Dead from torpedoed HMHS Asturias in WW1 buried in Southampton Old Cemetery

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 10, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments HMHS Asturias was a hospital ship in WW1. She was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1917 and 35 people died; most of them buried in Southampton Old Cemetery. Bevois Mount History Southampton tSSp8 SohNovemnbesrn scait 0l9dmo:gr0edcoiglhto7m  · HMHS Asturias was a hospital ship during WW1. She visited mainly French and Mediterranean ports, bringing back sick and wounded, often many more than she...
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1968 along The Avenue

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 7, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Very much a 60s photo! Bevois Mount History Southampton matnelSp5 oNovrembnsneroa rrealmt 1n2:fatier3dgS9  · From the 1968 Southampton handbook.
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HRA’s response to the Government White Paper Consultation: ‘Planning for the future’

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 4, 2020 in Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments Over the past month, HRA has submitted lengthy and detailed responses to three current consultations: the Government’s proposals for changing the current planning system, the White Paper ‘Planning for the Future’, and the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee inquiry into the planning system. In summary, whilst we welcome some aspects of the...
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Sir Sidney Kimber, who helped shape modern day Southampton, was born in Highfield on 5 November 1873.

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 4, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Sir Sidney Kimber was born on 5 November 1873, in Highfield. He was Mayor of Southampton from 1918 to 1920 and then made an Alderman. He helped shape modern day Southampton. He was the driving force behind the Civic Centre and also established Southampton Municipal Golf Course – hailed as the best in England. After his marriage, he lived at Oakdene, at the corner of Welbeck Avenue and...
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September/October 2020 Planning Report

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 4, 2020 in HRA Planning Reports | 0 comments Sept Oct 2020 HRA Planning Report
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Fair on The Common – 1910

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 4, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Lots of activity! SEE Southampton fS2 NdtSpmolfatovnemsboroseSer adit 0e4mo:c4merc1  · Fair on the Common in 1910.
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The Avenue in 1974 with a wonky speed limit sign!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 4, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments The Avenue in 1974 with a wonky speed limit sign! Bevois Mount History Southampton ts1d nNSovpieeonctgmsiobSenari atc 1rreo6ed:tt4m1  · The Avenue in 1974. Students (?) with long hair in bell bottoms …… memories …… and a wonky speed limit sign.
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The Southampton Cemetery Act passed in 1843, enabled the Corporation to establish one of England’s first municipally owned cemeteries – now Southampton Old Cemetery on the Common

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 23, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments By 1833, the population of Southampton had reached approximately 29,000 and burial spaces were a major problem. The Southampton Cemetery Act was passed in 1843, enabling the Corporation to establish one of England’s first municipally owned cemeteries (now Southampton Old Cemetery on the Common). By 1846, a large part of the landscaping had been completed and the first burial took place on...
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