The ‘Dutch House’ in Brookvale Road
Some interesting background on this Grade II listed house in Brookvale Road. Info courtesy of: SEE Southampton “The Dutch House in Brookvale Road, Portswood is Grade II listed and was built around 1909-10 by R.M. McDonald Lucas in the...
read moreDid you know B&Q originated in Portswood?
Article courtesy of the Daily Echo, 24 April 2024. B&Q origins in Portswood
read moreThe Yoda mosaic, by local artist Will Rosie, on Southampton Common
Photo by a HRA member – March 2024
read moreRemembering the University of Southampton’s South Stoneham Tower. Info courtesy of The Daily Echo, Group Heritage Writer Ian Crump, 3.3.24
Student accommodation South Stoneham Tower hard to pull down...
read moreThe Friends of Portswood Library Summer Evening Talks 2024 are already lined up! See programme below
Starting March 13 with Godfrey Collyer – ‘Southampton and the Titanic’. Free and all welcome. Info courtesy of Friends of Portswood Library.
read moreWhen Portswood was a village – in 1450
Courtesy of: SEE Southampton A MAP FROM 1450 The boundary marker stones are shown.
read more1900s Fairground family waiting to go on to Southampton Common
With the Southampton Fair on The Common, here is a picture of members of the ‘Matthews’ fairground family, in the early 1900s, waiting to go on to Southampton Common. Picture by Joyce Crutcher, courtesy of William Burns from Southampton...
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Courtesy of John Trinder from Southampton Sotonians and Friends: Below is a very interesting historical account of the ancient site of Cutthorn which stands at the northern end of the Southampton Common, just a little to the east of the Avenue at...
read moreWinter scenes from Southampton Memories: People and Places, including a very wintry Furzedown Road.
Southampton Memories: People and Places Two winter scenes for you this morning, Willsteed post-cards showing The Cowherds snd Furzedown Road in Highfield.
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