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Our Local History Afternoon will have a theme of HOSPITALITY – please join us for talks, walks, displays and light refreshments. All are welcome. Displays Hotels, Public Houses, Cafes and Social Clubs Two talks Helen Wallimann: Hospitality in a Changing World The Savoy Hotel Cheltenham, 1945-1986 AND Steve Blake: What the visitors thought: a light-hearted look at Cheltenham since the…

Just added to our database – the 1955 Kelly’s Directory of Cheltenham, with Charlton Kings, Leckhampton and Prestbury. A fully searchable street directory with listings of private residents and commercial organisations. Please visit our Directories page and select from the dropdown lists.

We have recently added a downloadable version of The Anglican Churches and Clergy of Cheltenham by Alan Munden, and a link to Adrian Courtenay’s thesis on Cheltenham’s Parliamentary elections 1832-1848. Please visit our Database webpage to access both items. The full contents of our Database can be viewed here.

Recent additions to our website include transcriptions of Cheltenham Probate Inventories pre-1660 and post-1740. Visit our transcriptions page to access. Our Library catalogue has also been updated, with details of the books, maps and photographs which are available for members to borrow.  

Coming soon – the South Cheltenham History Festival at Bethesda Methodist Church, part of the Heritage Open Days 2024. The full programme of events, which take place from Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th September, can be viewed by clicking here.

Alan Munden’s new book, The Anglican Churches and Clergy of Cheltenham, is now available. Please visit our publications page to order your copy.

Congratulations to David Elder who received a citation from Cheltenham Arts Council at the awards ceremony in April, for his outstanding service to Cheltenham Local History Society as Chair, and for his authorship of numerous books and plays on Cheltenham and the surrounding areas. Contratulations too go to CLHS member Eric Miller, who was nomimated by Leckhampton Local History Society,…

Over 100 people attended our very successful Research & Display morning, enjoying the local history displays and slideshow, and chatting over refreshments. A full report will appear in the July Newsletter. Displays included: Cheltenham’s Statues and Odd Structures Bath Road and Southtown Hales Road Ellenville: a nursery and garden in Naunton Lane Drake’s Department Store The history of Cheltenham and…

Varied displays about the history of Cheltenham and the surrounding area, and refreshments. St. Luke’s Hall, St Luke’s Place, Cheltenham GL53 7HP on 2nd April 2024 from 10 o’clock to noon. Free admittance, tea and coffee. Displays include: Cheltenham’s Statues and Odd Structures Bath Road and Southtown Hales Road Ellenville: a nursery and garden in Naunton Lane Drake’s Department Store…

NEW – we offer free membership to 18 to 25-year-olds, giving access to our publications and recordings, and the opportunity to participate in Society events. Please come to one of our meetings at St Luke’s to sign up (entrance fees apply). Please see our Events page for details of our meetings and how to get to St Luke’s Hall.