Romsey and District
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Romsey and District
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Romsey sign, on all approaches to the town.
Romsey Abbey was founded at some time about 907 AD by King Edward the Elder, son of King Alfred, although there is some evidence for an earlier foundation. At the time of the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century it was purchased by the town for its Parish Church. Among its many monuments is that of Lord Mountbatten of Burma who is buried in the south transept.
Romsey Charter Stone commemorates the 400th anniversary of the granting of Borough status to the town by King James I in 1607. The stone, shown here with the sculptor, Gary Breeze, is carved with the names of the water ways and mills of Romsey. It was commissioned by the Romsey and District Society and was unveiled by HM Queen Elizabeth II on 8 June 2007. Photograph by courtesy of Phoebe Merrick, © 2008 Phoebe Merrick.
"The Church by the Arch", the Abbey United Reformed Church, built 1888. Non-conformist worship has taken place close by since 1672.
Statue of Lord Palmerston (1784-1865), twice Prime Minister (1855-1858 and 1859-1865), who lived at Broadlands in Romsey.
Romsey Town Hall, built in the 1860s.
The 19th-century Corn Exchange in the Corn Market, now a bank.
Some of the stalls of Romsey's Tuesday Market; markets are also held on Fridays and Saturdays.
Three historic buildings are in close proximity, King John's House (13th-century), Tudor Cottage and the Heritage Centre and Moody Museum. King John's House was believed to have been built as a hunting lodge for the King but is now known to have been built after his death.
The Holbrook Stream, one of the braids of the River Test, flowing through the town centre behind King John's House. Privies (now disused) jut out over the stream.
Middlebridge Street maintains much of its old character with many interesting buildings; the Holbrook Stream runs alongside it.
Romsey Library, Station Road, built in 1872 at the expense of William Cowper Temple MP as a boy's National School.
The Crosfield Hall, presented to the people of Romsey in 1936 by Mr & Mrs J J Crosfield to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V. It is used for many public meetings and private functions, including the monthly general meetings of Romsey and District U3A.
Tadburn Stream, a tributary of the River Test and one Romsey's many waterways, flowing past the Crosfield Hall.
The Bandstand in Romsey War Memorial Park; the park was created to commemorate the dead of the Great War.
A Japanese field gun was presented to the town by Lord Mountbatten in recognition of the townspeople's service in the second World War.
Sadler's Mill, on the main channel of the Test, was rebuilt by the first Lord Palmerston in 1748; there have been mills in this area since medieval times.
The Old Manor House, Palmerston Street, built about 1540, and once the manor house of Romsey Extra.
"The Tudor House", Love Lane.
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