Local history forum

Meetings are held on the third Thursday each month at 7pm, in the Northguild Lecture Theatre, Civic Centre (in the foyer, outside the main library entrance). The Local History Forum also publishes an annual journal, and is an outreach activity of Southampton Libraries, Arts and Heritage.

Contact the local studies and maritime library for further details, or to be added to the Forum mailing list.

Next meetings in 2009 -

19 February - Southampton Tram Restoration Project by Nigel Smith

19 March - Policing Southampton in the 1950s by Jim Brown

16 April - "Managing the New Technology": Wireless communication and its role in the loss of the Titanic

and the stale-mate that resulted 4 years later at the battle of Jutland by Roy Doughty

21 May - The River Itchen by Jill Daniels

The forum produces an occasional journal containing interesting articles on aspects of Southampton's history. Click on the link in the right hand column to see the latest edition of the journal

Tel: 023 8083 2205.
Email local.studies@southampton.gov.uk