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Cecil Cooper remembers the 1905 extension of Compton Church 1905

Cecil Cooper, on his retirement to Compton in 1938, remembers the 1905 extension of Compton Church; Churchwarden Robert Cope gives the view from 75 years on

The 1905 extension of Compton Church remembered

Verger Remembers - Wickham Graves

Relph Burn remembers life in the parish and his duties as sexton, verger, bell-ringer and grave-digger, which he took over from his father in 1931.

The Verger’s Tale

Broken Lights

Broken Lights - a 1911 article about the old window in the north wall of Compton Church, reproduced from the Parish Magazine of July 1930

Broken Lights

Compton Clergy of Long Ago

Compton Clergy of Long Ago - a series of articles about previous rectors of Compton from the 1934 Parish Magazine

Compton Clergy of Long Ago

Compton Clergy of Long Ago

Barbara Turnbull's paper about John Summers Drew, a gifted amateur historian now best known locally for his 1939 "Compton, near Winchester"

John Summers Drew

Hockley Viaduct Brief History, from its opening in 1891 to its restoration for relaunch in 2013 as the Viaduct Way. Originally published in the Southern Counties Railway Society Newsletter, February 2013.

Hockley Viaduct Brief History

The Hockley Viaduct Timeline - as given on the Winchester City Council website and preserved by the Internet Archive machine

Hockley Viaduct Timeline

The Actor and the Architect: Arthur Heathcote and Herbert Kitchin - distinguished residents whose contributions greatly enriched the life of the parish.

The Actor and the Architect

Short Guide to All Saints Church Compton covering the church's history and significant features of its architecture, interior elements and memorials.

Guide to All Saints Church Compton

All Saints Compton Extension 1905: before and after illustrations and related plaques on display in the church and the Hampshire Archives.

All Saints Compton Extension 1905

LHS Meeting Thursday 2 May 2019

LHS Meeting Thursday 26 April 2018: report on activity since the meeting on 16 November 2017 - research into the Philpott, Heathcote and Kitchin families.

LHS Meeting Thursday 26 April 2018

Ray Wilmshurst: George Beckett, Compton & Shawford Parish Council chairman, recalls Ray's 57 years of contribution to the community.

Ray Wilmshurst

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About the History Society

Compton & Shawford Local History Society aims to be the focal point for local people with an interest in the area’s rich history. We run occasional open meetings and publish articles in the Parish Magazine and on this website.

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