Cirencester Archaeological and Historical Society
Welcome to our website.
Our evening talks and yearly membership begin every September.
Future talks are listed here.
Lectures are free to members and students in full-time education.
Visitors are always welcome – £5 at the door
Do enjoy browsing from the menu above – there is much to explore on this site. See Projects, Places to Visit and Publications. If we have your email address, we can send you items of interest from time to time, including occasional meetings of sister societies.
We are on Facebook and Instagram. See links at the bottom of every page.
Our next talk will be
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Ashcroft Church, Cirencester. 7.30 pm
RAF Brize Norton – Over 80 years of Flying Operations
Trevor Jackson
Trevor served in the RAF for 29 years, of which 17 years were served in the ranks, with a further 12 years as a Commissioned Officer. In this talk Trevor explores the history of RAF Brize Norton, from its first inception in the 1930s, through World War II, the Cold War and various modern conflicts up to the present day.
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A highlight of Cirencester History Festival 2025 was the Old Station Experience. Take a look at this film made by our committee member, Martin Ling.
WEAVERS’ HALL
Thomas Street, Cirencester GL7 2AX
CAHS is very pleased to host this video made by Cirencester Weavers’ Company showing the remarkable features of this unique building – Grade II* listed, Cirencester’s earliest domestic building still in active use, with a rare 17th and 18th century wall painting conserved in recent years.
We are keen to be a useful portal into the best of archaeology and local history. If you are interested in a bit of research on a topic close to your heart, or fancy giving some time to help out with, for example, transcribing documents, Alison Wagstaff would like to help point you to the right experts. Contact her through the general email cahs@cirenhistory.org
Gloucestershire Archives are always keen to hear about any old documents, maps etc that are coming up for sale by auction in order to bring them to public access. Sometimes they are able to raise money to buy them for the archives before auctions push the price up. Claire Collins is Head of Collections and can be contacted by anyone with any information.
We are still receiving updates and enquiries about our information on those who died and even survived World War I. If you have more information than we have published about any of the people on the Cirencester monuments, do drop us a note.
Know Your Place West now has mapping for Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset. Maps from about 1840 to date can be compared and after moderation you can add historical information. Do watch the video to see how to use it! Have fun! Tithe maps have been added where they exist.