HRA 50 Year Logo
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 3, 2026 in Local History | 0 commentsread more
Why Southampton had two Portswood House Mansions! Article by Ian Crump, Group Heritage Writer, The Daily Echo 20/11/25
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 23, 2025 in Local History, News | 0 comments https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25634896.portswood-house-mansions-southampton-exchanged-names/read more
Spitfire Makers plaque at the University of Southampton on the Eustice Building 5
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Sep 27, 2025 in Local History, News | 0 comments Info courtesy of SEE Southampton –read more
Hawthorn Cottage, built in 1818 on Southampton Common, once stood on the land now occupied by The Hawthorns Urban Wildlife Centre
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 20, 2025 in Local History, News | 0 comments Info courtesy of Paul Lipscombe, Southampton History Photos. “Very few people remember the Hawthorn cottage that graced Southampton common it was built in 1818 by Thomas Ridding, in Georgian style. Although named Hawthorn Cottage it was a substantial country house. John Ransom, a local shipbuilder, lived here from 1851 until his death in 1886. The house survived the war but did suffer some...read more
The Rise and Fall of Bevois Mount House Stag Gates, article in The Echo by Group Heritage Writer – Ian Crump (14/02/25)
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Feb 16, 2025 in Local History, News | 0 comments Did you know that the wrought iron gates, when Stag Gates was demolished, found a new home at the entrance to the Old Cemetery? Read the article below: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24929722.lost-southampton-landmark—history-bevois-mount-house/read more
Herbert Collins, Worker for Peace, 1885 to 1975
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 16, 2024 in Local History, News | 0 comments Herbert Collins was a British architect who designed suburban houses in Southampton from 1922. His housing estates had a distincive style, usually with rows of terraced houses set around wide areas of greenery. He lived at 34 Brookvale Road, Highfield, Southampton from 1930 to 1973, on one of the main Collins Estates in Southampton. The above information was taken from Wikipedia. More below:...read more
The site of the old gallows on Southampton Common
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 6, 2024 in Local History, News | 0 comments The last public hanging on the Common was of William Shawyer on 27th July 1785. Info courtesy of: Secret SouthamptonSouthampton Archaeology Society Map can be seen on Facebook here: eSodpsrnto2g7Ylt9i045cisug2ru1a0:gh6i7h9ea97e8ml8yd0cu8htc The last public hanging on the Common was of William Shawyer on 27th July 1785.read more
