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Some background to the foundation stone of Avenue St Andrews Church Hall

Posted by on Oct 5, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Some background to the foundation stone of Avenue St Andrews church hall. Bevois Mount History Southampton 2 d  · The foundation stone of the Avenue St Andrew’s church hall was laid by Harold of the very influential Lankester family, His mother had laid the foundation stone for the main church building.
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Buried in Southampton Old Cemetery..

Posted by on Sep 22, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Buried in Southampton Old Cemetery, Percival James Ellaway who met his death on hospital ship Essequibo at just 17 years of age, in 1917. SEE Southampton 1 d  · In the Old Cemetery on the Common. Percival James Ellaway met his death on the Hospital Ship Essequibo aged just 17. The Essequibo River is near present day Venezuela and Guyana. There was a former British colony in the region. Built for...
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One of the most recent Commonwealth War Graves in Southampton Old Cemetery – designated last year

Posted by on Sep 18, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments A recent one of many Commonwealth War Graves in Southampton Old Cemetery is that of Kate Trodd, a VAD nurse who died of pneumonia at the age of 20 in 1919, although the author suggests that it might have initially been the ‘Spanish flu’. Bevois Mount History Southampton 1 h  · There are many Commonwealth War Graves in the Old Cemetery but this one was only designated as such last...
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A pretty card of The Common from 1911

Posted by on Sep 16, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments A pretty card from 1911. Bevois Mount History Southampton 1 d  · This charming postcard of children at the entrance (?) of the Common was sent to an address in Belgium in 1911. It is written by Monique, whose handwriting is hard to decipher but she does say “la ville …….? excellente” so hopefully we can assume that she liked Southampton.
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The Queen visited the University of Southampton in 1966

Posted by on Sep 10, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Highfield Residents’ Association 7 h  · 1966 – certainly another era… SEE Southampton 21 h  · The Queen visited the University of Southampton in 1966.
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An early photo of Hampton Park between Portswood and Swaythling

Posted by on Sep 8, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments An early photograph of Hampton Park between Portswood and Swaythling, near the bottom of Bowden Lane. SEE Southampton 1 d  · An early photograph of Hampton Park between Portswood and Swaythling near the bottom of Bowden Lane. You can see the tin tabernacle that preceded St Alban’s Church and is the site today of the Polish Club. The nearest row of shops on the right is today the presbytery...
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An early photo of Hampton Park

Posted by on Sep 7, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments An early photograph of Hampton Park between Portswood and Swaythling, near the bottom of Bowden Lane. SEE Southampton 6 h  · An early photograph of Hampton Park between Portswood and Swaythling near the bottom of Bowden Lane. You can see the tin tabernacle that preceded St Alban’s Church and is the site today of the Polish Club. The nearest row of shops on the right is today the presbytery...
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More background and photos of Bealings Nursery in Bassett which supplied the liners sailing from Southampton with potted plants and flowers. The ships had a gardener who was responsible for watering and looking after the plants!

Posted by on Aug 31, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Southampton Stories 4 d  · This week we are looking at Bealings nursery in Bassett, which supplied cut flowers and potted plants to several ocean liners every week during the summer from the 1890s till the 1960s. The plants would be packed and transported by the nursery staff, who would also carry the crates onboard and distribute the plants throughout the ship under the direction of Mr...
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