Newsletters One of the aims of the society is to publish information concerning the past of Cirencester and its environs. This has been achieved by publishing Newletters containing short articles and, recently, short reports on talks held during the year. Longer studies have been published as the Miscellany series. All publications to up to Newsletter 52 have been lodged with the Gloucestershire Archives. Details of how to find them is given in Newsletter 49. This newsletter also discusses our project to influence new place names in Cirencester by historical references, and some local public art. The contents of the publications can be found in the tabs left. We do have a small stock of back numbers of both Newsletters and Miscellany. If we have what you want, back issues of Newsletters are £3 each and of Miscellany are £5 from our editor. The Society is keen to have assistance for future publications. If you feel up to editing or even researching new material, our Editor will be pleased to hear from you. If you have material suitable for publication in short form about some aspect of local history we may be able to help Newsletter 52July 2010  12pp A4 Editorial Lecture Reports 2009-10 season Just the Ticket: Travel and transport in Cirencester by road canal and rail - Linda Viner Researching F W Constable of Cirencester and Fairford - David Viner Newsletter 51April 2010 4pp A4 The Society's publications at Gloucestershire Archives Obituary: Alan McWhirr, Society President 1987-97 - David Viner Annual Report Most early Newsletters contain an annual report, notes and news. These do not just give a flavour of the society, but changes in the town are often mentioned. Reports of the previous season’s lectures are rare until 2005, when they became a regular feature. We thus have little information on lectures given before then, except for the prestigious Croome Lectures. Early ones also contain editorial and treasurer's report.  Early treasurers all seem to have been employees, even managers, of Lloyds Bank, where our account is to this day!. Most newsletters also list the committee of the day. Only article titles and authors where known are listed below.  Be warned, the list is necessarily long, so printing this page may not be a good idea. You may like to use the "find on this page" feature of your browser. Newsletter 54 August 2011   8pp A4 Lecture reports for 2010-11 season The Old House, Gloucester Street - Rosemary Burton [from Newsletter no. 10] A House and its owners, No. 33 Dyer Street - Marjorie Klitz [from Newsletter no.12] Newsletter 53 April 2011  8pp A4 Cirencester: the interpretation of streams - Peter Broxton and Richard Reese Newsletter 50: August 2009 12 pages A4   The changing pattern of Cirencester’s pubs – David Viner Reports on the year’s lectures Newsletter 49 April 2009 4 pages A4   Identifying our publications at Gloucestershire Archives Place Names - David Viner  Public Art -  David Viner  Newsletter 48 September 2008 12 pages A4   The Independent or Congregational Chapel in Wharf Road (drawing, mid 19th century) Jerome K.Jerome and Cirencester's Sheep Street Chapel -Richard Reece and Katherine Ashley  Reports on the year's meetings Newsletter 47 April 2008 4 pages A4    What's in a Cirencester name? - David Viner Newsletter 46 September 2007  20 pages A4   Reports on the meetings held during the year The Founding of the Society - Tony Denning [first published in Newsletter 22] Newsletter 45 August 2006 4 pages A4   The Cirencester Obelisk - David Viner [Reprinted with updated material from Newsletter 24] Newsletter 44 April 2006 19 pages A4   Annual report on our 50th year Lecture reports for the year Local history enquiries set to the Society during the year Newsletter 43 April 2005 12pp A4   Reports on the Year's Lectures Newsletter 42 September 2001 20 pages A4   Brief reports on lectures of the previous series Planning & Developmen matters - a policy statement Research enquiries, websites Turnpike Group update The Anchor Inn, Gloucester Street, Cirencester - Philip Griffiths  Fred Petrie [1917-2001], a tribute - David Viner  The Corps of Militia in the County of Gloucester - The Royal North Gloucestershire Regiment and the Militia Flags - Fred Petrie Newsletter 41 August 1999  12pp+cover A4 The Saga of the Abbey outline - Sian Defferary John Henry Thomas Photographic Collection Project - Trevor Allen John Beecham, the Corencester Artist - Fred Petrie News from Cotswold Museum Service - Judy Mills Recent work by Cotswold Archaeological Trust - Neil Holbrook Turnpikes study group William Croome 1891-1967 - David Viner Newsletter 40 July 1998  12pp A4 Cirencester College: Archaeology-History Prize Recent Work undertaken by Cotswold Archaeological Trust - Mark Leah Turnpikes Study Group - John Hartland Museum News - David Viner Corinium Museum Roman Garden - David Viner Newsletter 39 July 1997  12pp+cover A5 Visits - Sian Travers Thanks to our President, Alan McWhirr - David Viner Sir William Llewellyn - June Stacey News from Corinium Museum - David Viner Turnpikes Study Group - John Hartland Excavations - Michael Oakeshott Recent local work by CAT - Dawn Enright New Management for Cirencester Amphitheatre - David Viner A litle local Diversion Part II - Michael Oakeshott Museum Garden Party - David Viner Newsletter 38 July 1996  12pp+cover A5 Obituary: Joyce Barker - June Stacey Cirencester Hospital Tiles - Jan Bennett The Scribe [writing up lectures for W&G Standard] - Noreen Blackford Bingham Library - Trevor Allen Visits - Sian Travers Turnpikes Study Group - John Hartland Wortley Roman Villa 1995 - Michael Oakeshott A little diversion [South Cerney] - Michael Oakeshott Recent work by Cotswold Archaeological Trust in Cirencester and environs - Dawn Enright Newsletter 37 July 1995  14pp A5 Looking back 40 years - Trevor Allen Some Recollections of the early years of the Society - June Stacey The Friends of CAT - Michael Oakeshott Modern Archaeological practice and the role of the 'Amateur' - John P. Salvatore Turnpike study group - John Hartland Cirencester Parish Churchyard gravestones and Memorials - Don Harris Developments at the Cotswold Museum - David Viner Outings 1994/5 Press cuttings Newsletter 36 July 1994  11pp A4 Turnpikes Study Group - John Hartland Cotswold Archaeological Trust: Local Projects Summary - Graeme Walker Wortley Villa - Michael Oakeshott CAHS Library and Documents Collection - Trevor Allen Developments at the Corinium Museum - David Viner Recent Publications Outings - Sian Travers Newsletter 35 July 1993  12pp A4 Turnpikes Study Group - John Hartland Cotswold Archaeological Trust: Local Projects Summary - Graham Walker CAHS Library and Document Collection - Trevor Allen Archaeological Collections in the Corinium Museum Cirencester Corinium Museum Exhibitions 1993 including Civil War Developments at the Corinium Mseum John Paddock PhD Corinium Museum Garden Party: a note of appreciation - David Viner Outings Newsletter 34 July 1992 13 pages A4  The Croome Lecture 1992 - Ruth Iliffe  Turnpikes Study Group - John Hartland  Cotswold Archaeological Trust : Local Projects Summary - G.T. Walker  Cirencester and the Civil War: A Summary - John Paddock  Obituary of Jean Welsford - David Viner  Obituary of Mrs R B R Walker- Jennifer Lippiett  Obituary of Iris Goody - Dorothy Butcher  Newsletter 33 July 1991 6 pages A4 Turnpike study group - John Hartland Cotswold Archaeological Trust, the year's events - G T Walker Newsletter 32 August 1990 7 pages A4   Turnpikes Study Group- John Hartland  Cotswold Archaeological Trust - details of the first year's work - with locations - Graham Walker Newsletter 31 August 1989 6 pages A4  Cotswold Archaeology Trust - Dr. T.C. Darvill Newsletter 30 August 1988 8 pages A4   Turnpikes Study Group - John Hartland  Roman Garden at the Corinium Museum Postcard,  and short notes Newsletter 29 July 1987 8pp A4  Regional Local History Meeting Turnpikes Study Group - John Hartland Roman Garden at Corinium Museum Newsletter 28 May 1986 22pp+cover A5  Thanks to Joy Barker Turnpikes Study Group – John Hartland  Langley’s Mill, Cirencester [14pp+ bibliography] – Robert Walls  The Historic/listed Building Record at the Corinium Museum – David Wilkinson Newsletter 27 May 1985  20pp+cover A5  Turnpikes Study Group – John Hartland  The Cirencester- Lechlade Road [21 refs + 1 illustration] – John Hartland  Search Group: Education in Cirencester 1700-1945 – Jean Welsford  A School Boys visit to the Exhibition – Keith Smith  Excavations at Butlers Field, Lechlade Cirencester Lockup Rededication of the bells of the [Cirencester] Parish Church Newsletter 26 May 1984  28pp+cover  Turnpikes Study Group – John Hartland  Search Group: Education in Cirencester 1700-1945 – Jean Welsford  The Cirencester – Stroud Road – John Hartland  Tour from Cheltenham to Birdlip and Cirencester in 1824 –[Rev. John Skinner]- Linda Viner Archaeological Investigations in St. Michael’s Field 1983 – David Wilkinson Funeral Eulogy: David Verey 1913-1984 - Ven. Eric Evans, Archdeacon of Cheltenham Newsletter 25 May 1983 26pp+cover A5  CAHS Rules The Cirencester Flying-Post and Weekly Miscellany [50 Refs] – Jeremy Black  Turnpikes Study Group – John Hartland  Corinium Museum Garden Tar Barrows, Whiteway Farm – J.Branston  Sergeant-Major Henry Webb Stallworthy – C.R. Harington  Excavations at The Ditches Hill-Fort, North Cerney Obituary: Miss D M Radway 1893-1982 Newsletter 24 May 1982 22pp+cover A5    Turnpikes Study Group – John Hartland  Corinium Museum Garden – Caroline Lucken  Croome Memorial Lecture – David Verey  Cirencester’s Fire Brigade – A.D. McWhirr  The Cirencester Obelisk – David Viner The Bull Inn – Philip Griffiths  Newsletter 23 May 1981 16pp+cover F8   Cobbett in Cirencester – Anthony Denning Newsletter 22 May 1980 12pp+cover F8   The Founding of the Society – D.A.D. Cirencester Excavations Obituary: R.W. Jennings - David Viner FSA  Newsletter 21 May 1979 24pp+cover F8 Gloucester Records Office – Brian Smith  John Keble: Early days at Southrop, 1823 – A.P. Ledger  The town recaptured– D.A.D  Cirencester Excavations 1978 Tribute to H.J.Clappen - Mr Jackson  Newsletter 20 May 1978 16pp+cover F8 Visit to Dyer Street House Bagendon and Elsie Clifford: I sat at the feet – Joyce Barker  Obituary: Ruth Waddington – JB Newsletter 19 May 1977 16pp+cover F8 On the track of an ancient Road – Leighton & Elizabeth Bishop  Baron Cirencester – D.A.D.  Cirencester Excavations 1976 – Alan McWhirr  Annual Report and Newsletter No. 18 June 1976 28pp+cover F8 President's Address on the Society's 21st birthday - David Verey o “The Society extends hearty congratulations to two committee members on marriage during the year :- Mr David Viner to Miss Linda Bunce on 18th October 1975 and Mr Alan Welsford to Miss Jean Allen on 29th May 1976” Australia and Emigration [adverts and letters from local papers] - Mary Palser The Beecham Family: Cirencester and Australia - AF Beecham  Cirencester Excavations 1975 - Alan McWhirr Annual Report and Newsletter No. 17 June 1975 20pp+cover F8 The Library of St. Mary's Abbey, Cirencester [9 Refs] - Alan Welsford The Abbey's Possessions in Berkshire -  Anthony Denning Traces of the Abbey of St. Mary at Cirencester still to be seen - Clericus Noster Indexing of the Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard  - Joyce Barker [ This task took from 1968-75 onto index cards - does the index still exist?] Cirencester Excavations 1974 - Alan McWhirr Annual Report and Newsletter No. 16 June 1974 18pp+cover F8 The Sad Story of the Reverend Samuel Johnson; or Storm in a Cirencester Teacup (8 Refs) - RW Jennings The Royal Coats of Arms in the Parish church [Charles II and George II] Cirencester Excavations 1973 - Alan McWhirr The Late Rev R Elphick, obituary - Joyce Barker [honoured with FSA 1974] Annual Report and Newsletter No. 15 June 1973 20pp+cover F8  The Non-Roman Museum - Yvonne Perrot The Early Days of the Society - Muriel Holland Excavations 1972 - Alan McWhirr Further Excavations at Prices Row - David Viner Museum history Part Three: 1938-1973 - John Real Annual Report and Newsletter No. 14 June 1972 20pp+cover F8  Early Theatricals at Cirencester - Anthony Denning Museum History in Cirencester Part Two: 1879-1938 - Joyce Barker Romans Lived it Up in Old Britain - Vancouver Sun July 1971 That Opulent Town and the Iron Duke - Anthony Denning Excavations 1971 - Alan McWhirr Annual Report and Newsletter No. 13 June 1971 15pp+cover F8  Living History [May Cambray] - Beryl James Thoughts on Fame [Sir William Llewellyn d.1941] - Joyce Barker Cirencester Excavations 1970 - Alan McWhirr Museum History in Cirencester Part one: Early Curators of the Bathurst Museum - MMWP Annual Report and Newsletter No. 12 May 1970 14pp+cover F8  Not Angles but Angels - Richard Reece Excavations at Cirencester 1969 A house and its owners No.33 Dyer Street - Marjorie Klitz  Annual Report and Newsletter No. 11 May 1969 16pp+cover F8  The Cheltenham Road - Michael Paine The Saxon Door at Somerford Keynes - Canon RG Gibbon Cirencester Excavations: The past decade One Public Road, now closed [letter to W&G Standard 6 May 1916] Annual Report and Newsletter No. 10 May 1968 15pp+cover F8  The Non-Roman Museum [Museum Room Abberley House] - E G Saw The Old House Gloucester Street - Rosemary Burton A Stratton Pluralist [Thomas Boys DD] - R Elphick Perusing the "Local" [paper] - Y A Perrott Excavations at Cirencester 1967 - David Brown Excavation Stewards Verey, Mr DCW of Barnsley House is listed among new members for that year  Annual Report and Newsletter No. 9 May 1967 20pp+cover F8  A Quaker Squire of the Cotswolds [John Bellers] - Eleanor Hope Simpson How not to Over restore - David Verey Inside the Church of St. John the Baptist Cirencester - Leslie Jones Cirencester Excavations 1966 The Word square - David Brown Annual Report and Newsletter No. 8 May 1966  16pp+cover F8   Farmington Roman Villa - P Gascoine Excavations at Cirencester 1965- David Brown The Churchyard of St. John the Baptist Cirencester - L Jones List of documents received 1961-5 [These will now be found in Gloucestershire Archives, I hope, Ed.] The young look in archaeology- Richard Reece, David Brown, Peter Broxton Abbey Stonework Walter of Cheltenham Annual Report and Newsletter No. 7 1965 14pp+cover F8   An Objection [old English] The Manor Farm of Tarlton and the Coke Family [21 refs] - R K Lingard-Guthrie Cirencester Excavations 1964 Notes and News - Richard Reece Annual Report and Newsletter 1964 16pp+cover F8  Mrs E M Clifford - 4 appreciations Cirencester Excavations 1963 Notes Richard Reece Annual Report and Newsletter 1963 No.V June 1963 16pp+cover F8  Samuel Lysons FRS FSA 1763-1819 - V A Woodman Excavations at Cirencester 1962 Donald Atkinson MA FSA an obituary - M V Taylor Annual Report & Newletter for 1962/3 summer 1962 16pp+cover F8  Bagendon Considered - S S Frere Stained Glass - W I Croome Cirencester Excavations 1961 - J S Wacher Annual Report & News Brochure for 1961/1962 summer 1961  15pp+cover F8  The Parish of Stratton - R Elphick Notes on Colesbourne - G R Walshaw Cirencester Excavations - J S Wacher Oakley Cottage Cemetery - Richard Reece Local Excavations - "Snooper" Photographic sub-committee Dr Frederick Wainwright - an obituary Annual Report & News Brochure for 1960-61summer 1960 16pp+cover F8  History from Churchwardens Accounts - W I Croome The (Cirencester)Parish Registers - G P Jackson The End of the Abbey of St. Mary - Richard Reece Cirencester Excavations 1960 - J S Wacher More Mollusca from Roman Cirencester - L W Grensted Wall Divining [early description of resistivity measurement with the inventors, Messrs Martin and Clarke] [This copy priced at 6d and signed by Joyce Barker] Annual Report & News Brochure for 1958/1959 summer 1959 11pp+cover F8  Corinium Museum 1958-9 - Donald Atkinson Museum of Local History - HB(ullock) Cirencester Excavation Committee - HL Gracie National Register of Archives