Hampshire Studies is an annual publication, usually printed in November, containing papers on the natural history, geology, landscape, archaeology, history, historic buildings and industrial monuments of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

History:

• According to the first editor, the Rev. G. W. Minns, ‘In the way of publications nothing was contemplated by the original promoters…It was soon found, however, that ample material was forthcoming…’
• Between 1885 and 1966, the Proceedings were published in Parts, usually three to a volume. Volume 1, consisting of four parts for the years 1885-1889, was published by 1890. Occasionally, single volume supplements were issued:
  • Volume 11, published in 1930, and issued to subscribers for 1929, is an example of a single issue volume. In this case the volume is a report of the St Catharine’s Hill Excavations of the 1920s.
  • Volume 20, published in 1956 is devoted to natural history and is presented as a single pdf.
  • A separate Volume 20 contains a collection of articles to honour long-serving Hon Secretary, Frank Warren, and is not currently available.
• From 1967, the Proceedings have normally been published as a single annual volume; in 2012 and 2020, however, they were published in two parts.
• Volume 37 has not been digitised as yet.
• Due to time constraints, no volume of Proceedings was published in 1990; Volume 45 was published in November 1989 while Volume 46 was published in March 1991.
• The title of ‘Hampshire Studies‘ was used for the first time for Volume 51, in 1996; the official bibliographical title is still ‘Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society’.