The history of Highfield Mansions, which later became Highfield Hall
Highfield Mansions, which later became Highfield Hall in 1914 as a part Hall of Residence of University College Information provided courtesy of William Burns through the Southampton Sotonians and Friends (SS&F) Facebook Group: This view from...
read moreSome historical insights into a few roads in our area.
Southampton Hidden History HIGHCROWN STREET / MEWS, Portswood was just Crown Street on old maps. Maybe it was changed to avoid confusion with Crown Street in Shirley? HIGHFIELD AVENUE / HIGHFIELD LANE. The name Highfield presumably indicates this...
read moreMore historical info from Bevois Mount History on who is buried in Southampton Old Cemetery
Bevois Mount History Southampton Many former mayors of Southampton are buried in the Old Cemetery. This is the grave of Hector Young and his wife. He was mayor in 1929, a local J.P. and Freeman of the City of London – I wonder what he did to...
read moreInteresting historical suggestions from SEE Southampton regarding the origins of the gateposts leading to Portswood Residents’ Gardens.
SEE Southampton These gateposts are at the Abbots Way entrance to the private gardens. I was once told that they came from Ogle House in the Above Bar but they do not match. I recently read in the Hampshire Field Club’s article on the Country...
read moreThe Gallows, Southampton Common
Inspired by the Bevois Mount History walk on Southampton Common yesterday, SEE Southampton has posted a historical account of the gallows in Southampton, originally written in The Echo. According to the article, the Ordnance Survey map of South...
read moreFrom the Hartley Institute to the University of Southampton
SEE Southampton This house (Picture 1) belonged to Henry Robinson Hartley, (1777-1850), a wealthy eccentric who was raised in Southampton and maintained an affection for the town. Hartley left money in his will for the establishment of a cultural...
read moreA Lucy Box near Highfield Road! See details below from Bevois Mount History!
Bevois Mount History Southampton This Lucy box is close to the junction of Highfield Road and the Avenue and would have been installed in 1903 when the tram extension to Highfield Road became operational.
read moreSEE Southampton and Soton Echo: on 14 June 2005, Southampton born writer and Portswood/Abbotts Way resident, Norman James Crisp, died aged 81. Remember his BBC TV Series?
He was the writer behind such BBC TV series in the 1960s and 70s as Compact, R3, Dixon of Dock Green, Dr Finlay’s Casebook, The Expert, The Brothers, Colditz and Secret Army. Didn’t realise he had been a resident of Portswood – in fact,...
read moreThe Albany Hotel which used to be in Winn Road
Used to be in Winn Road… Bevois Mount History Southampton The Albany Hotel opened in 1925 as the Stafford House Hotel.
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