Local history: New Forest and Lymington
Interesting pictures and stories from our rich local history in the New Forest area.
For a number of years we have been running #ThrowbackThursday posts across our social media - now, following great demand, we'll be including the pictures and accompanying tales from long ago (and not so long ago!) in this new section. Covering the whole New Forest area, we hope you find this of interest!
Take a look also at our Events Calendar for local history events, including talks...
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East Boldre Oral History and memories of the New Forest
Lots to talk about - and listen to!
Read MoreEast Boldre Oral History is a fabulous project to enable us to li...
Somerville’s War - New Forest novel featuring local Spitfire woman
Somerville’s War – a new, New Forest novel
Read MoreFeaturing one of the 160 ATA ‘Spitfire women’ who was a ve...
New Forest smuggling tales old and new by Mark and Hugh
To Lymington or Cuba?
Read MoreMark and Hugh tell tales of smugglers and smuggling of olden and more recent ti...
Mark and Hugh on the litter pickers of the New Forest
Who remembers the Wombles?
Read MoreThe Litter Pickers of the New Forest
Ed Note: This week's story from Mark ...
A roof over your New Forest head by Mark and Hugh
A Roof over your Head
Read MoreMark and Hugh's story this week is about the fabric and the history of thatch i...
The Parish Church of St Thomas the Apostle in Lymington
The Parish Church of St Thomas the Apostle
Read MoreMark and Hugh's local history column this week takes us o...
Richard St Barbe Baker by New Forest Mark and Hugh
Richard St Barbe Baker and the Life of Trees
Read MoreMark and Hugh's local history column this week features ...
Tales of sun, salt and Lymington by New Forest Mark and Hugh
Our star, our sun, our salt, our Lymington, and more!
Read MoreMark and Hugh's local history column this week ...
The Auld Mug - America's Cup history on our New Forest doorstep
The Auld Mug including Alarm from Lymington
Read MoreMark and Hugh tell the story of the intense competition f...
Can't see the wood for the trees? Mark and Hugh on New Forest
Can’t see the woods for the trees?
Read MoreMark and Hugh on the multiple uses and revelations, of the trees o...
Mark and Hugh on cartography featuring New Forest trig pillars
About New Forest trig pillars and other interesting facts
Read MoreA fascinating history of cartography from t...
A journey from the New Forest to London - via Lymington
A journey from the New Forest to London without fumes
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