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BWS monthly meetings
Our meetings will take place in in the Catholic Church Hall, Martin Street, Bishop’s Waltham, SO32 1DN on the customary third Thursday of the month at the usual time of 7.30pm. There is ample free parking available and we look forward to seeing you there. Should there be any change to this situation, we will update this page with the relevant information and inform members via email.
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Thursday 19 June
Winchester; Boom to Bust with Donald Bryan
Don is a recently retired Professional Blue Badge Tour Guide for Central/Southern England, with a Degree in Archaeology. He is also an Archaeological Dowser, and was National Chairman of the British Society of Dowsers Archaeology Group for many years.
His talk, Winchester; Boom to Bust, follows the years after the death of King John (1216) when Winchester was one of the most prosperous cities in England with a population second only to London. By the end of the 14th century the population had halved, the coffers were empty and 11 of its streets were de-populated.
THE EARLY HISTORY OF WALTHAM told in posters
by Tony Kippenberger
Bishop’s Waltham’s long history is showcased in a unique series of outdoor storyboards.
The 10,000 year timeline covers the Stone Age to the destruction of the Bishop’s Palace during the Civil War, and as a public exhibition it delivers a fascinating picture of the small market town in bite-sized portions.
You can buy your own copy of all the posters of The Early History of Bishops Waltham for £5 at Sweet Corner, Studio 4, and the Museum as well as at our monthly meetings at the Catholic Church Hall in Martin Street.
