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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Remembering the Flower and Balloon Festival on The Common

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 27, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Remembering the Flower and Ballon festival on The Common…. dailyecho.co.uk https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/18546007.photos-balloon-festival-2000—many-remember/?fbclid=IwAR25pGJWwuEIiiUPtBiX3H0Jckn-W8Fqb4Nf9-MiHBBw0UaYfTVJIbvyhdg PHOTOS: Balloon festival in 2000 – how many of these do you remember?
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On this day in 1620, Walter Prescot was appointed Cowherd and the first Cowherd to have a house on The Common. ..

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 24, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments On this day in 1620, Walter Prescot was appointed Cowherd and the first Cowherd to have a house on The Common….. Bevois Mount History Southampton Yesterday at 14:50   · Another view of the Cowherds for the good reason that it was on this day in 1620 that Walter Prescot was appointed Cowherd. Walter was significant in that he was the first Cowherd to have a house on the...
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Anyone recall the Court Royal Hotel in Northlands Road?

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 24, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Anyone remember the hotel? SEE Southampton 11 hrs   · Instagram  · Court Royal Mews recalls the former hotel of the same name that was once in Northlands Road.
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484 Portswood Road with the plaque (near the top) for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 22, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments 484, Portswood Road with the plaque (near the top) for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897. SEE Southampton 20 June at 10:33  · Instagram  · Queen Victoria was born on 24 May 1819. Stanley Brothers terracotta plaque for her Diamond Jubilee 1897 placed near top of 484, Portswood Road, Southampton. Source: KJ Lymer View 3D #photogrammetry at bit.ly/3gfEkw5...
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