Further Reading

Excavations at Hyde Abbey, Winchester - Hampshire Cultural Trust (2018)  

ISBN: 9781999978020

Reports and findings from the 1972-1999 excavations within the precinct of Hyde Abbey are available in this publication which also documents some of the earlier Hyde900 excavations.  

This volume is a part of an integrated series of studies of Winchester’s archaeology, all available online from Hampshire Cultural Trust.

Hyde: from Dissolution to Victorian Suburb - Christine Grover (2013)   

ISBN: 0956470181

The story of Hyde from the destruction of Hyde Abbey in 1538 by Thomas Wriothesley to the decision by Edward (Austen) Knight (Jane Austen's brother) to sell off local land in 1811.

Hyde in Living Memory - Hyde900 (2010)   ISBN: 09565881-1-1     

£10 - collection only (contact Hyde900 for further details)

Inspired by the monastic Liber Monasterii De Hyda which recorded the names of the medieval residents of Hyde, the Hyde900 Living History team set out to capture the stories of local people. 

This colour publication includes many memories, photographs, newspaper reports and maps which show how the inhabitants of Hyde have lived, worked and played in the last 100 years and will be of interest to anyone who's ever lived, worked or been associated with Hyde.

Archaeology in Hampshire

Some Hyde900 community dig findings are included in 'Archaeology in Hampshire 2022', an annual compilation of all archaeological interventions in Hampshire, produced in print format from 1977-2003 by Hampshire County Council then digitally from 2004 by Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society.  

The Search for Winchester’s Anglo-Saxon Minsters - Professor Martin Biddle (2018) 

Paperback: 9781784918576

A history of extensive archaeological excavations in Winchester from 1961 to 1970, showing how they led to the discovery of the Old and New Minsters (the first two burial sites of King Alfred the Great) and brought back to life the history, archaeology and architecture of the city’s greatest Anglo-Saxon buildings. 

Stanford in the Vale - The Hidden Past Revealed  Dr David Ashby (2024)

ISBN 978-1-999-3-555-86

Over a 16-year period, Dr David Ashby's community archaeology project in Stanford in the Vale has helped rewrite the history of this English village, making finds dating back 10,000 years.  

Community digs in 63 test pits and 19 evaluation trenches in private gardens and fields have yielded more than 1,000 shards of pottery and unearthed evidence of a previously unknown Neolithic settlement, Iron Age and Roman fortifications and large Saxon settlement. The project has also provided a practical classroom for University of Winchester archaeological students who have helped dig test pits and process the finds.

Broken Pots Mending Lives Richard Osgood MBE (2023) 

ISBN: 9781789259384

Operation Nightingale was set up in 2011 within the UK Ministry of Defence to help facilitate the recovery of armed forces personnel using the archaeology of the British Training Areas, and has since expanded to include veterans of other nations.

This book is the story of those veterans, their incredible discoveries and journeys of recovery – showing the reader how the discovery of our shared past – of long-forgotten houses, of glinting gold jewellery, of broken pots, can be restorative and help people mend otherwise damaged lives.

English Medieval Shrines Dr John Crook (2016)

ISBN: 9781783270934

John Crook is an independent architectural historian, archaeological consultant, and photographer.  He has published an extensive list of books and articles on subjects ranging from medieval shrines to the activities of William Walker, the Diver at Winchester Cathedral in the early 20th century.  Dr Crook is the historical architectural advisor for the Hyde900 community project.