Archaeology Displayed

"Archaeology displayed" does not attempt to be exhaustive. It concentrates on sites and centres with a substantial exhibition element. There are many individual archaeological exhibits in other settings, eg. Silchester mosaics at Stratfield Saye, and recreational sites with an interpretative component eg. Old Winchester Hill display panels.

* Date of opening or major redisplay. *

Aldershot Military Museum
Queens Avenue, Farnborough, Hampshire. Military and Rushmoor Borough local history

Alton
Curtis Museum, High Street Hampshire County Council Extensive local archaeology * 1987 * Tel: 01420 82802

Andover
Andover Museum, 6 Church Close Hampshire County Council, SP10 1DP. Extensive local archaeology * 1992 * Tel: 01264 366283
Museum of the Iron Age as above. Story of Danebury Ring hillfort * 1996 *

Basing House, Old Basing
Basing House site and exhibition Hampshire County Council Tudor ruins, period garden * 1990 * Tel: 01256 467294

Basingstoke
Milestones Museum

Willis Museum, The Old Town Hall Hampshire County Council. Local archaeology * 1995 * Tel: 01256 465902

Beaulieu
Beaulieu Abbey ruins and exhibition. Abbey ground plan - and monastic life Tel: 01590 612345

Bursledon
Bursledon Windmill Hampshire County Council, with Eastleight Borough Council, contact Eastleigh Museum for details.

Bursledon Brickworks Centre for the Conservation of the Built Environment. Tel: 01489 576248

Butser, Petersfield
Nexus House, Gravel Hill, Horndean. Physical research facility at Bascomb Copse. * 1990 * Tel: 023 92 598838

Christchurch, Dorset
Red House Museum, Quay Road Hampshire County Council. Local archaeology * 1991 * Tel: 01202 482860

Eastleigh
Eastleigh Museum, High Street Hampshire County Council. Industrial archaeology of a railway town. Tel: 023 80 643026

Eastney
Eastney Pumping Station Portsmouth City Museum. James Watt beam engines, contact Portsmouth City Museum.

Eling
Eling Tide Mill, The Causeway, Totton. Tel: 023 80 869575

Fareham
Fareham Museum, Westbury Manor Hampshire County Council. Local archaeology * 1990 * Tel: 01329 824895

Havant
Havant Museum, East Street Hampshire County Council. Some local archaeology * 1995 * Tel: 023 92 451155

London, The British Museum
Great Russell Street, WCIB 3DG. Contains Hampshire material Tel: 020 7 636 1555

Lyndhurst
New Forest Museum Information Centre. Some local archaeology * 1988 * Tel: 023 80 283914

Lymington
St Barbe Museum, New Street, Lymington. 01590 676969

Portchester
Portchester Saxon shore fort and castle HBMC. Walls, gates, keep, exhibition. Tel: 023 92 378291

Porton
CDE Porton by appointment. Exhibition of local sites and finds. Tel: 01980 610211

Portsmouth
Mary Rose, Naval Dockyard, Ship hall and exhibition. Tel: 023 92 839766 or 750521

Portsmouth
City Museums Portsmouth City Council. Henry VIII fort Southsea Castle Local archaeology * 1991 * Tel: 023 92 827661

Reading, Berkshire
Reading Museum & Art Gallery, Blagrave Street. Silchester Collection * 1996 * Tel: 01734 399809

Ringwood
Meeting House Museum, Close House. Local history

Rockbourne
Roman Villa and Museum Hampshire County Council. Site museum, mosaics etc * 1988 *

Romsey Heritage & Visitor Centre

13 Church Street, Romsey SO51 8BT Tel: 01794 512200 email:

Silchester
Roman town and amphitheatre HCC and English Heritage. Access to Town walls and amphitheatre, signposted walk with leaflet available from Reading Museum, Hampshire County Council information centre at Winchester, small museum see Calleva Trust.

Southampton
God's House Tower, Winkle Street Southampton City Council. 15th century fortification housing local archaeology. Tel: 023 80 220007

Tudor House Museum, Bugle Street. Historical and antiquarian exhibits. Tel: 023 80 332513

Twyford
Twyford Pumping Station. Hawthorn Davey triple expansion steam engine. Tel: 023 80 269543

Whitchurch
Whitchurch Silk Mill, Winchester Street. Tel: 01256 822065

Whitehill and Bordon
Bordon Library, Pinehill Road (Forest Centre) Bordon, GU35 0TN Tel: 01420 489288
Local archaeological artifacts and a changing display of local historical interest.

Winchester
City Museum, The Square Winchester City Council. Extensive local archaeology. Tel: 01962 848269

Westgate Museum, High Street. Medieval west gate to the city.

Winchester
College Museum by appointment. Collections of Greek pottery etc. Tel: 01962 864242