Titchfield Emblem and the New Entry Signs
Residents in Titchfield wanted to freshen up the first impression on entering the historic village of Titchfield. The old entry signs were a bit battered and did not do the historic village any justice. The first challenge was how to … Continued
Speakers for the coming season
Speakers for the 2019 – 2020 programme have now been confirmed. Dates and speakers are: September 17th 2019 Wig, Powder & Windows ~ Phoebe Merrick October 15th Mills & Milling ~ Martin Gregory November 19th Harlots, Dung & Glory Pt … Continued
LAST OF THIS SEASONS SUMMER EVENTS FOR THE TITCHFIELD HISTORY SOCIETY
Following a visit to Titchfield by the Bishops Waltham Society earlier this year, members of the History Society were invited to a reciprocal visit to The Palace at Bishops Waltham for a Summer picnic. We gathered in the magnificent grounds … Continued
TITCHFIELD HISTORY SOCIETY ANNUAL OUTING
It was the hottest day of the year for our outing this year, luckily, we had chosen to visit venues which were mainly indoors. Our morning took us to the Hospital of St Cross in Winchester, which was founded … Continued
Summer Picnic 2019
The Summer picnic for the History Society has become a regular event and is normally blessed with fine warm weather, however this year was far from the case with very heavy showers and a chill wind, not picnic weather! This … Continued
Chairman’s Report 2019
I first of all I must apologise for not presenting this in person and would like to thank Peter Mills for chairing this meeting in my place. 2018/19 Season has been very busy and productive for the Society. Attendances … Continued
History of the Ordnance Survey
Thankful for the great British mapping system, history society members managed to find their way to the community centre and listen to a talk about the history of Ordnance Survey. The founding father of the Ordnance Survey is considered to … Continued
HARLOTS, DUNG AND GLORY
BY ANDREW NEGUS Titchfield History Society will be getting a bit of a reputation. Earlier this year we learnt about the medieval brothels in London and have now progressed to the Harlots of Portsmouth. Andrew Negus gave a light-hearted presentation, … Continued