Surrey Archaeological Society is a county

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society, founded in 1854 for "the investigation of subjects connected with the history and antiquities of the County of

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" in England.

Remit

The Society concerns itself with "the County of Surrey within the boundaries existing in 1854 … and as may be enlarged by any extension of the present Administrative County". Its geographical interests therefore cover, in addition to the modern administrative county of Surrey, the areas now forming the

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s of

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, Kingston, Merton,

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, and

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; as well as the district of

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, which became part of the county only in 1965. Where appropriate, however, the Society works in close cooperation with other archaeological agencies, such as

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Headquarters and activities

The Society's headquarters, which include an extensive library, are located at Castle Arch,

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. The building also houses Guildford Museum, itself originally established by the Society, although now quite independent. The Society incorporates nine Special Interest Groups: the Artefacts and Archives Recording Group; the Local History Group; the Medieval Studies Forum; the Prehistoric Group; the Roman Studies Group; the Surrey Industrial History Group; the Villages Study Group; the Guildford Archaeology and Local History Group; and the Research Committee.

Publications

Surrey Archaeological Collections Volume 9

The Society's official

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is ''Surrey Archaeological Collections'', first published in 1858, and which now appears annually. Since 1973, the journal has been supplemented by ''Surrey History'', a more popular historical magazine. The Society also issues a regular bimonthly ''Bulletin'', containing news, short reports and articles, and notices of forthcoming events. The Society has also published a number of occasional single issue publications, notably in its Research Volumes, Research Papers and Village Studies series. It has published two larger multi-authored volumes providing a broader overview of the county's archaeology and history: * * The Surrey Industrial History Group publishes its own ''Newsletter'', and other occasional publications. In 1894 the Society published a

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of medieval Surrey feet of fines, edited by Frank Lewis, as "''Surrey Archaeological Collections'', Extra Volume 1". In the event this was the only "extra volume" ever published. In 1912, the honorary secretary,

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(himself an

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), finding a lack of enthusiasm within the society for further sustained record publication, established the Surrey Record Society as an independent body, and the two societies have coexisted amicably ever since.

Notable members

(joint honorary secretary 1908–10; honorary secretary 1910–16, 1920–24; honorary editor; president, 1954–61)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Surrey Archaeological Society 1854 establishments in England Organizations established in 1854 Archaeology of England Organisations based in Surrey History organisations based in the United Kingdom History of Surrey Archaeological organizations