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.read more
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SEE Southampton history tours, tickets valid until Dec 2021
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 27, 2020 in Local History, News | 0 comments Let’s hope these Southampton History tours get going again at some point. There is a lot to see! Made in Here Southampton 19 June at 11:42 · This is how you’ll receive your tickets for SEE Southampton tours, valid until Dec 2021! Have you been underground to the vaults? Have you heard the stories of kings and queens and pilgrims and inventors; the Quakers and the French church; the...read more
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.read more
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?read more
Remembering Benny Hill in the grounds of Richard Taunton Sixth Form College, Hill Lane – it looks rather neglected….
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 24, 2020 in Local History, News | 0 comments Remembering Benny Hill in the grounds of Richard Taunton Sixth Form College, Hill Lane – it looks rather neglected…. SEE Southampton Yesterday at 08:20 · Instagram · Benny Hill’s rather neglected, simple plaque in the grounds of Richard Taunton Sixth Form College in Hill Lane. This building was originally built as the Girls Grammar School in 1936. In Benny’s day...read more
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...read more
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.read more
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...read more
