Periods of British and Hampshire’s History
Hurst Castle
A Bracing walk along Hurst Spit is rewarded with the chance to explore one of King Henry VIII’s strategically built castles, Hurst Castle Hurst Castle was built in the perfect location from which to defend the western approach to the Solent. The castle was just one of a chain of castles built to defend the…
Read MoreSt John the Baptist Church Boldre
St John the Baptist Church, Boldre has possibly been a site of worship for over 2000 years St John the Baptist Church, Boldre occupies a beautiful location, standing aside the valley of the River Boldre as it cuts its way through the New Forest. It seems to be the perfect setting to foster the literary…
Read MoreOld Portsmouth Photograph Commercial Road Hampshire UK
Here is just an example of genuine old photographs available in our Hampshire History Archives…
Read MoreBugle Street Southampton
Bugle Street Southampton has some wonderful old merchants houses It is not just the Tudor House or the Medieval Merchants House that are worth looking at in the area around St Michael’s Square in Old Southampton. Cast your eyes around many old merchants houses to get a full flavour of the area when it fizzed…
Read MoreAll Saints Church Farringdon
All Saints Church Farringdon has some fascinating and intriguing characters associated with it, from eminent scientists, to world renowned authors and builders of follys. Such a great deal of history connected with a small place of thatched cottages and pretty country lanes.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreSt Mary’s Church Breamore
St Mary’s Church Breamore is one of Hampshire’s and maybe England’s finest Saxon buildings. St Mary’s church Breamore is thought to have been built as a Saxon minster on a royal estate and evidence has been found that it does in fact occupy an eastern corner of a large enclosure. Even today it has the…
Read MoreSt Mary the Virgin Church East Worldham
St Mary the Virgin Church East Worldham sits prominently on the crossroads at Worldham Hill St Mary the Virgin East Worldham was built in its present form in the C13th but quite obviously sits on the site of a much earlier Anglo Saxon building. Its position is no accident. An ancient forest track on the…
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 MoreRomsey Abbey
Romsey Abbey is an imposing Romanesque church and once one of the most important ecclesiastical sites in England. It’s Abbesses came from royal and high status families and before the black death amassed great wealth.
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
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