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John Harmar, Warden, 1596-1613, after whom the archives reading room is named (Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of Winchester College).

Himsworth’s Winchester College Muniments

A key finding aid for the archives of Winchester College is Sheila Himsworth’s meticulously indexed Winchester College Muniments, published in 3 volumes (Chichester, 1976-1984). The work is the culmination of...

Henry Cort, Hampshire ironmaster

Not the North – Hampshire’s Industrial Heritage

Hampshire may not have slag heaps, coal-mines and blast furnaces but it still has a substantial industrial heritage. Iron ore was smelted at Sowley at Beaulieu Manor from about 1600...