Newsletter 81 – Spring 2024 

A view of the roof structure of a dovecote in Warsash (see the article in the Historic Buildings Section)

Contents	General editor Dick Selwood
From the President	Mike Fulford
Introduction
Archaeology	Section Editor, David Allen
Archaeology Section Conference, 18 November 2023: ‘What we’ve done and what we’ve found’	Jan Bristow & Philippa Harrap
Dr Malcolm Lyne FSA 1943 – 2023	Dave Allen
Banvus at Brockenhurst	Anthony King
The significance of the Battle of Meretun, 22 March 871	Gavin Bowie
Historic Buildings	Section Editor, Bill Fergie
Editorial	Bill Fergie
Graffiti Survey at St Andrew’s Church, Timsbury	Karen Wardley
A Tudor Fireplace from Bell Street, Romsey	Francis J Green
A Mystery Dovecot in a Suburban Garden in Warsash	Bill Fergie
Local History	Section Editor, Mark Page
Hugh Laner, Curate and Vicar of Odiham, 1541-75:his life and work through the period of the Reformation	Mary Bennett
Edith Ellen Mitchell, Basingstoke’s First Female Poor Law Guardian, 1896-1904	Roger Ottewill
Sir Henry Seymour and the Priest: Truth and Fiction	Chris Corcoran
Hampshire Record Office: Some Recent Additions to the Archives	Sarah Farley
Book Reviews
Landscape	Section Editor, Dawn Cansfield
Editorial	Dawn Cansfield
Stokes Bay, Gosport – a seascape rich in history	Mike Broderick
The Geology of Hampshire: The Cretaceous	Mike Broderick
The Meres Ponds in Hambledon, Catherington: A Re-evaluation	Hàìghlèàgh Winslade
Botanising in the Hampshire landscape	Barry Shurlock
In The Back	SectionEditor, Dick Selwood
Possible Hampshire Museums Closures
VCH News
The Pilgrims’ Way

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