A busy day on The Common, August 1910.

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 19, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments Courtesy of Keith Willsher, Southampton history photos Keith Willsher Southampton history photos 1tgos5 SsspfAonprSsgoiersl rfatnr 16a:s50eand  · A busy day at the lake on the common august 1910
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Some amazing old photos of Southampton Old Cemetery, courtesy of SEE Southampton.

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 19, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments SEE Southampton 1ueth1 ltApgSprsrile aitoans uho14rrsse:fldu57  · Some early photographs of the Cemetery on the Common.
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The tram junction in Portswood. Photo courtesy of Southampton History Photos.

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 8, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments Dave Robinson   Southampton history photos 1trSipo1ncsorheedh  · Portswood Junction
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The only Titanic passenger to be remembered on a grave in Southampton Old Cemetery

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 3, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments With the approaching anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, Bevois Mount History tell the story of the only Titanic passenger to be remembered on a grave in Southampton Old Cemetery – Henry Price Hodges, a well-known dealer in musical instruments. Bevois Mount History Southampton tS3Sponfsoahred  · The only Titanic passenger to be remembered on a grave in Southampton Old Cemetery is...
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Remembering Wadham Stringer – now Lidls..

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 31, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments Remembering Wadham Stringer! Thanks to Bevois Mount History. Bevois Mount History Southampton 2toSt8 pMcofdnarcSmruohSh atre n1smhS6o:0r9eed  · Now Lidls.
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Lively picture of trams on Portswood High Street. Thanks SEE Southampton!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 29, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments SEE Southampton 1fhtSSpons1orehlad  · Scrambling to get on the tram in Portswood.
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The Brutalist design University Faraday Tower on a 5p stamp in 1971!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 29, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments SEE Southampton tSpo2gahnseored  · Did you know? In 1971 the University of Southampton was on the 5p stamp. The Brutalist design Faraday Tower is featured.
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The grave, in the Old Cemetery, of Lt. Col. Sir Henry James, Director General of the Ordnance Survey.

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 28, 2021 in Local History | 0 comments Courtesy of Bevois Mount History Bevois Mount History Southampton tSph2onso1harcehd  · The grave, in the Old Cemetery, of Lt. Col. Sir Henry James, Director General of the Ordnance Survey. The house where he lived in the Avenue is still referred to as the Director General’s House.
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