In our Archives section, we point visitors to some documents containing material about Whitchurch's past and its heritage. Dip into these to catch a flavour of what makes the parish special to its residents.
The Whitchurch History Society has gathered several hundred photographs that show the buildings, streets, setting and people of Whitchurch. Most of them aren't dated, although the dress styles and other objects often give clues. We have selected a representative sample of these, organised by street name or area:
Bell Street (1), Bell Street (2), Church Street (1), Church Street (2), Church Street (3), London Street (1), London Street (2), Newbury Street (1), Newbury Street (2), Newbury Street (3), Parades, River Test (Lower Reaches), River Test (Upper Reaches), The Square, Transport, Western Edges, Winchester Street, Winchester Road,
In July 1999 local residents helped professional archaeologists uncover the remains of an Iron Age settlement on the western outskirts of Whitchurch. Roy Entwistle, head of the project, tells us what they discovered.
In the early history of Whitchurch, no group of people has left such visible evidence of their presence as the Brooke family. Many of their US descendants come to Whitchurch to see their brass and effigies preserved in All Hallows parish church. Click here for more details.
A more recent archive is the Whitchurch Design Statement, drawn up by a team of local residents as a statement of what gives the parish its special character and how best to preserve that. It was adopted in 2004 as Supplementary Planning Guidance by the Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council, and its 39 guidelines must be taken into account by both local authorities and those who propose physical changes to the parish.