John Owen Smith
Personal details
Historian
,
Wordsmith
,
Speaker
,
Poet
,
Playwright
&
Publisher
Contact details
–
your comments on this site are welcome
.
Weblog
Local Book sales from my own
DIRECT-SALE BOOKSHOP
HEADLEY history & information
Self-Publishing
Flora Thompson
,
author of
'Lark Rise to Candleford'
Headley Theatre Club
Canadians in WW2
Walks
The Headley Society
Local churches
'Swing' Riots of 1830
Headley Village Hall
Historical dates
Local & other useful links
Recording Living History . . .
Who says History is dead?
Scratch the surface and you will find living paths to the past.
Following these can reveal the true stories behind the old tales …
and some surprises!
Browse the site for books, plays, local history and other information …
Useful links
In and around Headley
Headley-Village site – further information on local current events
www.headley-village.com
Headley Parish Council
www.headleyparish.com/
The Headley Society
www.headley-village.com/society/
Headley Theatre Club
www.headley-village.com/drama/
Headley Village Hall
www.headley-village.com/hall/
All Saints' Church, Headley
www.allsaintsheadley.org.uk/
St Francis Church, Headley Down Community Church
www.stfrancisheadleydown.com/
Grayshott Stagers
www.grayshottstagers.co.uk
Haslemere Museum
www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk/
Curtis Museum, Alton
https://hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/curtis-museum
Rural Life Centre, Tilford
www.rural-life.org.uk
The Phoenix Arts Centre, Bordon
www.phoenixarts.co.uk/
Millennium Hall, Liphook
https://liphookmc.co.uk/
Liphook Heritage Centre
www.liphookheritage.org.uk/
River Wey Trust
www.riverweytrust.org.uk/
Liphook Ramblers
liphookramblers.wordpress.com/
Ludshott Photographic Club
www.ludshottpc.org.uk/
Headley Monthly Sunday "Long Walks for Health"
www.headley-village.com/walks/
Headley Down Nature Reserve
www.headleydownnaturereserve.org.uk/
Friends of Ludshott Common
https://www.ludshottntcommittee.com/friends-of-ludshott
Woolmer Forest Heritage Society
www.woolmerforest.org.uk
Woolmer Forest Lions
www.woolmerforestlions.org.uk
Maps: overlay a selection of old map types on a more up to date version –
link here
Lidar images of the local area –
link here
Maps: Mapometer gives distances of planned walks –
https://gb.mapometer.com/
Other local
Drama Groups
Other
Local Villages
Elsewhere
Hampshire County Council
Hantsweb
http://www.hants.gov.uk/
Hampshire County Library Catalogue
https://www.gov.uk/search-library-catalogue/hampshire
Hampshire footpaths & rights of way
https://row.hants.gov.uk/standardmap.aspx/
East Hampshire District Council
http://www.easthants.gov.uk/
Waverley Borough Council, Leisure & Accommodation
http://www.waverley.gov.uk/leisure
Hampshire Genealogical Society
http://www.hgs-familyhistory.com/
Hampshire Record Office
https://www.hants.gov.uk/librariesandarchives/archives
Hampshire Archives Trust
www.hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk
Hampshire Constabulary History Society
http://hampshireconstabularyhistory.org.uk/
Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society
http://www.hantsfieldclub.org.uk/
Hampshire Mills Group
http://www.hampshiremills.org/
Liss Archaeology
https://www.lissarchaeology.uk/
Butser Ancient Farm
http://www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/
West Surrey Family History Society
https://wsfhs.co.uk/pages/index.php
Surrey History Centre (incl. Headley Church records)
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistoryservice
Surrey Industrial History Group
http://www.sihg.org.uk/index.html
West Sussex Record Office
https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure-recreation-and-community/history-and-heritage/west-sussex-record-office/
National Archives (aka Public Record Office, Kew)
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Photo restoration service and photograph retouching (based in Bordon)
http://www.image-restore.co.uk
Welcome to Portsmouth
http://www.welcometoportsmouth.co.uk/
West Ham United FC
(my g-g-f was a founder)
http://www.whufc.com/
Alliance of Literary Societies and links to UK authors
http://www.allianceofliterarysocieties.org.uk/
Amdram – the amateur theatre network
http://www.amdram.co.uk/
Old Maps of the UK
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
Current OS mapping linked to aerial photos
http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm
Old maps of Hampshire
https://www.oldhampshiremapped.org.uk/
British History On-line
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
A vision of Britain through time
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/
Historic England (Listed Buildings)
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/
Hampshire Historical Environment Records
https://maps.hants.gov.uk/historicenvironment/
For sophisticated music at your event, try my daughter Sarah at
http://sarahgrose.wix.com/sophisticatedsax
or
http://www.entertainment-nation.co.uk/artists/sarah-plays-saxophone.html
or
listen to her on clarinet
or
on the saxophone
And for mosaic statement pieces, try my daughter Emma at
http://www.mosaicmalarky.co.uk/
Other Village & Local History Information
A3D Project
http://a3dhindhead.tumblr.com/
– for information about the sculpture on Hindhead Common
Hampshire Local Studies collections (on a Slough History website!
http://www.sloughhistoryonline.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=slough&f=generic_theme.htm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&t=sl-sl-victorian1&%3dtheme_record_id=hs-hs-headley_introduction&s=9H8nX1XWnU0
)
Grayshott current events
http://www.grayshott.com/
Grayshott Heritage
http://www.
grayshottheritage.com
Liphook
http://www.liphook.co.uk/
Haslemere
http://www.haslemere.com/
History of Thursley Society
https://www.facebook.com/ThursleyHistorySociety/
Upper and Lower Froyle
http://www.froyle.com/
Headley, Surrey
http://www.headleysurrey.org.uk/
One-Place Study website
http://www.one-place-studies.org/
British Association for Local History
https://www.balh.org.uk/
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