The Bromsgrove Society - Pride, Preservation, Progress
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.
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Bromsgrove Rousler 2025
The latest edition of the Bromsgrove Rousler, our popular local history magazine, is now available. To celebrate the Rousler's 40th anniversary, this year's edition is a special bumper issue packed full of stories on people and events that have helped shape Bromsgrove’s history.
Topics in this year’s Rousler include:
- Big Bertha: The Story of a Railway Icon
- Bromsgrove's influence on the poet A.E. Housman
- New research on the Bromsgrove Guild
- The Remarkable Walford Sisters
- Albert Malin's War
- Thomas Swift and the Electric Picture Palace.
Follow these links to purchase the Rousler from our online bookstall
(leaves this website) or One-click Purchase through Paypal
Bromsgrove Society Members will receive their copies shortly. Find a local stockist.
Rouslers make an ideal Christmas present, especially for friends now living elsewhere.
Back issues and a wide variety of books can be bought through our online bookstall.
Local History Talks 2025/26
The 2025/26 season of Tuesday evening local history talks continues with:
- 20 January 2026: Folksongs and Folklore of the West Midlands, with Richard Churchley
Further talks in 2026 are:
- 17 February.2026: Women in the Glass Industry, with Dr Kate Round
- 17 March 2026: Rails Around Bromsgrove, with David Waldren
- 19 May 2026: Red for Danger, with Quintin Watt
The full programme is available here.
The talks are held at The Methodist Centre, Stratford Road, B60 1AS. Doors open 7.15pm, all talks begin at 7.45pm. All welcome. Admission: Members £3, Non-Members £4.
Latest Newsletter
The Bromsgrove Society Newsletter
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The September 2025 issue of the Society's newsletter is now available, containing details of:
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Annual Lecture Now Online
Kevin Ward's lecture on the history of town criers and his 40 years as Bromsgrove's Town Crier is now available on our YouTube channel.
Annual Lecture 2024 Online
Alastair Moseley's lecture on the history of the Wychbold masts is now available on our YouTube channel.
This presentation was given at Routh Concert Hall, Bromsgrove School on Tuesday 9th April 2024, as the 37th Annual Bromsgrove Lecture. In the presentation, Alastair describes how the BBC Transmitters came to be located near Bromsgrove, explains their role, and why they have been important, both nationally and internationally, for the past 90 years.
The presentation includes the 1935 film "Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter", by John Griegson. A high-resolution version of the film is available at the British Film Institute website.
Upcoming Events
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17.March.2026
Rails Around Bromsgrove -
19.May.2026
Red for Danger
Remember Subscriptions!
Please consider paying by standing order as this significantly reduces administration time.
You can renew online and check the current subscription rates on our Membership Page.
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Buy Books Online
A variety of books about Bromsgrove and the surrounding area are available to purchase via our online bookstall (links to external site).
We accept payment by credit/debit card, using the SumUp gateway, or you can also pay by cheque.
Recent arrivals are: The Vernons of Hanbury, by Andrew Harris; and A History of the Bromsgrove Concerts.
Order Our New History of Bromsgrove
The Bromsgrove Society's new book Bromsgrove: The Story of a Market Town is written by well-known local historians and Bromsgrove Society members Jenny Townshend and Julian Hunt, and chronicles the history of Bromsgrove over the last one thousand years. Based on extensive original research, the authors present an exhaustive account of the town’s development, from a medieval settlement to a prosperous market town and industrial centre whose influence extended across the whole of North Worcestershire.
The book is priced £25 plus p&p and is available from our bookstall.