The date was January 20, 1914, when Italian manufacturer Pirelli signed the contract to open a factory in the UK choosing Southampton as its UK headquarters.  A key player for…

We find ourselves in the incredible nineteenth-century, a time when Southampton expanded at a rate of knots. New railways, docks and suburbs changed the town forever. Join us for this…

Join us to hear more about our members activities over the last 12 months.   More information to follow nearer the time. Visitors Welcome. Free Car Parking is available, but there…

Whitchurch mill was built in 1813-15 as a water-powered sawmill and furniture factory by William Hayter, ironfounder, brushmaker, dealer and chapman and converted to a silk mill in 1817-19 by…

Vic Hutfield was a pioneer in the fields of motorcars, motorcycles and aeroplanes, he was born in Gosport, Hampshire, in May 1887.  Vic’s greatest achievements must be constructing aircraft, as…

The Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) was formally opened in April 1999 at Boscombe Down but was moved to Old Sarum Airfield and opened to the public in July 2012. The…

The Gazetteer of Hampshire Brickworks was produced in the 1970’s by SUIAG, the forerunner to HIAS.   50 years on and a team from the Bursledon Brickworks Museum has been…