Hanney History Group

2018-19 Programme

The Hanney History Group offers a wide range of talks and visits for anyone interested in the past of Oxfordshire and the Vale of the White Horse. The group meets at 8:00pm on the fourth Tuesday of every month from September to May in the Old Hanney Room of the Hanney War Memorial Hall. New members and visitors are always very welcome. A summary of the varied programme for Autumn 2018 to Spring 2019 is provided below.

• Tuesday, 25th September 2018
  Farming and Philanthropy: The early years of Lockinge Estate
  Speaker: Christine Wardingley

• Tuesday, 23rd October 2018
  Recent Archaeology in and around Hanney
  Speaker: Paul Sayers

• Tuesday, 27th November 2018
  Scandals in High Society Oxfordshire
  Speaker: Julie Ann Godson

• Tuesday, 22nd January 2019
  Casting Metal: The Story of Local Iron Foundries
  Speaker: Jim Birch

• Tuesday, 26th February 27th, 2019
  Roman Hanney?
  Speaker: William Wintle

• Tuesday, 26th March 2019
  A Literary Tour of Oxford’s Waterways
  Speaker: Mark Davies

• Tuesday, 23rd April 2019
  Oxfordshire Finds from the Portable Antiquities Scheme
  Speaker: Anni Byard

• Tuesday, 28th May 2019
  The Vale of the White Horse: A vital Civil War Corridor?
  Speaker: Becky Hogben

Membership costs £12.00 (7 evenings). The cost for visitors per talk is £3.00. Summer visits are charged at group cost price.

Contact Us
For further details on any of the above items please contact Bill Orson on 01235 868859 or via email. See below for A Brief History of the Hanney Villages.