Winchester Archaeology Group (WARG) will be returning to a group of Bronze Age barrows near Hinton Ampner for the third and final season of excavation in September. The apparently ploughed-out barrows, in their valley bottom setting, have unexpectedly revealed well preserved ditches protected by a considerable depth of hill-wash and a significant remnant of the […]
The 2026 OGS Crawford Lecture will be ‘My life and work in Winchester’ by Dr John Crook FSA. John Crook is an independent architectural historian, archaeological consultant and photographer. He has published many books on subjects ranging from the Medieval Cult of Saints to the activities of William Walker, the diver employed to save Winchester Cathedral […]
Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7.15pm, in the Lecture Theatre, Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester. The third Edward Roberts Memorial Lecture will be given by Nick Hill, a buildings archaeologist and architectural historian with a particular interest in English houses of the medieval and early modern period. He is a longstanding member of the Vernacular […]
The arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry in London and political events closer to our own time remind us that regime changes have massive impacts on countries’ populations. We hear about the politics, but what was life actually like in England in the lead up to the Battle of Hastings? We hope to give a flavour […]
LOCAL HISTORY SECTION FIELD VISIT – 24 OCTOBER A two-centre visit exploring the history of the parishes of Micheldever and East Stratton, from Hyde Abbey to the Baring dynasty, curated by Barry Shurlock, with talks and a guided tour by Patrick Craze. 9.30-10.00 arrival. Car parking in the Lord Rank Playing Field, SO21 3DJ (SU518 […]
Hampshire and the U S A: 1492 to the war of 1812! Friday 20 November 2026: 7.30pm From the disastrous voyage of Humphrey Gilbert to the war of 1812, Hampshire played a unique role in the development of the United States. The chequered history involved Elizabethan explorers, Native American envoys, spies, the worst regiment in […]
