News

Programme of Events:

• Next Event
  • Hampshire Papers Study Day - Saturday 3rd September - A full day of presentations by authors of the new series of Hampshire Papers; book a place via the Ticketsource website.
• Recent Event
• Archaeology Section - Wednesday 6th July - exclusive visit to Bournemouth University’s Durotriges 2022 excavation, Winterbourne Kingston, Dorset.

Celebrating Hampshire's Historians to mark the Institute of Historical Research's century.

Historian of the Month - August 2022. Arthur Francis Leach wrote widely on the history of education. He was particularly known for his work on medieval schools and for the school histories he contributed to the Victoria County History, Hampshire. In 1899, he also published A History of Winchester College, his old school.

Recent Publications: The latest edition of the Newsletter - No. 78 Autumn 2022, was sent to members in July.

The Historic Buildings Section sponsored Hampshire Medieval Graffiti Project work continues: a report of the latest survey, June 2022, for St Andrew the Apostle Hamble-le-Rice is available.

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 Annual Report for 2019 is now available. Earlier reports for 2004-2018 are also available electronically on the website.

Advocacy: Speaking up for Hampshire’s heritage: A webpage has been set up to give guidance to anyone who has concerns about possible threats to Hampshire's historic environment.

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.

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 by collaborating in the Institute of Historical Research’s centenary event

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.

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.