Historic Environment Centre

The Historic Environment Centre (HEC) will be closed for redecoration from Monday 7 July - Friday 25 July. Staff can be contacted via museums@winchester.gov.uk

The staff working in the Historic Environment Centre (HEC) will be off site for most of July due to refurbishing. There will be no access to the library or photographic collections, and restricted Historic Environment Record access during this period.

Enquiries relating to the museums service's photographic collection, and archaeological finds by members of the public can be referred to the relevant members of staff - Ross Turle, Pru Hatton, Rob Webley - through the usual means, although there will be delays in response.

Enquiries relating to educational loan packs should be directed to Robin Iles.

We should be back in the HEC w/c 28 July.

Opening times

Monday - Friday by appointment only

Admission Free

About the Historic Environment Centre

The historic environment centre (HEC), located above the tourist information centre in the Guildhall, is a search room where visitors can meet staff and enquire after a range of services:

• Information and records relating to the museums service collections including:
  • Archaeology
  • Local History
  • Photographs
  • Topographical art
  • Coins and tokens
  • Ethnography collection
• Identification of archaeological and local history material from the district by our curators and the Hampshire Finds Liaison Officer
• Centre for reporting potential Treasure finds from Hampshire
• Consult the Historic Environment Record - a database and associated information of all known historic sites and monuments across the district Access to a small selection of other resources such as a reference library, Victorian OS maps of the city and information relating to the history of the district
• A small educational loans service - boxes of artefacts which can be borrowed by schools and colleges

It replaces the former resources centre based at Hyde, and brings the services formerly provided there into the centre of town for greater convenience.

Please contact us with any enquiries:
museums@winchester.gov.uk