Lively picture of trams on Portswood High Street. Thanks SEE Southampton!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 29, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments SEE Southampton 1fhtSSpons1orehlad  · Scrambling to get on the tram in Portswood.
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The Brutalist design University Faraday Tower on a 5p stamp in 1971!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 29, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments SEE Southampton tSpo2gahnseored  · Did you know? In 1971 the University of Southampton was on the 5p stamp. The Brutalist design Faraday Tower is featured.
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The grave, in the Old Cemetery, of Lt. Col. Sir Henry James, Director General of the Ordnance Survey.

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 28, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments Courtesy of Bevois Mount History Bevois Mount History Southampton tSph2onso1harcehd  · The grave, in the Old Cemetery, of Lt. Col. Sir Henry James, Director General of the Ordnance Survey. The house where he lived in the Avenue is still referred to as the Director General’s House.
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1889. Old Portswood Road courtesy of SEE Southampton.

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 28, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments  A far cry from today! SEE Southampton t8nSponsorhamed  · 1889. Old Portswood Road. An idyllic scene by J. Arnold. Copyright 2003 Southampton City Art Gallery.  
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Sitting in the middle of the Avenue in 1883!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 23, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments 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 Graphic 1883.
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How Southampton Old Cemetery came into being…

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 23, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments 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, a fourfold increase in just over thirty years. This population increase raised the demand for space for burying an increasing number of the...
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A interesting piece of social history in photos courtesy of Keith WIllsher

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 22, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments 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 family at 13 Osborne Road, Portswood, c1910 The house faces onto Belmont road. Having looked online the house exists still and almost identical but...
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Plaque and tree dedicated to Jack Mason at Southampton Municipal Golf Course

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 19, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments 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 golf professional at Southampton Municipal Golf Course for 40 years from 1935-1975. He also ran an indoor golf school in the Inner...
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