Publications:
- The Odiham and North Warnborough Visitors Trail - Price 50p
- Odiham High Street - An Itinerary
ISBN 0 9513201 2 2 - Price £5.00
- The Parish of Odiham - An Historical Guide
ISBN 0 9513201 1 4 - Price £4.00
- Guide to The Cross Barn at Palace Gate - Price 50p
- Notelets - Pack of 5 for £2.00
- The Bridewell in the Bury - Price 50p
- Post Cards: (as below)
- A Biannual Journal - Available free to members
- A Guide to the Pest House - Price 60p
- The Story of Odiham Cottage Hospital - Price £2.50
ODIHAM'S ROYAL DEER PARK
Sheila Millard’s latest publication.
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Do you enjoy
walking the tranquil footpaths across the fields to the north of the High
Street and extending to the M3? Discover more about the history of this
area from the latest Odiham Society publication by Sheila Millard.
The
book is available from Odiham Society meetings and speaker events,
Odiham's Post Office or from Odiham's Public Library, price £2:50, or £3
by post from Helen Oliver, Thimrowe Cottage, Alton Road, Odiham RG29 1PJ
to include postage and packing.
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Last Orders, Please!
Learn whether your property was ever
a public house. |
The Odiham Society is transporting readers who enjoy
the public houses of the parish back in time with the launch of a new
publication, Last Orders, Please!
Locally grown high quality malting barley and hops led
to the proliferation of brewing and the equivalent to one licensed house for
every 125 inhabitants including children by the end of the 19th century. Most of
the establishments — converted from front rooms — gave rise to a new breed of
part-time landlord, enjoying a second income.
Readers will learn where their predecessors ordered a
winter supply of coal with their pint of beer. Some will even discover that
their own home was once one of these licensed premises.
Author Sheila Millard discovered from gardening at her
own High Street home that it had also once been a public house: “I found the
remains of literally hundreds of pieces of 17th century clay pipe stems and even
complete bowls in the ground.” An archaeologist confirmed her suspicion. It was
the site of the former Crown.
The history of the public houses of Odiham and North
Warnborough therefore makes a fascinating read and a great illustrated companion
when visiting the many establishments still in operation today.
The book is available from Odiham's Post Office or
from Odiham's Public Library, price £4:50, or £5 by post from Helen Oliver,
Thimrowe Cottage, Alton Road, Odiham RG29 1PJ to include postage and packing.
Postcards:
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All Saints Parish Church |
King John's Castle |
The Pest House |
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High Street, Central Odiham |
High Street, Looking West |
High Street, Looking East |
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The Poppy Field, Odiham |
The Ford, North Warnborough |
The Basingstoke Canal |
'Click' on any of the pictures above
for a larger view.
Available at the Post Office, High Street, Odiham.
THE ODIHAM TEA TOWEL
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The Odiham Society has sponsored both the design and
production of an Odiham Tea Towel, made in pure cotton and available from the
Katharine Jane gift shop and the Odiham Post Office, price £5.
The Odiham tea towel is also available post free at
£5 each by mail order, from Helen Oliver, Thimrowe Cottage, Alton Road, Odiham
RG29 1PJ. Please make your cheque payable to "The Odiham Society".
The design incorporates several sketches of
well-known buildings, landmarks and scenes in and around Odiham, drawn by Ray
Millard and reproduced by kind permission of the Society's Archivist and
Vice-President, Sheila Millard, MBE. It makes an excellent gift all year
round, and provides a beautiful memento for anyone who has recently visited
Odiham.
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For further information or to order any of the above items, please contact
Helen Oliver at the address above or by email. (For email address see contacts
page).
