Our lectures start at 7:30 pm and are held at Church Cottage, Church Square, Basingstoke, RG21 7QW. Non member visitors are welcome, but there is an admission charge of £3.00.
| Date | Lecture Details |
|---|---|
| 1st Sep 2025 | Basingstoke – The arrival of the railways Dave Allen – Curator of Archaeology (retd.), Hampshire Cultural trust |
| 6th Oct 2025 | A People Apart – New scientific insights into life, death and society in Iron Age Dorset Dr Martin Smith – Associate Professor of Biological Anthropology, Bournemouth University |
| 3rd Nov 2025 | A Lion in York? – New evidence for animal spectacles in the arenas of the Roman north Dr John Pearce – Dept. of Classics, King’s College London |
| 1st Dec 2025 | Jane Austen Woman and Writer Maureen Stiller – Honorary Secretary, Jane Austen Society |
| 5th Jan 2026 | Myth, History, and Afterlife of the Cretan Labyrinth Dr Katy Soar – University of Winchester |
| 2nd Feb 2026 | Tithe Barns … and their imposters Joseph Rogers – Amateur historian and author |
| 2nd Mar 2026 | Silchester: the Landscape Setting of the Iron Age Oppidum and the Roman City Prof Mike Fulford CBE – University of Reading |
| 13th Apr 2026 | Access and Amplification: Basingstoke’s Past on Film Film screen and talk from Wessex Film and Sound Archive Ryan Reid – Community Archives Officer at Wessex Film and Sound Archive |
| 11th May 2026 | Rural Settlement in medieval Hampshire and beyond: from the fifth century to the fifteenth Prof David Hinton – University of Southampton |
| 1st Jun 2026 | AGM followed by: Six Notable Women Roger Ottewill and Jennie Butler – Amateur historians and authors |
Church Cottage is situated behind St Michael’s Church in central Basingstoke and there are a limited number of spaces available in the car park.