Burgess Road Library is now community-run but when it first opened in 1935, it was the first library in Southampton to have a specifically designed children’s library

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 2, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Burgess Road Library is now community-run but when it was first opened in 1935, it was the first library in Southampton to have a specifically designed children’s library. Southampton City Libraries 12 hrs   · This week’s #ThrowbackThursday we look at Southampton’s first library to have a specially designed children’s library! Opened to serve the new housing estates in the Swaythling...
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The view from Northlands Road towards The Common and The Avenue in about 1910

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 1, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments The view from Northlands Road in 1910. SEE Southampton 13 hrs   · The Avenue and the Common entrance as seen from Northlands Road in about 1910.
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Hill Lane, early 1900s

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 1, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Gosh, where are all the houses? SEE Southampton Yesterday at 09:35   · Hill Lane, Shirley – early 1900s
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A great explanation of the design of The Avenue

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 1, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments A great explanation of the design of The Avenue. Bevois Mount History Southampton 2 hrs   · It is not clear whether this car was entitled to park here (no such thing as yellow lines in those days) but it perfectly illustrates the fact that the left hand lane of the Avenue was for both north and south traffic with tramlines in the middle. The right hand lane was a private access road –...
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Where the name ‘Bassett Avenue’ might come from

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 29, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Where the name ‘Bassett Avenue’ might come from… SEE Southampton 8 hrs   · Streetwatch : Next section of Bassett Avenue BASSETT AVENUE. Bassett was formerly a part of part of North Stoneham. The name may derive from a family name (a Bassett family is known to have been in South Stoneham in the early 15th century) or from the Old French word for an outcrop of land. In the early...
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Court Royal Mews recalls the former hotel of the same name that was once in Northlands Road…

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 27, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Anyone remember the hotel? SEE Southampton 24 June at 08:20   · Instagram  · Court Royal Mews recalls the former hotel of the same name that was once in Northlands Road.
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Early photograph of Bassett Green Village

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 27, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Definitely an earlier time! SEE Southampton 17 hrs   · Early photograph of Bassett Green village.
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Portswood Road in 1914

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 27, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments With a tram in the background? SEE Southampton 17 hrs   · Portswood Road in 1914.
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