Campden & District Historical and Archaeological Society

CADHAS celebrates

CADHAS is celebrating its first 25 years with an exhibition that shows the extent of the work undertaken by its volunteers to research and archive Campden’s history. Go to About Us to find out more

What is this?

One of our frequently asked questions is ‘What is this dip in the ground opposite the almshouses?’

Go to Notes and Queries to see more

Another token has appeared

Another interesting token has been found – this time dug up in a Campden garden. Go to Notes and Queries to see more

Campden characters

We are adding to our collection of stories about Campden characters, using photographs and recorded memories from our Community Archive. Find out more about ‘Happy’ Joe Court and his many ways of making money. Go to our Community Archive page

Who set fire to Cambden House?

Following the successful CADHAS exhibition in September 2006 Vice-President Jill Wilson has written a short history of ‘Cambden’ in the Civil Wars and this is now available. See the Publications page.

Sundial Trail

Children at St. James C of E Primary School in Chipping Campden have been finding out how to tell the time without digital or even wind-up watches! As a result we now have a Campden Sundial Trail leaflet. Find out more about the Sundial project