News

Proposed Commemorative Visit to the Isle of Wight by Field Club members, to include Brading Roman Villa and other sites on the eastern side of the Isle of Wight. This is now postponed until Spring 2022,  dates, times and costs tbc.

Institute of Historical Research’s centenary event: we are very pleased to announce that the Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society has been selected to be part of the IHR's Centenary Celebrations.

Read about the 'Threatened closure of the Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield'

Programme of Events:

• Next Event
  • Landscape Section - Sunday 12th September: Holy Ghost Cemetery & South View- 10.30-12.30
• Recent Event:
  • Local History Section 29/6/21 - How to Make Local History Films (link to YouTube video of the presentation).

Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society Quiz No. 2 is now available

Virtual Resources - 2021: 'Off The Beaten Track'; 2020: online resources and opportunities for self-guided walks

Fundraising for the Hampshire Field Club - a message from the Treasurer.

Recent Publications: Newsletter No 75 Spring 2021 has been distributed to members.The latest volume of Hampshire Studies, Part II of Volume 75, was published in November 2020; past editions of Hampshire Studies are available online. Hampshire Papers No. 9 - Huguenots, Apothecaries, Gardeners and Squires: The Garniers of Rookesbury, Hampshire by Rosemary Baird Andreae is available to order.

The Historic Buildings Section sponsored Hampshire Medieval Graffiti Project work continues; reports of the final survey before 'Lockdown' prevented any further visits is available: St Peter, Goodworth Clatford.

The Society is run by officers elected by the membership. It is divided into Sections which focus on:
Archaeology	Historic Buildings	Landscape	Local History

Research

The Society places great emphasis on the importance of research. In the Constitution, the first stated object, item 1a, is: "...to promote the study of and research into Archaeology, History, Historic Buildings, Landscape, Geology and Natural History within the county of Hampshire, and to publish the results appropriately." This is realised in a number of ways, including: through its Publications by awarding Grants organising research, e.g. Hampshire Churches Medieval Graffiti

Membership - find out how to join	Programme of Events	Publications	About the Hampshire Field Club
Subscriptions are annual and Members receive the Society's Newsletter twice yearly. You can view details of membership rates and to access a membership application form.	The Sections hold events including conferences, lectures, field trips and an AGM. Members participate in and attend the events of as many sections as they wish.	The Society publishes a range of publications; members, depending on their type of membership, are entitled to receive some of these without payment; they pay a reduced fee for others. Non-members are welcome to purchase any publication while stocks last. The two latest Monographs are: Selborne Priory: Excavations 1953–1971 (2015) Sparsholt Roman Villa Hampshire: Excavations by David E Johnston (2014)	The History of the Hampshire Field Club dates back to 1885. Mr T W Shore, above, called the meeting where the club was born. There have been many changes in its organisation. The elected officers run the organisation for the benefit of the membership.

Archaeology in Hampshire - Annual Reports

The Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society took over the publication of the annual report on archaeology in the county. The reports for 2004-2018 are available electronically on the website. The Annual Reports for 2017 and 2018 are now available.

Annual General Meeting: Wednesday, 25th November 2020: a virtual Annual General Meeting took place; details of the items covered are now available. 

Links to Hampshire Societies: the HFC is always pleased to work with other groups in Hampshire which share its aims. A new webpage has been set up to give web links to these groups.