12th April
2005

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10th January
2006

14th February


14th March

AGM, plus Alan Barwick speaking on the recent
acquisitions of Henfield Museum

Mark Pearsall of the National Archives at Kew
"Holdings of the National Archives and Resources for Family & Local Historians"

Helena Wojtczak on "Women in Victorian Sussex"

Dave Robinson of Hurstpierpoint History Group
"The Road Through Hurstpierpoint"

A Walking Tour of Henfield with Alan Barwick

Elizabeth Hughes, County Archivist, ESCC
"Churchyards and What They Can Tell Us"

Heather Warne, Archivist at Arundel Castle
"Arundel Castle and athe Dukes of Norfolk, and their Involvement in Sussex"

Liz Wilson, the Finds Liasison Officer of the PAS
"Portable Antiquities Scheme and Archaeology"

"Magic Lantern Show" with Mr. and Mrs. Marriott

"Cosmography I have Enjoyed Over 70 Years"
John Hill

Robert Harris on "Harris's Funfair, 1950 to the Present Day"

Anthony Adfield on "Wartime Henfield Through the Eyes of a School Boy"

REPORTS  ON SOME OF OUR
PREVIOUS MEETINGS



FAMILY THEME

WILLIAM COOPER

TREES  AND PEOPLE

HENFIELD REMEMBERED

THE CHANGING FACE OF THE HIGH STREET

HENFIELD SCHOOLS

POSTCARDS OF HENFIELD

ARCHAEOLOGY AND HENFIELD

THE WOODARD CONNECTION

TIMBER FRAMED HOUSES

ADUR FROM SOURCE TO SEA

THE RAILWAY AT HENFIELD

VICTORIA PLEASURE GARDENS

ST. HUGH'S CHARTERHOUSE, PARKMINSTER (COWFOLD MONASTERY)

THE POSTCARDS OF W.J. DREWETT

HENFIELD'S WW2 HOME GUARD

Henfield History Group (West Sussex, England)  was formed in the early summer of  2000 by a small group of like-minded people, with the aim of encouraging and assisting research into all aspects of local history, including family history.

Meetings of the Group are held (usually) on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, at St. Peter's Church House, Church Lane, Henfield, starting at 8 p.m. (parking is available at rear of Hall). Membership of the group is  by subscription at the rate of £10 per annum (renewable in April) for a single person, £15 per annum for a couple, and admission for non-members is £2 per evening. Everyone is welcome, and refreshments are included!

Elected Officers of the group are: Chairman - Steve Robotham, Treasurer - Alan Barwick,  Secretary - Julia Dew,  and as general committee members: Sally Caunt, John Vallance and John Whiting. The Committee would welcome any suggestions for future topics / speakers.

We hope that Henfield residents past and present will visit this site and perhaps share their memories and knowledge with us.

Please feel free to use the MESSAGE BOARD to post a query, or for any  comments and suggestions. You may also use the message board to answer a previous query. Or, if you prefer, you can e-mail us on