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Members of American Red Cross giving candy and ci******es to boys just before debarking (sic) on S.S. Southampton for United States.

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Hms Andrew: Submarine 1973
Built by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow in 1945-6. She was one of 15 "A" class patrol submarines built at this time. With the end of the European war in sight they were designed specifically for service in the Pacific Ocean. HMS Andrew outlived all the other "A" class submarines; she was finally broken up in 1977.
Southampton City Council

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The Clapham Rail Disaster involved many commuters from .
36 years ago today at 8.10am on 12th December 1988 the Clapham Junction rail disaster in south London killed 35 people, seriously injured 69 and a further 415 sustained minor injuries.
A crowded rush hour train from Bournemouth via Southampton to London Waterloo ran into the rear of another passenger train that was stopped at a signal and then sideswiped an empty train travelling in the opposite direction.
There is a small memorial plaque in East Park, Southampton.

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A pre 1900 view of the Bargate looking from the west into Pembroke Square.

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The Tollgate at Hedge End.

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I think the publisher of this postcard got his wires crossed. The Common at Bitterne is Freemantle Common I believe.

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The Civic Centre photographed in 1963. It is so quiet it must have been very early on a Sunday morning.

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Bitterne Park Triangle before the Clock Tower was moved there.

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British Expeditionary Force soldiers marching along London Road, Southampton at the beginning of the Second World War.

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Common is about 360 acres.

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Steam trains used on the Exbury Gardens railway line which started in 2001.

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William Fitz William created Earl of Southampton by King Henry 8. Blaeu's Hampshire 1645

William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton, KG (c.1490, Aldwark, North Riding of Yorkshire – 15 October 1542, Newcastle upon Tyne), English courtier and soldier, was the third son of Sir Thomas FitzWilliam of Aldwark and Lady Lucy Neville, daughter of John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu

Fitzwilliam was a companion in boyhood of Henry VIII and was knighted for his services at the siege of Tournai in 1513. Later he was treasurer of Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey’s household and was sent several times to France on diplomatic business. As vice admiral he commanded a fleet when England and France were at war in 1523. He was comptroller of the royal household, chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, and keeper of the privy seal. He served as a member of parliament for Surrey from 1529 until his elevation to the peerage as Earl of Southampton in 1537 as Earl of Southampton. He went to Calais to conduct Anne of Cleves to England and wrote in flattering terms to Henry about his bride. He died while marching with the English army into Scotland. He left no sons, and his title became extinct.

Portrait of William Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton, by Hans Holbein the Younger

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Local Areas of Archaeological Potential
LAAP 8 City Centre and Itchen Ferry
This area includes the peninsula of land defined by the River Itchen and River Test, the adjacent estuarine areas and Itchen Ferry on the east bank of the Itchen.
In the area between the Test and Itchen, the main interest lies in the historic towns established from the 8th century onwards (and their complex developments up to the present day), the common fields immediately adjacent to these places, the medieval ribbon suburbs to the north and east, the sites of two medieval chapels (St Andrews and Holy Trinity), a large number of mills (variously driven by wind, horses, or water), public buildings around the stream of Houndwell, the L***r Hospital and its fields, and the different
shorelines and quays. Also of interest are the places where there were later industries, an example of which is the 19th century cannon foundry in Chapel Road. Evidence of Prehistoric and Roman settlement has also been found in this area.
The ferry crossing on the River Itchen was in existence by the end of the Middle Ages, and probably existed much earlier. On the west bank, Cross House was built in the medieval period as a ferry passenger shelter.
On the east bank the crossing point was the village of 'Itchyng’ (later Itchen Ferry), which is medieval.
The area includes the Old Docks, built on reclaimed land from the mid-19th century onwards, and the New Docks, reclaimed and constructed in the early 20th century.
The drowned lower valleys of the River Itchen and River Test preserve river terrace and peat deposits - the remains of prehistoric landscapes. These deposits and the overlying estuarine muds may contain the remains of maritime vessels of all periods.

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A mobile cinema in a London park in 1957. Did we ever have one in ?

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