SEE Southampton

12/02/2025

The end of the snooker club.
Castle Way, Southampton.
February 11th, 2025.
A Richard Czuprynski photo.

12/02/2025

Join our guide Phil this Saturday 15th at 1.30pm from the Bargate to explore fascinating the medieval town, including visiting some underground wine vaults. Tickets in advance through this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-of-medieval-southampton-tickets-1143074188669 or walk up on the day.

90 minute guided walk where you will visit the medieval walls, towers and wine vaults! From the Bargate - by the statue of the lions.

12/02/2025

Royal Portrait, Civic Centre
I presume still there?

12/02/2025

Valley of the Test
Sorry, no other info. and I can't read what may be a signature.

12/02/2025

The final test model of hull number “534” the future QUEEN MARY, Glasgow, May 1931.
Her maiden voyage was from Southampton in May 1936.
Image Colourised by Steve Walker.

12/02/2025

Above Bar Street before pedestrianisation which started in August 1971.

12/02/2025

Where would you find this plaque?

12/02/2025

Arthur Priest, The Unsinkable Stoker, died of pneumonia on 11 February in 1937.
He survived the sinkings of the Titanic, Asturias, Alcantara, Britannic & the Donegal.
He lived in claiming "no one wished to sail with him after these disasters."
Source: Dan Snow, The History Guy.

11/02/2025

Sat 8th March at 2pm:
Talk and Walk on 'Georgian Times and the Spa Town'!

Tickets on:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southampton-in-1700s-1800s-georgian-times-and-spa-town-tickets-1244866050869

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11/02/2025

A plan of the first of the eastern docks to be built. This shows the open dock with just one of the three dry docks completed and before the construction of the closed dock. The second photograph shows the closed dock completed with all three dry docks. The third photograph shows the laying of the foundation of the docks and the fourth a panorama of the old docks just after completion of the Empress Dock.

11/02/2025

A butcher's shop in Canal Walk which at one time was a busy thoroughfare.

11/02/2025

Shops in Northam Road.

11/02/2025

The Titanic's sister ship the Olympic as seen from Cowes.

11/02/2025

Bridge Road at Woolston. Not sure of the year.

11/02/2025

The original Plummer's store that was destroyed in the war.

11/02/2025

Foys at Shirley.

11/02/2025

Bastick& Son had a store at 54, Above Bar opposite the present day entrance to Westquay. They later had premises further up Above Bar and were specialists in school uniform.