Presently researching the past      
                    for future generations

Our Society is dedicated to the study of the past of this ancient borough and the preservation of all aspects of our surviving heritage. We are unusual in having an archive collection to manage, as well as all the other aspects of a thriving organisation, including regular talks and events, and a programme of projects and initiatives to further our cause.

Below is an engraving of Church Street made by a famous resident, Benjamin Ferrey, in 1832.

Church Street c.1832 drawn by Benjamin Ferrey (1810-80)

Probably the most talented and eminent native of Christchurch ever to have emerged, Benjamin Ferrey was the architect of numerous churches and was for 39 years the Honorary Architect for the Diocese of Bath and Wells.