swithun Reliquary found in Stavanger CathedralTom Watson
The 2016-2020 Excavations at Meonstoke – the post-ex phaseAlison Smalley
 
Local HistorySection Editor, Mark Page
Rebellion, Subversion and Protest in Hampshire: Local History Spring Symposium 
Crime in Hampshire and Sussex in the 18th and Early 19th CenturiesSharon Noviss
An Educational and Historical Enigma: What is Winchester College’s Iconic ‘Trusty Servant’ Image Doing Adorning a Pub in the New Forest?Anthony S Cheke
Hampshire Archives and Local Studies: Some Recent Additions to the ArchivesSarah Farley
Book Reviews 
  
LandscapeSection Editor, Dawn Cansfield
Geology along Highcliffe Beach and Friar’s CliffMike Broderick
Seaford ChalkJohn Firth
‘ A Day in North Hants: Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society Outing to Crondall and Winchfield in 1913Roger Ottewill
The Geology of Hampshire: The QuaternaryMike Broderick
The Reintroduction Of Beavers to HampshireDawn Cansfield
  
In the BackSectionEditor, Dick Selwood
HFC Needs You 
Annual General Meeting Report 2025Philippa Harrap
Publication News 
VCH News 

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