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The Tudor House Southampton
The Tudor House Southampton The Tudor House is one of the oldest and most spendid, buildings in Southampton built in approximately 1495 when King Henry VII was on the thrown and was commissioning the world’s first dry dock in nearby Portsmouth. The site originally belonged to John Whytegod, a wealthy merchant and property owner, who,…
Read MoreSt Mary the Virgin Church Greywell
St Mary the Virgin church in Greywell, is a peaceful C12th sanctuary that sits back from it is a pretty village alongside a pasture full of cows. Its rood-loft only one of two in Hampshire that survived the Reformation.
Read MoreEdward Thomas Poet
Edward Thomas walked the beautiful Hangar country in the vicinity of Petersfield and wrote his moving poetry in sight of the chalk, wood covered slopes
Read MorePriors Dean Church
The church of Priors Dean in Hampshire sits splendidly in its isolation with only an attendant manor house for company.
Read MoreHoly Cross Church Binsted
The Holy Cross Church Binsted sits on the top of a chalk ridge looking out from its delightful setting across the county of Hampshire. This beautiful C12th century church occupies a high position watching over its cluster of pretty village houses and farmland. Several points of interest are to be found in the church and…
Read MoreSt Bartholemew’s Church Botley
St Bartholemew’s church in Botley feels as if its Victorian congregation had just slipped out a while
Read MorePortsmouth Harbour 1782
The artist Dominic Serres painted the scene at Portsmouth Harbour in 1782 as HMS Foudroyant and Pegase come into the harbour after their battle in the English Channel.
Read MoreCharles Smith Poacher
The poacher Charles Smith buried in North Baddesley church yard, was he a victim or a perpetrator of crime?
Read MoreThe Southampton Plot
The Southampton Plot was a conspiracy against King Henry V, concocted elsewhere in England but whose final blows were to be dealt in the city of Southampton The Southampton Plot was an intrigue that occurred in Southampton in July 1415. Southampton in 1415 was for a city preparing for war. The Hundred Years War had…
Read MoreBlue Anchor Lane
Blue Anchor Lane in Southampton is a gloriously evocative reminder of the richness of Southampton’s Medieval past
Read MoreThe Dolphin Hotel Southampton
The Dolphin Hotel Southampton is one of England’s oldest and most historic hotels. The core of the Dolphin Hotel Southampton, dates back to the mid C13th when Southampton was a thriving merchant city, full of tradesmen and visitors putting into port. The Dolphin Hotel at this point was probably a merchant’s house, its cellars full…
Read MoreHampshire Church Treasure Ashe No 16
The Hampshire church treasure at the church of Holy Trinity and St Andrews Ashe, is hidden away behind closed doors and still a delight to discover
Read MoreJane Austen Born in Steventon
Jane Austen and Hampshire are a sublime combination, walking the lanes of Steventon on a beautiful early Summer day places you in Jane’s shoes.
Read MoreBishop’s Waltham Palace
Bishop’s Waltham Palace, the name itself conjurers up the magnificent place it must have been 900 years ago. Bishop’s Waltham Palace lies just ten miles away from Winchester Cathedral and was the noble palace of its Bishop’s who built a splendid residence for themselves and a 1000 acre park. Henry de Blois, that inveterate builder,…
Read MoreBasing House Before the Civil War
Basing House is a marvelous ruin, filled with five hundred years of history and intrigue, its history prior to the English Civil War is as fascinating as what followed.
Read MoreHampshire Church Treasure Hinton Ampner No 15
All Saints church in Hinton Ampner has a Hampshire church treasure tucked away on its vestry door and reminds us of a time when the English Civil War was in full flight and heading for the southern counties of England.
Read MoreMary Mitford Hampshire Author
Mary Mitford was an author in the early C19th whose work gives as rich a view of society at that time as that written by Jane Austen, her Hampshire contemporary.
Read MoreThomas Lord
Thomas Lord lies buried in West Meon church yard, not many miles from the cradle of English cricket Hambledon
Read MorePortchester Castle As A Prison
Portchester Castle has undertaken many roles in its 1500 year history but none more colourful than when, in the C18th, it held prisoners of war.
Read MoreColonel Meinertzhagen
Colonel Meinertzhagen buried his horse at the crossroads at Brockwood and erected a headstone in memory of him. What sort of a man would do such a thing, the answer reveals an amzing story
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