Another 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...
read moreSome background to the foundation stone of Avenue St Andrews Church Hall
Some background to the foundation stone of Avenue St Andrews church hall. Bevois Mount History Southampton 2 d · The foundation stone of the Avenue St Andrew’s church hall was laid by Harold of the very influential Lankester family, His...
read moreBuried in Southampton Old Cemetery..
Buried in Southampton Old Cemetery, Percival James Ellaway who met his death on hospital ship Essequibo at just 17 years of age, in 1917. SEE Southampton 1 d · In the Old Cemetery on the Common. Percival James Ellaway met his death on the Hospital...
read moreOne of the most recent Commonwealth War Graves in Southampton Old Cemetery – designated last year
A recent one of many Commonwealth War Graves in Southampton Old Cemetery is that of Kate Trodd, a VAD nurse who died of pneumonia at the age of 20 in 1919, although the author suggests that it might have initially been the ‘Spanish...
read moreA pretty card of The Common from 1911
A pretty card from 1911. Bevois Mount History Southampton 1 d · This charming postcard of children at the entrance (?) of the Common was sent to an address in Belgium in 1911. It is written by Monique, whose handwriting is hard to decipher but she...
read moreThe Queen visited the University of Southampton in 1966
Highfield Residents’ Association 7 h · 1966 – certainly another era… SEE Southampton 21 h · The Queen visited the University of Southampton in 1966.
read moreAn early photo of Hampton Park between Portswood and Swaythling
An early photograph of Hampton Park between Portswood and Swaythling, near the bottom of Bowden Lane. SEE Southampton 1 d · An early photograph of Hampton Park between Portswood and Swaythling near the bottom of Bowden Lane. You can see the tin...
read moreAn early photo of Hampton Park
An early photograph of Hampton Park between Portswood and Swaythling, near the bottom of Bowden Lane. SEE Southampton 6 h · An early photograph of Hampton Park between Portswood and Swaythling near the bottom of Bowden Lane. You can see the tin...
read moreMore background and photos of Bealings Nursery in Bassett which supplied the liners sailing from Southampton with potted plants and flowers. The ships had a gardener who was responsible for watering and looking after the plants!
Southampton Stories 4 d · This week we are looking at Bealings nursery in Bassett, which supplied cut flowers and potted plants to several ocean liners every week during the summer from the 1890s till the 1960s. The plants would be packed and...
read moreBealings Nursery in Bassett which supplied flowers and potted plants to the liners that sailed from Southampton, including the Titanic…..
Southampton Stories 3 d · Over the last few days we have been sharing stories from our collections about Bealings nursery in Basset, which supplied flowers and potted plants to the liners that sailed from #Southampton. White Star Line and...
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