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  WELCOME 

   Recording and Preserving History  

    for Future Generations    

 **** WORKSHOPS  ****
Weekly "Face-to-Face" Workshop meetings in the Romsey Town Hall Basement
each Monday (just drop in)
between 10.00 a.m. to Noon.   (except Bank Holidays ) 

For other times (including evenings) by arrangement -
either by email:
romsey.history@gmail.com
or
by phone to the chairman
01794 367701
© Romsey Local History Society

*** Please check "Events & Talks" and "Workshops" below for any forthcoming changes to the programme *** 

Images from the  Romsey  Local History Society  Collection  -  Hover over for a description then Click on   >   to play slide show or    >   to view next image

The next Main Event is on 

 Click "Here"  to see "Events" for Jan 2026 - June 2026 

May be subject to change so please check back now & then. 

A Zoom "Chat" meeting 

will be held at 11 a.m.  on the "Third" Thursday of

each Month as follows :-

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Thursday 16th July

11.00 a.m. via Zoom
Topic:

  No Zoom meeting

due to 

Romsey Festival Event​ 

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​​The "Survey of  Romsey  Project" (SORP) group will meet on the "First"

 Thursday of each month between

9.30 a.m.  - 11.30 a.m.

at the Town Hall and by "Zoom" if requested.​

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Next meeting of SORP

is on Thursday

2nd July - 9.30 a.m.

Recording and Understanding Buildings

- 25 Church Street  

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Members who have already provided their email address

to the Society will be sent a

'Link' and 'Passcode' which

can then be used to join

"Zoom" meetings

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Please Contact us well

beforehand if you require

help in joining any

future "Zoom" meetings .

 Zoom "Online" Talks
- Click "Here" to see how
to attend these Meetings

​​​​​​​​Monday 22nd June 2026

**** BOOK LAUNCH ****

New Fully Revised 3rd Edition of

"So Drunk He Must Have

Been to Romsey"

A History of Romsey's 

Pubs & Inns

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The Next "Main Event is live on

 

Thursday 25th June at 6.30 p.m.

A Walk - The Past & Present

Pubs of Romsey 

Leaders:  Janet Kearns & Mary Harris  

Meeting Place: The Charter Stone,

Church Street - opposite Post Office

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​and then 

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during 2026  Romsey Festival on

Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th July

between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

History Society Free Exhibition  

by Members of Romsey History Society

in Romsey Town Hall. 

 

also on

Monday 6th July at 7 p.m. ;

Wednesday 8th July at 2 p.m. ;

Thursday 16th July at 10 p.m.

Guided Walks around

Historic  Centre of Romsey

 Meet at : Charter Stone - opposite King

John's House Tea Room, in Church St. 

£3 - book through the Romsey

 Festival Website

TicketSource site.​

With the current interest in

King John's House

since the fire, one of
our committee members,

Jean Brent,

has written an article about

“King John’s House: its

Origins, Purpose and Decline".

This article introduces a
number of ideas about the   building which are

interesting to consider.

To all members of Romsey Local History Society : We will send out newsletters, notifications and changes by email.  To receive these then, if you have not already done so, please send your email address, to  romsey.history@gmail.com . 

Past Newsletters can also be viewed on the website under "Romsey's History" on the menu, for you to print out.  If requested a paper version of the Newsletters is available.

Why not visit our Associated Society

Wellow History Society  at

wellowhistory.wixsite.com/wellow

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Click on Romsey Abbey Saxon Rood to view the results of the work carried out during the
"Saxon Romsey Project" 
Events

Book sales - please click on  "Buy Our Books" to have a browse and maybe place an order. 

  Why not Join Us  

We are an active group of over 250 members which includes local amateur historians and archaeologists, whose aims are to research, record and preserve the history of Romsey and local areas for future generations.

Click any button or underlined text to read more or to view external web pages. Some photos will enlarge when clicked.

The Town Hall Basement, 1 Market Place, Romsey, Hants. SO51 8YZ

Romsey Local History Society
is part of the LTVAS Group
 (The Lower Test Valley Archaeological Study Group).
LTVAS Group is a registered charity No. 271293

Email :

romsey.history@gmail.com

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Web site created

December 2014 

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Webmaster - Alec Morley 

romsey.history@gmail.com 

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