The Buckler’s Hard Shipyard Trust has been excavating at the historic riverside site on the Beaulieu River in the New Forest to uncover the historical slipways where 55 wooden warships for the Royal Navy including Nelson’s favourite, HMS Agamemnon, were built. Buckler’s Hard village is famous as the private shipyard in use from around 1740 […]

Follow in the footsteps of the founding members of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society to see how Southampton’s medieval remains have survived numerous threats over the last 140 years and are now benefitting from major capital investment. Includes a visit to a long stretch of the north town wall with three towers made […]

We are very lucky to have an arm of Pre-Construct Archaeology, the commercial provider of heritage services, based here in Hampshire. They undertake all kinds of archaeological services to industry and the public, which we see mainly in the work they do ‘before the developer moves in’. They have undertaken work in the Wickham area […]

Meet at St Michaels Church by 3.00pm An added attraction will be the opportunity to stay on at the end of the walk in the last building visited to enjoy some South Indian food.  The building is now an Indian Restaurant as well as being the earliest residential building so far identified in the town. […]

“Writing good local history depends on finding the best sources and remembering to cite them!” These words echo the theme of this meeting, which is based on the more than 200 profiles of individuals in HFC’s landmark project “Celebrating Hampshire Historians” (CHH). It will highlight the lives and work of many of those who, in various […]

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 Due to illness, the visit to Micheldever and East Stratton has been CANCELLED.  Anyone booking through ‘TicketSource’ should have either received a refund or should do so shortly.  All being well, the visit will be rescheduled for 2027. A two-centre visit exploring the history of the parishes […]

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 […]