Petersfield
The Swing Riots
The Swing Riots in Hampshire. The Swing Riots of 1830 were an uprising by agricultural workers in parts of Eastern and Southern England. It was a civil unrest that was a long time in the making, the stirrings of unrest began in the 1780’s and then during the Napoleonic Wars faded away somewhat. Fifty years…
Read MoreHampshire Trade Tokens
Hampshire trade tokens were issued in the C17th and C18th when there was little small coinage to be had in Britain. Which places in Hampshire issued them and what did they look like?
Read MorePetersfield War Memorial
The Petersfield War Memorial was designed by Harry Inigo Triggs who lived at the house he designed, Little Boarhunt in Liphook Hampshire
Read MoreAn Old Image of Chapel St Petersfield
This old postcard image of Chapel St Petersfield Hampshire, shows the drapers shop Wells and Rush in the early C20th.
Read MoreSt George in Hampshire
Images of St George pop up in churches all across Hampshire, here is just a few to celebrate the 23rd April
Read MoreCastle House Petersfield
Castle House Petersfield, demolished in 1906 was a fine Tudor mansion
Read MoreThe Petersfield Museum
Discover Hampshire history through exploring local histroy museums of which the Petersfield Museum is just one. From Petersfield’s bronze age roots to the modern day as well as a chance to look at the work of Flora Twort C19th artist, whose pictures depict life in Petersfield.
Read MorePetersfield War Memorial
The Petersfield War Memorial was designed by Harry Inigo Triggs who lived at the house he designed, Little Boarhunt in Liphook Hampshire
Read MorePetersfield History Medieval Wool Town
The market town of Petersfield was once an important wool town in Hampshire and grew and prospered on account of this trade.
Read MoreJohn Small Hampshire and England Cricketer
John Small was born in Empshott and lived in Petersfield Hampshire, becoming one of England’s greatest cricketers, leaving a legacy both in the game of cricket and in Hampshire’s history.
Read MoreHampshire Botanist John Goodyer
John Goodyer was one of the most important botanists in England in the C17th and lived his life in various parts of Hampshire. Born in Alton, he worked in Buriton and lived in Droxford and Petersfield.
Read MoreNorman Chancel Arch St Peter’s Petersfield
The Norman chancel arch in St Peter’s church in Petersfield is one of the most magnificent in Hampshire, its proportions seeming to signal the architects desire to elevate this chapel in a field to something more. It is possible that the design was influenced by the architecture of Winchester Cathedral. Bishop Walkelyn may well have…
Read MoreKing John and Petersfield Hampshire
Petersfield had its charter confirmed by King John, just what was the connection between him and the Hampshire town of Petersfield?
Read MorePetersfield’s Ancient Charter
The ancient charter granting Petersfield in Hampshire the right to hold a market owes its existence to William Earl of Gloucester
Read MorePetersfield Heath Barrows
Petersfield Heath is home to one of Hampshire’s most important Bronze Age burial sites
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