Southampton Hidden History

03/11/2024

Compton Walk, Charlotte Place 1961

Compton Walk dates back to the 1830s. The buildings on the north side were built first, those on the south side were built later, probably in the 1860s.

1. 1-3. These buildings were situated on the north side of the street at its western end. No. 2 was occupied by the Gospel Witness Fellowship booksellers; no.3 was the East Park grocery stores. The buildings were built in the 1830s and demolished in the 1960s.

2. 4-6 These buildings were situated on the north side of the street. The terrace of houses with the iron balconies was known as Victoria Terrace in the mid 19th century.

The buildings were built in the 1830s and demolished in the 1960s.

02/11/2024

Arnold House, West End 1941
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01/11/2024

468-480 Portswood Road. 1967.
Now demolished, these houses were situated on the east side of Portswood Road near the junction with Belgrave Road. On the O.S. maps they are shown as 1-6 Brook (or Brooke) Terrace. No. 468 was a confectioners run by a Miss Anne Bailey.

Southampton City Council

31/10/2024

1990s? Drummond Hotel, Bridge Road, Woolston.

30/10/2024

Mount Pleasant School. Foundation Stone Ceremony 1896

"Laying of the foundation stone of the Mount Pleasant Board School by the Very Rev. Canon Scannell, Chairman of the Southampton School Board on 26 October 1896. The school, and its prominent clock tower, came into use in 1898. It is a large single-storey building, comprising boys, girls and infants departments. The architect was John H. Blizard and the builders H. Stevens & Co. The school later became Mount Pleasant Middle School."
Southampton City Council

29/10/2024

64-78 Albert Road 1965
Albert Road was constructed in 1837 by the Itchen Bridge Company to link the Chapel area and the floating bridge. It was originally called Floating Bridge Road. These houses, situated just south of Elm Terrace, were built after 1842. They were demolished in the 1960s.

Southampton City Council

28/10/2024

Bellevue Street 1963

Bellevue Street formerly ran from Dorset Street to St Mary's Road. These houses, on the south side of the street, were probably built in the 1820s and demolished in the 1960s. This area dates back to the 1820s. The 1829 Town Guide mentions newly-erected cottages in Charlotte Place. In 1850 Brannon called it "an assemblage of Humble dwellings at the back of Compton Walk."
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1-4 Bellevue Street.
3-7 Bellevue Street

27/10/2024

Vincent Street, Shirley dates from the mid 19th century. 1961
12-20 These houses were situated on the north side of the street and were demolished in the 1960s.
11-13A These houses were situated on the south side of the street and were demolished in the 1960s.
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Southampton City Council

26/10/2024

25/10/2024

Poor Clare Convent, 13 Hill Lane: West Elevation 21/5/1949
The Poor Clare Convent in Hill Lane was founded in 1904 by nuns from Le Puy in France. An existing 18th-century house was converted and a chapel added. The convent buildings were bombed in 1940, the chapel, receiving a direct hit, being destroyed. The nuns moved out, eventually to found a new convent in Shirley Warren. The convent house survived the Blitz and was later converted into offices. It is now (1998) the site of Queens Court Flats.

23/10/2024

Cable Street 1956. Cable Street dates back to the 1850s.They were demolished in the 1950s.. Cable Street formerly ran in a straight line from Northam Road to Peel Street. It was altered during the 1950s when the houses were demolished. It now winds its way between Wilson Street and Peel Street.
Picture 1 . 1-3 These houses, situated on the south side of the street near the junction with Northam Road, were probably built in the 1860s, although Cable Street itself dates back to the 1850s.They were demolished in the 1950s.
Picture 1 . 1-3
Picture 2 4-6
Met Northam Road at approx. new picture.

22/10/2024

West End. Entrance to Black Lodge and Black House, 1941
This lay off Swaythling Road - now the Priory.

21/10/2024

Bitterne Park Congregational Church 1905
This church is situated on Cobden Avenue opposite Thorold Road. The foundation stone was laid in November 1905 and the church was opened in June 1906. It is now called Bitterne Park United Reformed Church.

20/10/2024

396-410 Portswood Road 1967
These houses were situated on the east side of the road below the junction with Kitchener Road. They were built in the late 19th century and demolished in the c1970s.
Southampton City Council

19/10/2024

Weston Lane shops

16/10/2024

6-11 George Street 1956
Built c1890, these houses were situated on the east side of the street. They were demolished in the 1950s. George Street used to run south from Clarence Street to Kent Street. It disappeared when the houses were demolished in the 1950s.
Southampton City Council

15/10/2024

Macnaughten Road, Bitterne Park: 1905 Looking north along MacNaughten Road towards the junction with Harcourt Road. Both roads were built in the 1890s by the National Liberal Land Company (NLLC) as part of the new Bitterne Park Estate. MacNaughten Road was named after Sir Steuart MacNaughten who lived at Bitterne Manor. Harcourt Road was named after Sir William Harcourt (1827-1904), a Liberal politician. The NLLC often named their streets after leading Liberals of the day.
Southampton City Council

13/10/2024

Connaught Hall, University. 1935
Connaught Hall, originally called New Hall, was opened in 1931. It was named after the College Visitor, the Duke of Connaught. The architects were Gutteridge and Gutteridge.
Southampton City Council

11/10/2024

Empress Road dates back to c1900. The houses have been demolished and factories and warehouses built on the site.
1. 14-22
2. 24- 36

08/10/2024

Bitterne Manor 1942
Part of the south elevation of Bitterne Manor. Prominent is the very distinctive bike of O.G.S. Crawford. He would have travelled hundreds of miles on this as Archaeology Officer for the Ordnance Survey.
Southampton City Council

07/10/2024

An unidentified bridge in the South Stoneham area.1905
Southampton City Council

05/10/2024

The church was Saint Mary's Presbyterian Church, demolished 1972 – don't know why?

03/10/2024

Shirley Methodist Chapel 1910

Built in 1843, this was the first Methodist chapel built in Shirley. It was situated on the west side of Church Street opposite Milner Street. By 1920 the church was too small for the congregation and a new Methodist church was built in St. James Road. This church was then taken over by the Salvation Army, who used it as their meeting hall until 1969 when it was demolished. Flats now stand on the site.

02/10/2024

Hawkeswood Road, Bitterne (Bitterne Manor) 1939.The reverse of the photograph has: 'Bitterne Manor: east gate opposite the timber-yard, dug for an air-raid shelter which now conceals it. When dug, Roman pottery was found there. Photo taken 18 Sept 1939'. Houses on Hawkeswood Road lie beyond

Modern picture approx.