Stag Gates, down the Avenue, were demolished around 1919 because of congestion
Stag Gates, down the Avenue, were demolished around 1919 because of congestion. Bevois Mount History Southampton 14 tNoveminfbceicr raSatuSpdi coi1n2:tlsdohaumred16t · In November 1912 the Borough Council decided that the congestion at Stag Gates...
read moreHighfield Church (or Christ Church Portswood) in 1900
Highfield Church (or Christ Church Portswood) in 1900 when Portswood was a village! Built in 1846/47 and consecrated in 1847. The architect, Joshua Brandon, died before the Church was completed, and is buried in the churchyard. More below. SEE...
read moreDead from torpedoed HMHS Asturias in WW1 buried in Southampton Old Cemetery
HMHS Asturias was a hospital ship in WW1. She was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1917 and 35 people died; most of them buried in Southampton Old Cemetery. Bevois Mount History Southampton tSSp8 SohNovemnbesrn scait 0l9dmo:gr0edcoiglhto7m · HMHS...
read more1968 along The Avenue
Very much a 60s photo! Bevois Mount History Southampton matnelSp5 oNovrembnsneroa rrealmt 1n2:fatier3dgS9 · From the 1968 Southampton handbook.
read moreSir Sidney Kimber, who helped shape modern day Southampton, was born in Highfield on 5 November 1873.
Sir Sidney Kimber was born on 5 November 1873, in Highfield. He was Mayor of Southampton from 1918 to 1920 and then made an Alderman. He helped shape modern day Southampton. He was the driving force behind the Civic Centre and also established...
read moreFair on The Common – 1910
Lots of activity! SEE Southampton fS2 NdtSpmolfatovnemsboroseSer adit 0e4mo:c4merc1 · Fair on the Common in 1910.
read moreThe Avenue in 1974 with a wonky speed limit sign!
The Avenue in 1974 with a wonky speed limit sign! Bevois Mount History Southampton ts1d nNSovpieeonctgmsiobSenari atc 1rreo6ed:tt4m1 · The Avenue in 1974. Students (?) with long hair in bell bottoms …… memories …… and a...
read moreThe Southampton Cemetery Act passed in 1843, enabled the Corporation to establish one of England’s first municipally owned cemeteries – now Southampton Old Cemetery on the Common
By 1833, the population of Southampton had reached approximately 29,000 and burial spaces were a major problem. The Southampton Cemetery Act was passed in 1843, enabling the Corporation to establish one of England’s first municipally owned...
read moreThe WW1 troop area on Southampton Common
The WW1 troop area on Southampton Common. SEE Southampton tSpu5onsohgrned · Southampton Common showing WW1 troop area.
read moreAnother era – old photo of University of Southampton
Another era! SEE Southampton YtSiesigpottsnersalsofhdacy eomardt 05:mfided4g9 · I love this photograph as it is so reminiscent of former times. I am not sure what year but going by the scorched grass it must have been a hot summer. The skyline of...
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