Local history societies

Hampshire

Andover History & Archaeology Society
Contact: Mrs Jane Flambert, Secretary
Littleton Manor, Kimpton, Andover, Hants SP11 8ES
Tel No: 01264 772337
Email
04/03/09

Basingstoke Archaeological & Historical Society
04/03/09

Bishops Waltham Society
Contact: Mr I G Leesmith,
Post Mead, Shore Lane, Bishops Waltham, Hants SO32 1DY
Email
04/03/09

Bitterne Local History Society
04/03/09

Botley & Curdridge Local History Society
Contact: Dennis Stokes
Tel No: 01489 782513
Email
04/03/09

City of Winchester Trust Ltd
04/03/09

Eastleigh & District Local History Society
Contact: Mr Barry Chinchen,
97 Chamberlayne Road, Eastleigh, Hants SO50 5JJ
Tel No: 023 80613294
Email
04/03/09

Emsworth Maritime & Historical Trust
04/03/09

Fareham Local History Group
04/03/09

Farnborough & District Historical Outings Society
Contact: Mr John Norton,
177 Sycamore Rd, Farnborough, Hants GU14 6RF
Tel No: 01252 510043
04/03/09

Fawley Historians
04/03/09

Fleet & Crookham Local History Group
04/03/09

Fordingbridge Historical Society
Contact: Brian R Dixon BA
26 Lyster Road, Manor Park, Fordingbridge, Hants SP6 1QY
Tel No: 01425 655417
04/03/09

Fordingbridge Society
04/03/09

Friends of Andover Museum
Andover Museum, 6 Church Close, Andover, Hants SP10 1DP
Tel No: 01264 366283
04/03/09

Friends of Basing House
Contact: Helen Worgan
10 Priory Gardens, Old Basing, Hants RG24 7DS
Tel No: 01256 477618
04/03/09

Friends of Hurst Castle Society
Contact: Jackie Ellis
Hurst Castle, Nr Keyhaven, Lymington, Hants SO41 0TP
04/03/09

Friends of Old Southampton
Contact: Joan Webb
Guardian Court, Westwood Road, Portswood, Southampton SO17 1WH
04/03/09

Friends of the Curtis Museum & Allen Gallery
04/03/09

Friends of the Royal Naval Museum & HMS Victory
04/03/09

Gosport Society
04/03/09

Gosport St Vincent Local History Club
Contact: Mrs J Russell,
Stokehurst Old Rectory, 35 Anglesey Road, Alverstoke, Hants PO12 3EH
Tel No: 023 9258 0072
04/03/09

Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society, New Forest Section
04/03/09

Headley Society
04/03/09

Historical Association Portsmouth Branch
04/03/09

Historical Association Winchester Branch
Contact: Mrs Eleanor Yates
Email
15/06/09

Hook Local History Group
Contact: Mr David Hilton-Gree, Secretary (after 19.4.10)
Rosedene, 1 Newnham Road, Hook RG27 9LX
Tel: 01256 767452
17/03/10

Hundred of Portsdown Local History Group
Contact: Mrs S Richardson
2b Craigwell Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville, Hants PO7 5PQ
24/04/01

Littleton Local History Group
Contact: Betty Allen, Secretary
Tel No: 01962 880316
04/03/09

LTVAS Group (Lower Test Valley Archaeological Study Group)
04/03/09

Lymington & District Historical Society
Contact: Mrs A H Lyster
Community Centre, New Street, Lymington, Hants SO41 9BQ
Tel No: 01590 672337
04/03/09

Lyndhurst & District Historical Society
Contact: Mr Roy Jackman BEM
13 Northerwood Avenue, Lyndhurst, Hants SO43 7DU
Tel No: 023 8082 4190
04/03/09

North East Hants Historical & Archaeological Society
04/03/09

North Waltham, Steventon, Ashe & Deane Historical Society
04/03/09

Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust
04/03/09

Portsmouth WEA Local History Group
Contact: P Galvin, Chairperson
Buckland Community Centre, Malins Road, Buckland, Portsmouth PO2 7BL
Tel No: 023 92692914
04/03/09

Rowlands Castle Historical Society
Contact: P L Marshman
26 Uplands Road, Rowlands Castle, Hants PO9 6BU
04/03/09

Somborne & District Society
04/03/09

South Wonston Local History Group
Contact: Mrs Mary Milne, Hon Secretary
Top Withens, 8 Wrights Close, South Wonston, Winchester, Hants SO21 3HD
Tel No: 01962 881525
Email
04/03/09

Southampton Local History Forum
04/03/09

Stubbington & Hill Head History Society
Contact: Mrs Vivien Rolf
6 Stuart Close, Stubbington, Fareham, Hants PO14 2PD
Tel No: 01329 662671
Email
04/03/09

Tadley & District History Society
26/02/09

Titchfield History Society
18/03/09

West End Local History Society
04/03/09

Wickham History Society
Contact: Mr Barrie Marson
St Georges, Bridge Street, Wickham, Hants PO17 5JJ
Tel No: 01329 832313
Email
17/06/09

Winchester Archaeological Rescue Group
Also covers local history.
10/07/09

Woolmer Forest Heritage Society
04/03/09

Yateley Society
Also has a site at http://yateleylocalhistory.pbworks.com/ which contains results of the Society’s research and some commonly requested source data.
23/06/09

Cassini Maps

Whatever your reason for being interested in the past, Cassini’s maps are perfect at helping to bring the history of your area to life. Cassini Historical Maps are created from Ordnance Survey’s definitive mapping series, surveyed and printed from the early 19th century onwards. Digitally enhanced, enlarged, exactly matching present-day Ordnance Survey's Landranger® maps and immaculately printed, there has never been a better way of discovering the landscape of the past.

Click here to visit the Cassini Maps website.

The Frith Collection

Photo of Andover, High Street 1904, ref. 52149Xt
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.

The 365,000 photographs, covering 7,000 cities, towns and villages, in the Francis Frith Collection were taken between 1860 and 1970 and provide an extraordinarily detailed visual record of the enormous social and structural changes that have taken place in Britain over the period. Each city, town or village has an average of 80 photographs, some taken from the same spot over many years. Now you have the opportunity to own one of these remarkable photographs.

Click on the photograph to visit the Frith Collection website.

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