Christchurch in Portswood – Highfield Church and some history!
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...
read moreSt Denys Priory. All that remains is an arch in the garden of Tudor House and a wall in a garden in Priory Avenue…
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...
read moreThe City’s 2nd Donkey Derby 18 July 1970 – on The Common
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:...
read moreMonument dedicated to Royal Mail steamers the Rhone and the Wye in Southampton Old Cemetery
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...
read moreSome interesting history on why and how the Old Cemetery was created from 15 acres of land on the South West corner of the Common in 1846
Some interesting history on why and how the Old Cemetery was created from 15 acres of land on the South West corner of The Common in 1846. SEE Southampton 13 hrs · The Old Cemetery dates from 1846. Before 1820 the only place in Southampton for...
read moreDo you recognise anyone in this photo of the carpentry team who worked at Braziers in Portswood Road?
Highfield Residents’ Association 20 hrs · SEE Southampton Yesterday at 09:07 · Do you recognise anyone in this photograph of the carpentry team who worked at Braziers in Portswood Road?
read moreBurgess Road Library is now community-run but when it first opened in 1935, it was the first library in Southampton to have a specifically designed children’s library
Burgess Road Library is now community-run but when it was first opened in 1935, it was the first library in Southampton to have a specifically designed children’s library. Southampton City Libraries 12 hrs · This week’s...
read moreThe view from Northlands Road towards The Common and The Avenue in about 1910
The view from Northlands Road in 1910. SEE Southampton 13 hrs · The Avenue and the Common entrance as seen from Northlands Road in about 1910.
read moreHill Lane, early 1900s
Gosh, where are all the houses? SEE Southampton Yesterday at 09:35 · Hill Lane, Shirley – early 1900s
read moreA great explanation of the design of The Avenue
A great explanation of the design of The Avenue. Bevois Mount History Southampton 2 hrs · It is not clear whether this car was entitled to park here (no such thing as yellow lines in those days) but it perfectly illustrates the fact that the left...
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