Town Quay and Southampton Docks.

61 Oxford Street, once the home of suffragette Lucia Foster Welch, Southampton’s first female councillor. She became the town’s first female mayor in 1927.

In 1928 she welcomed Amelia Earhart to Southampton when she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an aeroplane.

#OnThisDay in 1908, a blizzard covered Southampton in a thick blanket of snow.

The town was described as ‘fairyland’. Meanwhile, two ships collided in the Solent.

Here’s a blog post about the 25 April 1908 snowstorm, with eleven photos taken on that day: historicsouthampton.co.uk/snow/

#OnThisDay in 1908, a blizzard covered Southampton in a thick blanket of snow.

The town was described as ‘fairyland’. Meanwhile, two ships collided in the Solent.

Here’s a blog post about the 25 April 1908 snowstorm, with eleven photos taken on that day: historicsouthampton.co.uk/snow/

One of the long corridors inside the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley. The huge military hospital opened in 1863 and it was a quarter of a mile in length. The US Army controlled the hospital in WW2 and I’ve heard stories about Americans riding motorbikes up and down the corridors.

📢🔴⚪ Happy St George's Day! In honour of this, I've written a blog post about the HMHS St George, which my ancestor served on during WWI: andyvskinner.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/hmh… Historic Southampton Southampton Hidden History Marie Keates Southampton Stories Southampton Archaeology Society

God’s House Tower needed work in 1624 and ‘if it be not spedilie repaired it wilbe to late to begynne to amende it... the Wall with Wett & Rayne dothe founder the Tymber dothe Rott the Iron ordnauncs eaten with Ruste, the leade stoln... the howse & doores [are] much broken...’

There were ‘impressive scenes’ #OnThisDay in 1914 as tens of thousands of people attended a ‘solemn service’ during the unveiling of the Titanic Engineers’ Memorial in Southampton.

‘Tears were upon many faces, and in every heart there was sorrow.’

📸: Daily Echo

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#OnThisDay in 1912, five days after the Titanic disaster, a memorial service was held in St Mary’s Church. The church was completely packed. Sailors marched from the docks in order to attend. Southampton was a town in mourning and it came to a complete standstill for the service.

#OnThisDay in 1912, five days after the Titanic disaster, a memorial service was held in St Mary’s Church. The church was completely packed. Sailors marched from the docks in order to attend. Southampton was a town in mourning and it came to a complete standstill for the service.

I have just seen a postcard for sale on eBay that was sent from Southampton in 1924 by someone called Emma to a man in Baltimore, USA.

‘We got shore leave at Southampton but are now on way again to New York. It isn’t much of a town here.’

Isn’t much of a town?! I am outraged.

Jack the railway dog, collecting money for charity at Southampton West (now Central) railway station, early 1900s.

The Palladium cinema on Portswood Road opened in 1913. It closed in 1958 and was then remodelled and transformed into a supermarket, which can be seen in the 1969 Daily Echo photo. The library next door opened in 1915. It’s still a library today and, thankfully, looks the same.

Remains of the anti-aircraft battery in Westwood near Weston Shore.

Remembering 18-year-old Nora Caveney, killed here #OnThisDay in 1942 after being hit by shrapnel from a bomb. The first ATS soldier in Anti-Aircraft Command to be killed in action in WW2. Laid to rest at Netley.

Six Dials was the junction where New Road, Andrew’s Road, St Mary’s Road, St Mark’s Road, Northam Road, and St Mary Street all met. In 1938 it became the site of Southampton’s first roundabout. Six Dials looks nothing like this today; it is now a busy multi-lane intersection.

Historic Southampton Thanks to Historic Southampton's fantastic map, at this time of the year we always remember Charles Sangster who resided roughly where me and my lad now sit at St Mary's. I often wonder if Charles liked football.

Historic Southampton Found my Uncle! Thank you for this map!