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Royal
Armouries Fort Nelson
Britain's
first museum has grown from its origins as the main royal
and national arsenal at the Tower of London, first opened
in 1660, into a family of museums located throughout the United
Kingdom and in North America. This family is home to the UK's
national collection of arms and armour which includes the
national collection of artillery at Fort Nelson. Louisville,
Kentucky, USA is our latest addition; that in a unique collaboration
with the Frazier Historical Arms Museum tells the story of
the USA, starting with its European roots.
Opening Times
1 November to 20 March
Open daily 10.30 - 16.00
Tuesdays 11.30 - 16.00
21 March
to 30 October
Open daily 10.00 - 17.00
Tuesdays 11.00 - 17.00
Last admission
is one hour before closing
Admission
Entry to the museum is free though some activities and events
may be chargeable
Royal Armouries Fort Nelson
Portsdown Hill Road
FAREHAM
Hampshire
PO17 6AN
01329 233 734
Free parking is available to the public opposite the Fort
Netley
Abbey
The Abbey,
from which the village got its name, originated when a colony
of monks of the Cistercian Order crossed Southampton Water
from Beaulieu to establish a new religious house at Netley
in 1239.
Founded
by Peter des Roche, Bishop of Winchester, and officially named
St.Mary of Edwardsto ( Sanctae Mariae de Loco Sancti Edwardi),
the Abbey was under the patronage of Henry 111, whose name
appears on the foundation stone at the base of the north east
crossing tower. It was probably built by the King's Mason,
who also constructed Westminster Abbey.
Monastic
life continued for three centuries at the Abbey, until its
dissolution by Henry V111 in 1536.
Henry
V111 granted the site of the Abbey to William Paulet, who
converted it into a private residence destroying a lot of
the original Abbey structure in the process.
Around
1700 a new owner, William Seymour, second Earl of Hertford,
demolished and sold a lot of the stone fabric of the Abbey
as building material, leaving the ruin we have today. Some
of this stone was used to re-build St. Mary's Church in Southampton
City
Museum and Records Office
The Records
Office is housed in the same building as Portsmouth City Museum.
It holds the official records of Portsmouth City Council which
survive from the 14th century; local Anglican and Non-Conformist
church registers and records from 16th century; large collections
of material deposited by local businesses, families and other
organisations as well as thousands of local maps and plans,
photographs and picture postcards, all of which can be consulted
in the first-floor public Search Room.
Silchester
- The Roman Town of Calleva
The Silchester
Collection consists of a wealth of items from the Roman town
of Calleva, near Silchester, in Hampshire. Most were found
during the Society of Antiquaries' excavations which uncovered
the area within the town walls between 1890 and 1909.
These things belonged to rich and poor, old and young and
no project on life in Roman Britain is complete without reference
to Calleva and its objects.
Reading Museum Service
The Town Hall
Blagrave Street
Reading
Berkshire, RG1 1QH
United Kingdom
0118 939
9800
God's
House Tower
God's
House Tower stands at the south-east corner of the town walls
that had once encircled medieval Southampton. The whole structure
is really an amalgamation of two buildings: a simple gatehouse,
built in the late 13th century; and a massive spur work, an
early 15th century addition consisting of a two-storey gallery
and a three-storey tower. The building takes its name from
the nearby hospital of God's House, founded in 1168 by Gervase
le Riche as a refuge for poor travellers.
Museum of Archaeology,
God's House Tower,
Winkle Street,
Southampton.
SO14 2NY.
023 8063 5904
Southampton
City Art Gallery
Southampton City Art Gallery can offer something for everyone,
whether you're young or old, a lifelong fan or going to a
gallery for the first time. Exhibitions and displays range
from ancient culture to the cutting-edge and the Gallery is
internationally renowned for its impressive art collection,
spanning six centuries of European art history. The Gallery
is housed within a beautiful example of 1930's municipal architecture.
Thousands
of visitors explore the exhibitions and displays every month
and, through a programme of educational activities, we aim
to provide opportunities for greater access, involvement and
understanding of art, for people of all ages.
Admission
is FREE. For information about opening times, location and
access details see visitor information. For further details
about all other aspects of the City Art Gallery, please follow
the links below.
Christmas
Opening hours: CLOSED from 12 noon on Friday 23rd December
until Wednesday 28th December
OPEN 29th
December - 31st December, CLOSED 1st Jan - 3rd January 2006,
Open as usual from 4th January 2006
ADMISSION
FREE
Titchfield
Abbey
Although an impressive ruin, this castellated, fortified manor
house bears very little resemblance to the Premonstratensian
monastery that was founded here in 1232. Notwithstanding its
fairly uneventful history, Titchfield Abbey was seen as an
important centre, in view of its short distance from Winchester,
and its close proximity to the sea at that time.
At the
Dissolution in 1537, the site was given to Thomas Wriothesley
(who later became the 1st Earl of Southampton), and within
five years the abbey had been converted to a huge Tudor mansion
called Place House. However, during the late 18th century,
much of the material from Titchfield was quarried away for
the restoration of Cams Hall in Fareham.
It is
almost impossible to identify any of the abbey remains, as
the majority of the buildings are no more than a trace of
ground level foundations, and the nave of the old abbey church
became the Tudor gatehouse. Upon much closer investigation,
fragments of monastic staircases in the turrets at the west
end of the nave are visible, a wall of the eastern range around
the cloister, and the entrance to the chapter house. Apart
from these few distinguishable features, the only other medieval
work appears to be the areas of floor tiles, which have survived
remarkably well.
Now in
the hands of English Heritage, this almost forgotten site,
set back from the road and practically overshadowed by a sprawling
garden centre, is not the easiest to find or access. The imposing
iron gates were firmly closed when we arrived and this led
us to believe that the abbey was no longer open to the public.
After a little investigative work, we did manage to locate
the keys in the custody of the pub opposite - where there
is also a leaflet available describing the brief history of
the site, produced by the The Titchfield Abbey Association.
Royal
Hampshier Regiment Museum
Follow the fortunes of the Regiment’s active service
including the Battle of Minden, Germany in 1759 through wars
in China, Afghanistan, India (the Mutiny and the North West
Frontier), and South Africa to the great campaigns of the
First and Second World Wars. And, from 1946 onwards, follow
the operational tasks carried out by the Regiment in Palestine,
Malaya, Borneo, Jamaica, British Honduras, British Guiana
and Northern Ireland.
Mon -
Fri 10.00am - 4.00pm
April
to October, Weekends and Public
Holidays
12 noon to 4pm
FREE ADMISSION
The
Great Hall
The first and finest of all 13th century halls, with the greatest
symbol of medieval mythology, "The Round Table of King
Arthur"
Opening
times
10am to 5pm March to October inc
10am to 4pm November to February inc
Christmas Eve and New Years Eve 2005 10am to 3pm
Closed Christmas Day & Boxing Day and for occasional civic
events - see provisional closure dates
Admission FREE (donations gratefully accepted)
Contact
us
The Great Hall, The Castle, Winchester, Hampshire
01962 846476
The
King's Royal Hussars Museum
The Royal
Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) were formed by the amalgamation
of the 10th Royal Hussars (PWO) and the 11th Hussars (PAO
- Prince Albert's Own) on 25 October 1969. The original Regiments
were raised in 1715 as Light Dragoons at the time of the Jacobite
rebellion and afterwards served in the Seven Years War. The
Tenth campaigned in the Peninsula War and both Regiments fought
at Waterloo. The Eleventh saw action in Egypt in 1800 and
also fought in the Peninsula where they were nicknamed the
"Cherrypickers".
The Eleventh
escorted Prince Albert from Dover for his marriage to Queen
Victoria in 1840. They were honoured with the title of 'Prince
Albert's Own' and privileged to wear the distinctive crimson
trousers of the Prince's Coburg household. Both Regiments
were in the Crimea, and the Eleventh took part in the famous
charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava where they gained
one of the first Victoria Crosses to be awarded. The Tenth,
now known as the "Shiners", were awarded two Victoria
Crosses in the South African War. Both saw long service in
India.
The King's
Royal Hussars Museum, Winchester
Peninsula Barracks, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8TS
01962 828539
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