The Bromsgrove Society - Pride, Preservation, Progress
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Housman Statue, Bromsgrove High Street
High Street, southern end, c.1855
High Street, c.1905
High Street, 1930s
High Street, mid-1950s
Bromsgrove School
Bromsgrove Guild Plaque on the Gates of Buckingham Palace
New Offices, Buntsford Business Park
St John's Church
Ordnance Survey, 19th Century
Welcome to the Bromsgrove Society
The Bromsgrove Society exists to preserve the history and promote the sustainable development of the town of Bromsgrove in north Worcestershire.
Read more about Our Work and How to Join
The Bromsgrove Summer School 2017
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The Bromsgrove Summer School will once again be held in July 2017 at Bromsgrove School. It offers six courses over three days - 11-13 July - celebrating the rich agricultural, industrial, architectural and cultural history of Bromsgrove and district. This year's topics are:
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See our Summer School page for further information
and details of online booking.
You can also download the Programme and Booking Form.
The Bromsgrove Lecture 2017
The 2017 Bromsgrove Lecture was given by Rob Hedge, Community Project Officer at Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, on Tuesday, 11th April at The Memorial Chapel, Bromsgrove School. The title was Beneath Your Feet, Behind the Façade: Bromsgrove's Archaeological Heritage.
A full report of the Lecture will be posted here shortly.
Rob is pictured opposite at the Annual Lecture with (from left to right): Bromsgrove Society Vice-Chairs Jo Slade and Chris Nesbitt, President John Weston, and Chair Pat Tansell.
Rob has a blog: https://incurablearchaeologist.wordpress.com/ and is on Twitter @robhedge.
Latest Newsletter
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The Bromsgrove Society Newsletter |
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In the June 2017 issue:
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Plaques unveiled at Bromsgrove Station
The Bromsgrove Society, together with the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, has sponsored plaques to commemorate the lives and achievements of the renowned engineers James Edward McConnell and William Scarth Moorsom. The plaques were unveiled at a ceremony at Bromsgrove Railway Station on Friday 11th November 2016.
Click below to see more pictures from the event.
Read more...Bromsgrove Rousler 2016
The 2016 edition of The Bromsgrove Rousler is now available. Topics in this year’s Rousler include:
- Bromsgrove's Napoleonic warrior;
- The Droitwich Transmitting Station;
- The Hillmans of Stockwood Stud;
- The Clock House, Dodford;
- William Hawkes Lakin-Smith and Alfred Leslie Foster - Bromsgrove Court Leet Bailiffs;
As well as being sold through local outlets, the Rousler is again available as a paid download through this website. Back issues are also available to download.
AGM 2016
The Bromsgrove Society held its Annual General Meeting on 6th July 2016 at Avoncroft Museum when the retiring officers presented their reports for the year.
John Rowlands, the retiring Treasurer, was thanked by the President John Weston and presented with a gift to mark his exemplary work for the Society over a period of 17 years (shown left), which made John the longest serving officer in the Society’s history.
The meeting then looked to the future and elected a new group of officers to serve for the coming year. Pat Tansell, the Vice Chairman, was elected as Chairman; both Chris Nesbit, the current Secretary and Jo Slade are to be Vice Chairmen. Also a new Treasurer, Richard Aust, was placed in office. The Executive Committee was re-elected.
Read more...Bromsgrove Lecture Report
Bromsgrove Society Annual Lecture, 22 March 2016: 'Herbert Austin and the Longbridge Story' by Max Hunt
The 2016 Bromsgrove Society Annual Lecture, the 30th in the Society’s history, was a great success. The speaker was Max Hunt, a former history master and later Director of Education for Stockport. Max was born in Romsley and remembers the special trains taking Austin workers home from Longbridge stopping at Hunnington Station. Max's first car was an Austin Seven 'Nippy' made at Longbridge in 1935.
Read more...Online Payments
With postage costs continually increasing, we are keen to encourage more people to pay their subscriptions by either setting up a standing order with their bank or using Paypal on this website.
You can renew online and check the current subscription rates on our Membership Page.
You can also opt to receive your newsletter electronically - please contact the Membership Secretary.
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