Previous Meetings:
The report for February’s presentation 1216 and all that – the real story of the Magna Carta by Dr Nick Barratt is available here.
The report for will be available shortly for the March talk Kings Theatre Portsmouth: Then and Now by Dave Allport.
Next Meeting: Tuesday 22nd April
In this second talk on the history of Southampton, we heard how the city returned to being a great port and left its foppish ‘Spa – Days’ behind it. We met many interesting characters, including two kings, Jane Austen, and a very courageous woman. For good measure we alos had cannibals, a lion tamer, and sadly the Titanic disaster. See our website and the June parish magazine for the meeting report.
Details of the 2025 Spring Programme can be found here.
Latest Publication
Published in November 2024, A History of Wickham is a new edition of Bruce Tappenden’s 1996 publication updated with new information and the addition of a chapter covering Wickham’s history between 1996 and 2024. Wickham is a special place, with one of the largest surviving medieval village squares in the country, a traditional horse fair and buildings like Chesapeake Mill. Bruce’s history traces Wickham’s history from its very beginnings to todays’ rapidly growing village, putting it all in the context of national developments at the time. The new edition includes an improved index and local photos, maps and diagrams.
For details on how to obtain your copy at the price of £9 please visit the publications page.
