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LHS Talk 11 November 2026 - Dr Barry Shurlock on the colourful life of Philip Williams, Compton’s rector for 50 years
The Cooper and Cunningham memorial to two important Compton rectors of the first half of the 20th century
Rev A H W Blake, Rector of Compton 1902-1903, a widely published photographer with an international reputation
Rev Thomas Rickman, Rector of Compton 1776-81. Details of his life and that of his son, the statistician John Rickman.
Barbara Clegg and the CCC - a self-help group for women suffering loneliness, isolation and domestic abuse which ran from 1936 for 55 years
Arthur Heathcote - Letters home from the Peruvian Sierra 1873 to his mother and sisters describing the long sea journey and life in the Peruvian altiplano
The Story of a Quiet Parish: a hidden gem discovered in the Hampshire Record Office and now published for the enjoyment of Compton & Shawford residents
Barbara Large MBE, FRSA, FHUW (1932-2019) - remembering Barbara, her contribution to writing and to the community, with details of memorial services
Major Hartley Honeyman: sportsman, founding member and first treasurer of the relaunched Tennis Club in the late 1980s, Parish Magazine production supremo