Page last updated 1 Dec 2013
Parking for meetings
Please note that there is
now a charge of £1.50
for evening parking in
the Brewery Car Park,
but no other car park
has evening charges.
Sheep Street and the
Forum car parks are not
far.
Found it in the ground?
For advice on what to do with
something historical you find
in the ground click here
Books about Cirencester
Palmer Newbould, a CAHS
member, and Joanna Palmer
of the Library have compiled
a list of books about
Cirencester. The leaflet is
available in the library,
bookshops and the Visitor
Information Centre. Do insist,
as the library seems to have
lost their copies!
Advertisements
The Society reserves the
right to accept or reject
adverts, which must be no
bigger than the one shown
and must not contain any
animation. Only adverts
relevant in some way to the
Society’s objects will be
accepted. They will be placed
on a page at the
webmaster’s discretion. Do
support the advertisers. If
you wish to place an advert
contact the webmaster for
more details.
right to accept or reject
adverts, which must be no
bigger than the one shown
and must not contain any
animation. Only adverts
relevant in some way to the
Society’s objects will be
accepted. They will be placed
on a page at the
webmaster’s discretion. Do
support the advertisers. If
you wish to place an advert
contact the webmaster for
more details.
Help Still Wanted
We are pleased to welcome
Kathleen Lindesay to the
committee as Minute
Secretary. The committee
still is in need of volunteers
to help run meetings. See
Contacts page for details.
Museums to try
Corinium Museum This site
gives details of their lecture
series and other events.
Cheltenham Museum has
just reopened and it is free!
Stroud Museum in the Park
Free!
Gloucester Waterways
Museum
Soldiers of Gloucestershire
Museum
Steam
Bristol’s New M Shed
Bath Museum of Astronomy
Council for British
Archaeology
The Society has been a
member of the CBA for many
years, but has decided not to
continue with membership.
We do however recommend
individual membership, and
several of our committee are
members. Our reason is that
while it costs not much more
than two memberships, we
have not been getting value
for this, as only two paper
copies of the magazine and
newsletter are received,
which are difficult to circulate
far while current. There exist
on-line copies of the
magazine, but only the two
nominees may look at it,
instead of all members! The
society decided that joining
one of the regions of CBA
was not useful as we lie at
the borders of three regions.
We may well promote future
CBA campaigns that are of
interest to the membership.
member of the CBA for many
years, but has decided not to
continue with membership.
We do however recommend
individual membership, and
several of our committee are
members. Our reason is that
while it costs not much more
than two memberships, we
have not been getting value
for this, as only two paper
copies of the magazine and
newsletter are received,
which are difficult to circulate
far while current. There exist
on-line copies of the
magazine, but only the two
nominees may look at it,
instead of all members! The
society decided that joining
one of the regions of CBA
was not useful as we lie at
the borders of three regions.
We may well promote future
CBA campaigns that are of
interest to the membership.
Archaeology News from
the CBA
the CBA
Projects come together for
Remembrance Day
The colours recently rehung in
Cirencester Parish Church were
rededicated on Sunday,
November 11th 2012, after the
main Remembrance Service.
This came after a long campaign
by CAHS, started shortly after the
colours were removed in 1998
while the inside of the church
was remodeled. Fred Petrie
wrote an article in 2000 about the
history of the local regiments and
their colours which we have republished
(See column right). He also pictured the
original four. David Viner on behalf of the
Society provided much evidence to the
PCC, with the help of the Soldiers of
Gloucester Museum. David has written a
more recent and detailed article about the
colours, published in “Gloucestershire
History”.[It is hoped that this article can be
republished when permissions are obtained]
At the same time we launched our new Projects pages on
the town’s War Memorials. We hope this answers some of
the questions about these memorial, such as why the lists
of names are different. It also encourages relatives to
share their stories with us, and even to find out more
about them if they do not know where to start looking. Our
local paper, the Wilts and Glos Standard may be the clue
in some cases. The information we have will help narrow
the search for some.
Tantalisingly, there are gaps where we have not yet
managed to find anything about some people. Perhaps
you can help? If you know others who are aware of local
military relatives that died in World War 1, introduce them
to this website. At the moment our researches are limited
to the first war, as the centenary approaches, but we will
be happy to receive any information about the second
world war - it just will not be published for some time. The
page has useful links at the bottom. Requests for any
further links will be welcome.
Remembrance Day
The colours recently rehung in
Cirencester Parish Church were
rededicated on Sunday,
November 11th 2012, after the
main Remembrance Service.
This came after a long campaign
by CAHS, started shortly after the
colours were removed in 1998
while the inside of the church
was remodeled. Fred Petrie
wrote an article in 2000 about the
history of the local regiments and
their colours which we have republished
(See column right). He also pictured the
original four. David Viner on behalf of the
Society provided much evidence to the
PCC, with the help of the Soldiers of
Gloucester Museum. David has written a
more recent and detailed article about the
colours, published in “Gloucestershire
History”.[It is hoped that this article can be
republished when permissions are obtained]
At the same time we launched our new Projects pages on
the town’s War Memorials. We hope this answers some of
the questions about these memorial, such as why the lists
of names are different. It also encourages relatives to
share their stories with us, and even to find out more
about them if they do not know where to start looking. Our
local paper, the Wilts and Glos Standard may be the clue
in some cases. The information we have will help narrow
the search for some.
Tantalisingly, there are gaps where we have not yet
managed to find anything about some people. Perhaps
you can help? If you know others who are aware of local
military relatives that died in World War 1, introduce them
to this website. At the moment our researches are limited
to the first war, as the centenary approaches, but we will
be happy to receive any information about the second
world war - it just will not be published for some time. The
page has useful links at the bottom. Requests for any
further links will be welcome.
Articles republished
in full on this website
“The Interpretation of Streams”
by Richard Reece and Peter
Broxton from Newsletter 53
The Cirencester Obelisk by
David Viner from Newsletter 45
The Corps of Militia in the
County of Gloucester - The
Royal North Gloucestershire
Regiment and the Militia Flags -
Fred Petrie from Newsletter 42
Got a short local history article to
publish? See our Publications
page
We have been sent a paper copy of the programme of
the Gloucestershire branch of The Historical Association.
A more readable version can be found on-line here. The
meetings are all held in Up Hatherly in Cheltenham. The
Historical Association has been in existence for about
twice as long as we have, and specialises in encouraging
History to be taught in schools.
.
Local Links
We have recently joined
the newly formed
Gloucestershire Local
History Association
Cirencester Civic Society
Cirencester Science and
Technology Society
Cotswold Archaeology
Bingham Library Trust
Somerford Keynes History
Group
Fairford History Society
Bristol and Gloucestershire
Archaeological Society
Gloucestershire Society for
Industrial Archaeology
Cirencester’s Corinium Museum started a new life
in private hands 1st August, having previously been
operated directly by Cotswold District Council. We
hope it continues to provide a good service and is
even able to improve it. Why not go along and see?
There is a link in the column to the right.
Next Meeting
Our next meeting is on Weds
22nd January when
Roger Turner
will tell us
The Story of
Capability Brown
This is bound to be popular with
garden buffs, so make sure you
get a seat in plenty of time!
More>
Project News
We have now digitised the photo
collection of Bob Kibble who
used the slides for talks about
Cirencester. More on the
Projects page.
Adhoc enquiry: Bier Houses
Do you know of any Bier
Houses in the County? A Bier
house is dry- it held the parish
bier for transporting coffins. Let
us know if you do
Find your way around
The links at the head of each
page have been re-organised,
but nothing has been lost. In
fact we have gained two new
pages on the War Memorials
under a new Projects heading,
where the Regal pictures, (a
new set), can also be found. To
make navigation easy, About Us
has moved below Latest, Past
Programmes below Programme
(What’s on this year). Other
links are unchanged. The HOD
page is very popular with
visitors, and has been
simplified.
Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery has
reopened and is free!
The National Archives have launched a portal
to all their World War 1 material as we approach
the Centenary of the start of the Great War. Don’t
forget to keep checking our WW1 blog for updates.
In the same vein, the CBA is considering a project
to record locations in this country associated with
the war, and especially the home front. What
records do we in the Cirencester area have of such
locations? There are the airfields, Rendcomb and
Minchinhampton. There were probably barracks,
storage and manufacturing areas too. What
buildings were used for the war wounded? We
know Bingham Hall was so used. Were there
training grounds? Were the local railway lines
involved? Our November Lecture (see left) may tell
us something of this. Send any ideas in, with
evidence if you have it, and perhaps we can make
a project or a short publication around the subject.
So as not to tread on other’s toes, let us make an
arbitrary limit of 10 miles from Cirencester. See our
ongoing WW1 project.
reopened and is free!
The National Archives have launched a portal
to all their World War 1 material as we approach
the Centenary of the start of the Great War. Don’t
forget to keep checking our WW1 blog for updates.
In the same vein, the CBA is considering a project
to record locations in this country associated with
the war, and especially the home front. What
records do we in the Cirencester area have of such
locations? There are the airfields, Rendcomb and
Minchinhampton. There were probably barracks,
storage and manufacturing areas too. What
buildings were used for the war wounded? We
know Bingham Hall was so used. Were there
training grounds? Were the local railway lines
involved? Our November Lecture (see left) may tell
us something of this. Send any ideas in, with
evidence if you have it, and perhaps we can make
a project or a short publication around the subject.
So as not to tread on other’s toes, let us make an
arbitrary limit of 10 miles from Cirencester. See our
ongoing WW1 project.
