A tram along Portswood Road
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 22, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments A tram along Portswood Road. SEE Southampton 12 h · A tram in Portswood road but is it going to or from Swaythling?read more
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Interesting information on a couple of Lucy boxes in our area
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 22, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Interesting information on a couple of lucy boxes in our area. Bevois Mount History Southampton 27 June 2016 · Lucy boxes are something that usually, with their dull green colour and utilitarian design, blend into our urban landscape. Older ones, however, have more distinctive features. The first one is in Avenue Rd and features the Southampton coat of arms. The second (opposite the Cowherds)...read more
A very old view of The Avenue with no cars!
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 18, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments A very old view of The Avenue with no cars! Bevois Mount History Southampton 2 d · A view of the Avenue with, I think, the entrance to the Common on the left hand side.read more
More history of Asylum Green, The Avenue
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 18, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments More history of Asylum Green, The Avenue. Bevois Mount History Southampton 2 h · ‘Canute rebukes his courtiers’ on the Haysom Monument, Asylum Green, the Avenue.read more
Christchurch in Portswood – Highfield Church and some history!
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 18, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Highfield Church? SEE Southampton 9 h · Christchurch in Portswood was originally built as a Chapel of Ease for South Stoneham Church. It was designed by Joshua Brandon who died at the age of 25 and is buried in the churchyard, as is Sydney Kimber who lived in nearby Wellbeck Avenue. Councillor Kimber was the driving force behind the building of the Civic Centre and the Sports Centre. The west...read more
St Denys Priory. All that remains is an arch in the garden of Tudor House and a wall in a garden in Priory Avenue…
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 15, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments All that remains is an arch in the garden of Tudor House and a wall in a garden in Priory Avenue…. SEE Southampton 1 d · A sketch of St Denys Priory, the ruins in 1820, and the remains now – an arch in the garden of Tudor House, and a wall in a garden in Priory Avenue.read more
The City’s 2nd Donkey Derby 18 July 1970 – on The Common
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 13, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments The City’s 2nd Donkey Derby – 18 July 1970…. dailyecho.co.uk https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/18576384.donkeys-raced-common—remember/?Ref=fbpg&fbclid=IwAR3zwuyeBKLwMIeo2YFcocdqpnxROXzOjQ7-tp8EQK9CaiORECQxBwoaH1o PHOTOS: When donkeys raced through the Common – do you remember it?read more
Monument dedicated to Royal Mail steamers the Rhone and the Wye in Southampton Old Cemetery
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 10, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments Monument dedicated to Royal Mail steamers the Rhone and the Wye in Southampton Old Cemetery. Bevois Mount History Southampton 9 hrs · The Rhone and Wye were two Royal Mail steamers which were lost in 1867 during a hurricane in the British Virgin Islands. On the monument in the Old Cemetery there are carved representations of both ships and the names of those...read more
