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
List of Summer Events for THS Members and Guests
Titchfield History SUMMER EVENTS Summer Outings 2019 MAY 21ST – AGM & BIG QUIZ The AGM meeting itself will be fairly short and this will be followed by a fun Quiz, so join us for this Social event. THURSDAY JUNE … Continued
St George’s Day and Titchfield
April 23rd, St George’s Day, has two important historical associations with Titchfield; the royal wedding of Margaret of Anjou to Henry VI, and the birth of William Shakespeare. Margaret of Anjou was the bride chosen for the hapless king Henry … 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
Breweries of Titchfield
BREWERIES AND PUBS OF TITCHFIELD Brewing was like baking in early times, undertaken by many ordinary tenants. Before public water supply companies, well and river water could be unreliable, brewing was one of the methods of sterilizing it for consumption. … Continued
Summer Outing Winchester
This Season’s Summer Outing for History Society members and guests will take us to Winchester to visit the Hospital of St Cross and Winchester College. On arrival we will have refreshments, followed by our own group tour carried out by … Continued