Highfield Church Centre – 1910 and now…

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 11, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments Highfield Church Centre – 1910 and now… SEE Southampton 3tSpomnshmaoored  · The Church Institute in Highfield Lane in 1910 and today.
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A decidedly sparse and snowy Lovers’ Walk, around 1909

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 7, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments A decidedly sparse, and cold, Lovers’ Walk, around 1909! SEE Southampton StnYegcdSsspoteSrdansrgyo astl 07:recoedr3eud6s  · Lovers’ Walk in the snow.
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Does anyone remember Evelyn’s toy shop along Burgess Rd which closed around 1977?

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 6, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments Does anyone remember Evelyn’s toy shop along Burgess Road in Swaythling? Apparently it closed around 1977 or possibly earlier. SEE Southampton 4 h  · Do You Remember EVELYN’S TOY SHOP In Burgess Road, Swaythling? The doctors surgery was on the corner of Bealing Close and I think the toy shop was on the left. It must have closed about 1977 or...
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Tram in 1920s along the Avenue – that’s a good view!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 5, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments Tram in 1920s along the Avenue – that’s a good view. Bevois Mount History Southampton YestitteurdtSsSSpdaoomym naett so1m0etfred:fu3a0  · A later tram (1920s) picking up from the Westwood Road stop in the Avenue.
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The island in the Ornamental Lake on the Common 1979

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 3, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments From 1979… Bevois Mount History Southampton t3gSpohnosoreSd  · The island in the Ornamental Lake on the Common in 1979.
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More on Colleys Supper Rooms!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 3, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments More on Colleys Supper Rooms! SEE Southampton 1 tSJtagnpullsdaryohuugnsougs mat fuS18re:d5h0t  · Further to an earlier post, Colley’s Supper Rooms were opened in 1974 at 51, High Road, Swaythling. It expanded to outlets in Bristol, Reading and Gloucestershire. The restaurant chain was put up for sale by Mr. Colley in 2007.
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Horse and cart in Swaythling High Street in 1910

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 31, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Horse and cart in 1910’s Swaythling. SEE Southampton 2tgssS8ea pDehaotnscgimembeor ncreatoon d0ducd9:14r  · High Road, Swaythling 1910
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The boating lake on the Common was originally Reservoir 3

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 31, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments The Boating Lake on The Common was originally Reservoir 3 which was used for the water supply of the town in the 1890s. Bevois Mount History Southampton tSopr1on7soSrmhed  · The Boating Lake, a subject of so many photos and postcards, was originally Reservoir 3. Once its water ceased to be used for the water supply of the town (1890s), it was used for such purposes as watering the roads, which...
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