The Avenue c. 1850 with Archer’s Lodge on right
Hardly recognizable! Bevois Mount History Southampton YetSSpstecasenrdaygo natriefs 07S:oagauur4telde0 · Philip Brannon’s print of The Avenue c. 1850 shows Archer’s Lodge on the right hand side. The house was a ‘superior school...
read moreA brief historical snapshop of the Cowherds
A brief historical snapshot of the Cowherds. Bevois Mount History Southampton d2e0dotc fFuSpebrfocuirsnsohatrrtySe haodt t08u:5u8 · It was the cowherd’s house then the Southampton Arms and finally The Cowherds...
read moreNot such a problem crossing The Avenue then!
Not such a problem with crossing then! Bevois Mount History Southampton d2e0dotc fFuSpebrfocuirsnsohatrrtySe haodt t10u:4u3 · The cross roads at the top of the Avenue.
read moreBurgess Road Library, opened in May 1935
Burgess Road Library was opened in May 1935. It was the first library in Southampton to feature a specially designed and equipped children’s department (picture 1980). SEE Southampton tSp1hottnsoread · Burgess Road Library 1980. Burgess Road...
read moreWW1 and Avenue St Andrews United Reformed Church
Avenue St Andrews United Reformed Church’s role in helping WW1 soldiers camping on The Common. SEE Southampton tSp5hottnsoread · Avenue St Andrews Congregational Church with hall next door where soldiers were camping on the Common in WW1...
read moreAn old print of Portswood House
The old Portswood House. SEE Southampton 17 oFhebaatafrulrSfuaocruy apotsn 1se6oimS:rore4rd1t · An old print of Portswood House and a map showing its location.
read moreCllr Ransom, of one Southampton’s biggest ship builders, living in Hawthorn Cottage on The Common
Councillor John Ransom was one of the biggest ship builders in the town. He lived with his wife in Hawthorn Cottage (now the Urban Wildlife Centre) on the Common. Bevois Mount History Southampton o1t5 FSmebrcuptsaolirednaasy oat ronuiniege1dg0:s47 ...
read moreAn interesting landmark in Burgess Road marking the location of the former Crown and Sceptre Hotel
An interesting landmark! SEE Southampton YetoaShpstehrrdamrody at omnrtdsso0hrtuoe6:de39 · I am always fascinated as to why it was necessary to have a stone plaque to remember a pub which has been demolished. This stone marks the location of the...
read moreSt Denys station once had a bookstall!
St Denys Station once had a bookstall! Bevois Mount History Southampton tSponS5soroerhd · Slightly off our patch, but who would have thought that St Denys Station once had a bookstall?
read moreThe Avenue in the snow a long time ago
Indeed, one person on horseback in the snow..! Bevois Mount History Southampton YfesimttesrSsdapsdyodn atshSol e1curi2e:5ddm3do · An Avenue picture in keeping with the temperature if not the precipitation.
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