Here’s the reason for the concrete wall round part of Highfield School…..
Courtesy of: SEE Southampton Have you ever wondered why part of the wall to the schools playground in Church Lane is made of concrete? If so this is the answer. 95 years ago in December 1928, following a heavy storm, a 36ft section of the stone...
read moreHighfield Lane 1910 – then and now
The before and after. Note the horse and cart! Photo courtesy of: Southampton Hidden History Highfield Lane 1910
read moreThe Palladium in Portswood
The Palladium in Portswood, which opened in February 1913 and housed 650 plush blue seats. It entertained cinema-goers until May 1958. See more below courtesy of Southampton Stories.
read moreIn Portswood, on the corner with Gordon Avenue
Photo courtesy of SEE Southampton. Courtesy of: SEE Southampton In Portswood on the corner with Gordon Avenue
read moreSome background to the Atlantes, now outside the University of Southampton’s Hartley Library
Courtesy of: SEE Southampton A print of the Hartley Institute on which the University of Southampton was founded. It was located at the bottom of the High Street on the corner with Briton Street. The four stone figures known as Atlantes which held...
read moreSouthampton Court Leet: the ancient ceremony of Court Leet will be held on Tuesday 3 October 2023 at 11 am
See details in poster below. If an individual, group or society wishes to make a presentment to the court on a matter of local concern, or a resident wishes to be on the jury….. contact Democtratic Services (email below). Some helpful...
read moreThe itinerary for the opening of Highfield Hall as a Residence for women on 1st July 1930
An interesting revelation. Courtesy of: Bevois Mount History Southampton The Duke of York, the future George VI, visited Southampton on July 1st 1930 and, amongst other things, officially opened Highfild Hall as a Hall of Residence for women...
read moreThis is when the Faraday Building/Tower on the University’s Highfield Campus will be demolished (article from the Daily Echo 14/09/23))
This celebrated piece of Brutalist architecture on the University Highfield Campus…… Courtesy of SEE Southampton and the Southampton Daily Echo SEE Southampton The Faraday Tower was designed by Basil Spence and completed 60 years ago....
read more‘Spitfire from the ashes’ – Historian Victoria Taylor looks back at the Spitfire, and the men and women who built it, against all odds
As an Association, we mostly stay local, but this is a huge piece of Southampton history which was broadcast earlier, on Archive on 4 – ‘Spitfire from the ashes’ . This can now be heard on BBC Sounds (60 minutes) if you...
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