Newsletter 85 – Spring 2026

| Contents | General editor Dick Selwood |
| Editor’s Notes | Dick Selwood |
| Archaeology | Section Editor, David Allen |
| Archaeology Section Annual Conference | Jan Bristow & Philippa Harrap |
| Recyling and Re-use: the thrifty past | Philippa Harrap |
| WARG’s encounter with two ‘Hampshire Historians’ at Hinton Amptner | Jane King |
| WARG’s 2025 excavations and Subaerialism | Techer Jones |
| Two more Book Fittings from the College of St Elizabeth, Winchester | Mark Stedman & Mike Brace |
| Landscape | Section Editor, Dawn Cansfield |
| Editorial: What is Landscape | Dawn Cansfield |
| What is Landscape? | Roy Birch |
| Reading the Landscape | David Chun |
| Book Review | |
| Field Trips 1: Conford Moor 2: Elizabeth Barlow and Woolmer Forest 3: Crondall | Michael Broderick |
| Local History | Section Editor, Mark Page |
| Paul D A Harvey FBA (1930-2025) | Mark Page |
| The History of Milford-on-Sea Through the Prism of The Celebrating Hampshire Historians Project | Barry Jolly |
| Training Women’s Land Army ‘Land Girls’ in the Second World War: The Role of Hampshire County Farm Institute, Sparsholt | John K Lander |
| Andover History and Archaeology Society | |
| Hampshire Archives and Local Studies: Some Recent Additions to the Archives | Sarah Farley |
| Book Reviews | |
| Historic Buildings | Section Editor, Bill Fergie |
| Decoding the inconography of the St Cross Renaissance Frieze: why are dogs depicted. | Nicholas Riall |
| The Little Barn at Grace’s Farm | Bill Fergie with Robin Greenwood |
| Report on Historical Graffiti | Karen Wardley |
| In the Back | Section Editor, Dick Selwood |
| ‘A Highly Enjoyable Afternoon’: Field Club Outing to Christchurch in 1898 | Roger Ottewill |
| Hampshire Field Club Library at the Hartley Library, University of Southampton | Jenny Ruthven |
| After the Fire: Progress Update from King John’s House | Jade Poulton, Museum Manager |
| Pam Moore 1952 – 2025 | Dick Selwood, drawing heavily on the funeral eulogy |
| Book Review | Dave Allen |
| Celebrating Hampshire Historians | Barry Shurlock & Dick Selwood |
ISSN 0265-9190
