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Building works often awake interest in the history of the place in question. The congregation of the St Andrew’s United Reformed Church in The Avenue,
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Building works often awake interest in the history of the place in question. The congregation of the St Andrew’s United Reformed Church in The Avenue,
Stern expressions, dark clothes, rectories the size of small palaces – these are all clues to what life was like for the middle class in
Bishops Waltham’s Debt to a Victorian Reformer and Social Entrepreneur In the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Metropolitan Museum, Fifth Avenue New York,
Letters sent by Royal Mail have always been paid for, but not by the privileged few. From 1652, Members of Parliament could send official letters
Recent experience by a Hampshire group funded by HAT has highlighted the importance of preserving the humble postcard. In attics, cupboards, garages and other places
The evolution of the idea of a chantry, where prayers for the departed are said and the liturgical ritual of mass is celebrated, to a
The influence of faith and religious movements on social and political events is a fertile subject for archival research. Education is one area where the
With the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in 2020 on the horizon the Buriton Village Association has stepped up its work to try to
Southampton Archives are located in the basement of the south block of the Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LY, close to the Southampton Local History and Maritime
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Hampshire Archives Trust
c/o Hampshire Record Office
Sussex Street
S023 8TH
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