Romsley & Hunnington History Society -
Bromsgrove Road, Hunnington 1975
Bromsgrove Road, Romsley
Dayhouse Bank, Romsley
Hunnington Station
Bluebird Toffee Factory, Hunnington
Romsley Sanatorium
Romsley School
St Kenelm's Church, Romsley
Vincent's Houses, Hunnington
Vincent's Toffee Factory, Hunnington
Programme 2015-16
Our meeting season for 2015-16:
Autumn 2015
• 22 September - The Battle of Evesham. Paul Harding & Helen Lee. Read the Meeting Report
• 27 October - Stolen Lives - Individual Tragedies of the Great War. Andrew Hamilton. Read the Meeting Report
• 24 November - The English Civil War in Bewdley, Kidderminster and Worcester. Max Keen. Meeting Report
2016
• 23 February - The Restoration of the Cupola and Renewing of the Roof Coverings at Hanbury Hall, Derek Clarke. Meeting Report
• 22 March - Black Country Churches. Tim Bridges, Conservation Adviser for Birmingham & the West Midlands and the Church Buildings Support Officer for the Diocese of Hereford. Meeting Report
• 26 April - You Can't Abdicate and Eat It: Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson, Mary Bodfish. Meeting Report
• 24 May - The Society's AGM followed by Celebrating 50 Years of Romsley & Hunnington History Society. Julian Hunt and Ruth Harper. Meeting Report and Additional Information
• 28 June - Dayhouse Bank. Julian Hunt Meeting Report
• 3 Jul - Musical Performance of the 'Ballad of St Kenelm'. Concert Report and Background Information
Click the links to read reports from the 2015 AGM and other meetings during the 2014-15 season, including the special meeting in June 2015 for the school centenary, and the summer outing to Kidderminster Carpet Museum.
Programme 2016-17
Our meeting season for 2016-17:
Autumn 2016
- 27 September - Hagley Park, Past and Present, Joe Hawkins Meeting Report
- 25 October - The Young Diarist of Hartlebury, Diana Clutterbuck Meeting Report
- 22 November - Herbert Austin and the Story of Longbridge, Max Hunt Meeting Report
2017
- 28 February - Repair Work at the Old Naval College in Greenwich, Derek Clarke Meeting Report
- 28 March - The Black Country in the Great War, Mike Pearson Meeting Report
- 25 April - Richard III, Max Keen Meeting Report
- 23 May - Annual General Meeting and Romsley & Hunnington in 1939, Julian Hunt Meeting Report
- 27 June - Victorian & Edwardian Buildings of Birmingham and the Black Country, Tim Bridges
Meeting Report
Meetings 7.30pm at Romsley Church Hall. For more details please contact Paul Share (Chairman) on 01562 710197
Summer Events
Wednesday 13th September will be a very important day for the Society. Julian Hunt's book on the Court Rolls is due to be released and to celebrate everyone is invited to the Church Hall, between 2-5pm, for tea and cakes.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 26th September at 7.30pm, in the Church Hall, when Paul Harding and Helen Lee will give a talk on Medieval Medicine and Surgery. Paul's talks are usually vividly dramatised and are always fascinating. Why not come along and see for yourself?
Click the links to read reports from the 2016 AGM and other meetings during the 2015-16 season.
For other local history events see What's on in Worcestershire, compiled by the Worcestershire Local History Forum.
Programme 2017-18
Our meeting season for 2017-18:
Autumn 2017
- 26 September - Medieval Medicine and Surgery, Speakers: Paul Harding & Helen Lee Meeting Report
- 24 October - The Cradley Women Chainmaker's Strike of 1910, Speaker: Margaret Bradley Meeting Report
- 28 November - Himley Hall: Past, Present and Future, Speaker: Alan Peace Meeting Report
2018
- 27 February - Darling Elizabeth, Speaker: Mary Bodfish Meeting Report
- 27 March - Water from Wales, Speaker: Paul Harrison Meeting Report
- 24 April - Alfred the Great: England's most fortunate king, Speaker: Max Keen Meeting Report
- 22 May - AGM Meeting Report
- 26 June - Mills in the Bellbroughton Valley, Speaker: Julian Hunt Meeting Report
- 24 July - The History of Dudley Castle 1071-1933, Speaker: Max Keen Meeting Report
Programme 2018-19
Our meeting season for 2018-19:
Autumn 2018
- 25 September - An Amble Around Staffordshire, Speaker: John Billingham Meeting Report
- 23 October - Shelsey Walsh : The Story of a Village. Speaker: Max Hunt Meeting Report
- 27 November - Victorian Everyday Life. Speaker: Paul Harding Meeting Report
Spring/Summer 2019
- 26 February - Prince Rupert of the Rhine: King Charles I's Pirate Prince. Speaker: Max Keen Meeting Report
- 26 March - The Life of Edward Burne-Jones, Victorian Artist. Speaker: Richard Simpson Meeting Report
- 23 April - Early Years at Soho. Speaker: Mary Bodfish Meeting Report
- 28 May - AGM/Slides of Stourbridge. Speaker: Julian Hunt Meeting Report
- 25 June - Remembering the Swingin' 60's. Speaker: Ray Sturdy Meeting Report
- 23 July - Selly Manor: The Cadbury Connection. Speaker: Gillian Ellis
Meetings start at 7.30pm at Romsley Church Hall. For more details please contact Paul Share (Chairman) on 01562 710197. See also additional events below.
Click the links to read reports from the 2018 AGM and other meetings during the 2017-18 season.
For other local history events see What's on in Worcestershire, compiled by the Worcestershire Local History Forum.
© Romsley & Hunnington History Society, 2013-2022. View our Privacy Policy.
Website by Writing the Past. For technical queries contact the Webmaster.
Some contents of this website are taken from the book Romsley and Hunnington, a Millennium History,
written by Joe Hunt and Julian Hunt and published by the Parish Councils of Romsley and Hunnington, in association with the RHHS.
Please respect the copyright of our work and do not reproduce any of the information published on this website without permission.