1889. Old Portswood Road courtesy of SEE Southampton.
A far cry from today! SEE Southampton t8nSponsorhamed · 1889. Old Portswood Road. An idyllic scene by J. Arnold. Copyright 2003 Southampton City Art Gallery.
read moreSitting in the middle of the Avenue in 1883!
Published in The Graphic in 1883. Sitting in the middle of The Avenue is certainly in a bygone age! Bevois Mount History Southampton htsYSpeonstermdfayhon fagfSthts o1sreh0ad:35fnt · A romantic and gentrified view of the Avenue published in The...
read moreHow Southampton Old Cemetery came into being…
How Southampton Old Cemetery came into being. Courtesy of SEE Southampton: By 1833, the number of people working in agriculture was falling and numbers moving to towns was increasing, Southampton’s population had reached approximately 29000,...
read moreA interesting piece of social history in photos courtesy of Keith WIllsher
The Dymott family at 13 Osborne Road, Portswood, c1910. Interesting family photo posted by Keith Willsher in Southampton History Photos Keith Willsher Southampton history photos tfS17phmornsoreld · Nice piece of social history, this is the Dymott...
read morePlaque and tree dedicated to Jack Mason at Southampton Municipal Golf Course
Dedicated to Jack Mason, golf professional for 40 years at the Municipal Golf course off the Avenue. Courtesy of SEE Southampton. SEE Southampton 1t7 MaSrsrncaha aelSpontd sg1n5eo:orttgr1u1led · Plaque and tree dedicated to Jack Mason. He was the...
read moreBevois Mount History photo of The Common paddling pool, late 1940s
Once lockdown is lifted……..! Bevois Mount History Southampton YelstreltiridSapey onasft ahic0sc8:trsoi0rS5edo · On the Common, looking towards the paddling pool in the late 1940s
read moreDo you remember Alec Bennett’s in Portswood?
SEE Southampton t3Spdonsohreemd · Do you remember Alec Bennett’s in Portswood? Did you know he was a famous and very successful Isle of Man TT racer?
read moreA snippet of background history to Highfield Church
A snippet of background history to Highfield Church. SEE Southampton 9tSponscoremfdh · Highfield Church was originally a Chapel of Ease for St Mary’s South Stoneham.
read morePointout Road, Bassett: then and now….
Then (1930s) and now… SEE Southampton 9tSponscoremfdh · A very muddy Pointout Road in Bassett in the 1930s and today.
read moreThe Belgian War Graves plot in Southampton Old Cemetery
Bevois Mount History Southampton 2t7mdSp ronFnegbrmumdisShanirye oSahhotae 18:rfed12d · The monument at the Belgian War Graves plot in the Old Cemetery was created by Garrett and Haysom. The graves all date from WW1.
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