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Local History and Heritage


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Customer Service Excellence logoWelcome to the Local History and Heritage pages of the website.

Here you can find out about Archaelogy, the Historic Environment Record, Metal Detector Finds and much more.

Latest Updates:

Educational Resources and Visits

Winchester Museums’ sites offer hands-on and fun learning opportunities for schools. They are ideal venues for learning outside the classroom.
02/07/2009

English Project Annual Report 2008

First Annual Report
02/02/2009

WARG

The society for Winchester archaeology and local history to promote the study of archaeology and local history in the City of Winchester and the surrounding area.
21/08/2008


In this section:

Saxon finds at Twyford School

Contractors undertaking preliminary groundworks for an extension to Twyford School found more than they bargained for when human remains were discovered.
19/10/2007

Artefact loan packs

Winchester Museums has a small loan collection of packs of objects for handling in the classroom. Schools, colleges, and adult education classes frequently make use of them.
23/04/2007

What is the HER used for?

The HER is a publicly accessible resource, which is a valuable source of information on the archaeology and heritage of Winchester for everyone, whatever their level of interest.
24/07/2006



Related External Links:

Hampshire Archives and Local Studies Service at Hampshire Record Office

www3.hants.gov.uk/archives.htm


Contact Us

Economic and Cultural Services
Winchester City Council
Colebrook Street
Winchester
SO23 9LJ

Tel: 01962 848 303

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