This one penny tram ticket took you through Portswood Junction!
This one penny tram ticket took you through Portswood Junction. Bevois Mount History Southampton 1tSphoensSor9hemnd · A one penny tram ticket. Many of the local tram stops are the same as current bus stops e.g. Spring Crescent, Cedar...
read more99-111 Portswood Road; the 9 Myrtle Cottages
99-111 Portswood Road (situated on the west side of Portswood Rd, just to the south of Gordon Avenue). These seven cottages were built between 1845 – 1878, and were known as Myrtle Cottages in the late 19th century. SEE Southampton 21 m · 99...
read morePadwell Cross Pond on the grassed area of the Avenue, known as Asylum Green
SEE Southampton htSpo13nsonhremSd · On the grassed area known as Asylum Green on the Avenue was Padwell Cross Pond used by thirsty animals going to the Common. By 1850 this pond contained dead putrid animals and other unwholesome material....
read moreTram sidlings were built in the woods to the north of The Common to act as a camouflage from bombings
Tram sidings built in the woods to the north of the Common to act as a camouflage from bombings. Bevois Mount History Southampton mtmsm1ShupeS8 oJumtnasniualory sslatro n1r0:1d5ed · Tram sidings were built in the woods to the north of the Common...
read moreThe Atlantes figures outside the Hartley Institute, now outside the Hartley Library on the University Highfield Campus
The Hartley Institution – in Southampton High Street, predecessor to the University of Southampton, complete with its Atlantes figures in their original position. They are now outside the Hartley Library at the UOS Highfield Campus. SEE...
read moreEntrance to the Avenue around 1910…
Entrance to the Avenue in about 1910… SEE Southampton 3tSpomnshmaoored · A coloured postcard showing the entrance to the Avenue in about 1910.
read moreHighfield Church Centre – 1910 and now…
Highfield Church Centre – 1910 and now… SEE Southampton 3tSpomnshmaoored · The Church Institute in Highfield Lane in 1910 and today.
read moreA decidedly sparse and snowy Lovers’ Walk, around 1909
A decidedly sparse, and cold, Lovers’ Walk, around 1909! SEE Southampton StnYegcdSsspoteSrdansrgyo astl 07:recoedr3eud6s · Lovers’ Walk in the snow.
read moreDoes anyone remember Evelyn’s toy shop along Burgess Rd which closed around 1977?
Does anyone remember Evelyn’s toy shop along Burgess Road in Swaythling? Apparently it closed around 1977 or possibly earlier. SEE Southampton 4 h · Do You Remember EVELYN’S TOY SHOP In Burgess Road, Swaythling? The doctors surgery was...
read moreTram in 1920s along the Avenue – that’s a good view!
Tram in 1920s along the Avenue – that’s a good view. Bevois Mount History Southampton YestitteurdtSsSSpdaoomym naett so1m0etfred:fu3a0 · A later tram (1920s) picking up from the Westwood Road stop in the...
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