Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 27, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments
Remembering the Flower and Ballon festival on The Common…. dailyecho.co.uk https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/18546007.photos-balloon-festival-2000—many-remember/?fbclid=IwAR25pGJWwuEIiiUPtBiX3H0Jckn-W8Fqb4Nf9-MiHBBw0UaYfTVJIbvyhdg PHOTOS: Balloon festival in 2000 – how many of these do you remember? read more
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 24, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments
On this day in 1620, Walter Prescot was appointed Cowherd and the first Cowherd to have a house on The Common….. Bevois Mount History Southampton Yesterday at 14:50 · Another view of the Cowherds for the good reason that it was on this day in 1620 that Walter Prescot was appointed Cowherd. Walter was significant in that he was the first Cowherd to have a house on the... read more
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 22, 2020 in Local History | 0 comments
484, Portswood Road with the plaque (near the top) for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897. SEE Southampton 20 June at 10:33 · Instagram · Queen Victoria was born on 24 May 1819. Stanley Brothers terracotta plaque for her Diamond Jubilee 1897 placed near top of 484, Portswood Road, Southampton. Source: KJ Lymer View 3D #photogrammetry at bit.ly/3gfEkw5... read more