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Where the name ‘Bassett Avenue’ might come from

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…

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

Definitely an earlier time! SEE Southampton 17 hrs   · Early photograph of Bassett Green village.
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Portswood Road in 1914

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

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. ..

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?

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

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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