Newsletter 85 - Spring 2026

See p. 27, A 'Small Measure of Public Authority': Village Post Offices in Basingstoke Rural District 1843-1911, Local History

Contents	General editor Dick Selwood
From the President	Mike Fulford

Landscape	Section Editor, Dawn Cansfield
Editorial	Dawn Cansfield
Oliver Rackham: Historical Methods and the Use of Evidence	Roy Birch
Field Trip 1: Selborne Common, Saturday 11th April 2026	Mike Broderick
Field Trip 2: Special Walk with John Firth on 19th May 2026: "Geology: Walbury Hill to Inkpen Beacon"	Sue Bell
Book Review

Historic Buildings	Section Editor, Bill Fergie
Editorial	Bill Fergie
Update on the Historical Graffiti at King John's House, Romsey	Karen Wardley
Church Cottage, Basingstoke; some notes on the development of a historic building complex	Bill Fergie

Archaeology	Section Editor, David Allen
Editorial	Dave Allen
Interim Report of a Mesolithic site at Swelling Hill Pond, Four Marks,	Emmanuel La O Kirchner
Waterbourne Rockbourne	Dave Allen
A Medieval Lavabo Basin from Newport, Isle of Wight	Mark Stedman & Mike Brace
Book Review

Local History	Section Editor, Mark Page
The WVS in Rural Hampshire during the Second World War	Phoebe Merrick
A 'Small Measure of Public Authority': Village Post Offices in Basingstoke Rural Distric	Roger Ottewill
Hampshire Archives and Local Studies: Some Recent Additions to the Archives	Sarah Farley
Book Reviews

In the Back	Section Editor, Dick Selwood
'A Highly Enjoyable Afternoon': Field Club Outing to Christchurch in 1898	Roger Ottewill

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