Historic Buildings Section Annual General Meeting and Presentation Thursday 5th November 2026 7.30 in the lecture Theatre Hampshire Record office Sussex Street, Winchester. Robert Sutton MSc CIFA will provide a fascinating account of the Second World War story of the underground facility, documented by Cotswold Archaeology, for the storage of the National Gallery’s Paintings. During […]
An opportunity to join with HCC Environment volunteers and CBA Wessex FOAM volunteers to tackle the rampant vegetation on Danebury’s ramparts. Left unchecked the brambles and hawthorn damage the monument and hide its best features. Gentle clearance can only take place from October to March, so as not to interfere with nesting birds. The next […]
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 […]
