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Ludlow School, Itchen, circa 1931. The only name I have is John Haynes, second row from the back, third from left.
December 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Ludlow School, Itchen, circa 1931. The only name I have is John Haynes, second row from the back, third from left.
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20 White’s Road, Bitterne. 1909 and 2025.
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
20 White’s Road, Bitterne. 1909 and 2025.
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Postcard from Hamble. Sent to Hampstead in London in 1906. The Bugle (on the right) is still a popular pub today. The message on the back reads: ‘This is a little yachting village on Southampton Water. The children standing on the shore wish you good day.’
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Postcard from Hamble. Sent to Hampstead in London in 1906. The Bugle (on the right) is still a popular pub today. The message on the back reads: ‘This is a little yachting village on Southampton Water. The children standing on the shore wish you good day.’
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HMHS Britannic sank on this day in 1916. She had left Southampton on 12 November but hit a mine in the Aegean Sea nine days later. Thirty people died. Among the survivors were Violet Jessop, Arthur Priest, and Archie Jewell, who had all survived the sinking of Britannic’s sister, Titanic, in 1912.
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
HMHS Britannic sank on this day in 1916. She had left Southampton on 12 November but hit a mine in the Aegean Sea nine days later. Thirty people died. Among the survivors were Violet Jessop, Arthur Priest, and Archie Jewell, who had all survived the sinking of Britannic’s sister, Titanic, in 1912.
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On this day in 1885 Southampton Football Club played their first game, beating local side Freemantle 5-1. The Hants Advertiser reported that St Mary's Young Men’s Association football team ‘showed that they have among their members the material with which to form a fairly strong club with practice.’
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
On this day in 1885 Southampton Football Club played their first game, beating local side Freemantle 5-1. The Hants Advertiser reported that St Mary's Young Men’s Association football team ‘showed that they have among their members the material with which to form a fairly strong club with practice.’
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On this day in 1940, the Luftwaffe inflicted upon Southampton the heaviest bombing raid of the town’s war so far with a sustained and brutal six-hour raid that began just after 6pm. The German bombers would return on 30 November and 1 December.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
On this day in 1940, the Luftwaffe inflicted upon Southampton the heaviest bombing raid of the town’s war so far with a sustained and brutal six-hour raid that began just after 6pm. The German bombers would return on 30 November and 1 December.
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On this day in 1120, the White Ship sank en route from Barfleur to Southampton. William Ætheling, King Henry I’s only legitimate son and heir to the throne, drowned whilst trying to save his half-sister, Matilda of Perche, who also perished.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
On this day in 1120, the White Ship sank en route from Barfleur to Southampton. William Ætheling, King Henry I’s only legitimate son and heir to the throne, drowned whilst trying to save his half-sister, Matilda of Perche, who also perished.
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Looking across Southampton towards Woolston in the 1970s.
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Looking across Southampton towards Woolston in the 1970s.
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HMS Woolston in 1919. The W-class destroyer was built by Thornycroft on the River Itchen at Woolston between 1917 and 1918. She served briefly with the Atlantic Fleet at the end of the First World War.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
HMS Woolston in 1919. The W-class destroyer was built by Thornycroft on the River Itchen at Woolston between 1917 and 1918. She served briefly with the Atlantic Fleet at the end of the First World War.
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Alwin Zeun and Max Bölkow, two German soldiers buried alongside each other far from home at Netley Military Cemetery near Southampton. They both died at the Royal Victoria Hospital on this day in 1918, the day the armistice was signed and the Western Front guns fell silent.
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Alwin Zeun and Max Bölkow, two German soldiers buried alongside each other far from home at Netley Military Cemetery near Southampton. They both died at the Royal Victoria Hospital on this day in 1918, the day the armistice was signed and the Western Front guns fell silent.
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On this day in 1907, the Liberal Party MP Augustine Birrell held a meeting in Southampton. As soon as he started talking, five or six Suffragettes immediately began to interrupt him.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
On this day in 1907, the Liberal Party MP Augustine Birrell held a meeting in Southampton. As soon as he started talking, five or six Suffragettes immediately began to interrupt him.
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On this day in 1977, the Clash played at Southampton’s Top Rank. The legendary punk band would visit Southampton again in 1980.
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
On this day in 1977, the Clash played at Southampton’s Top Rank. The legendary punk band would visit Southampton again in 1980.
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This grand building was formerly the main post and telegraph office for Southampton Docks. Construction started in 1902 and it was completed in 1905. This is where mail would have been sorted before being loaded onto ships in the docks. The building is now apartments.
November 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This grand building was formerly the main post and telegraph office for Southampton Docks. Construction started in 1902 and it was completed in 1905. This is where mail would have been sorted before being loaded onto ships in the docks. The building is now apartments.
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Charlie Kimber ran the Pembroke Hotel in Pembroke Square, a small square on the eastern side of the Bargate, nestled up against the town’s medieval wall. The hotel became known as Kim’s Kosy Korner during Kimber’s management in the early 1900s.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Charlie Kimber ran the Pembroke Hotel in Pembroke Square, a small square on the eastern side of the Bargate, nestled up against the town’s medieval wall. The hotel became known as Kim’s Kosy Korner during Kimber’s management in the early 1900s.
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On this day in 1940, thirty-five people were killed in a daylight air raid on Southampton. The Civic Centre’s art gallery received a direct hit. A class of fifteen children had taken shelter in the basement; only one child survived. There is a memorial inside the building.
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
On this day in 1940, thirty-five people were killed in a daylight air raid on Southampton. The Civic Centre’s art gallery received a direct hit. A class of fifteen children had taken shelter in the basement; only one child survived. There is a memorial inside the building.
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The Southampton Cenotaph was unveiled on this day in 1920. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, his Whitehall Cenotaph was unveiled in London five days later, on 11 November 1920. An iconic symbol of remembrance, the names of 3,298 Southampton men and women are now remembered here.
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The Southampton Cenotaph was unveiled on this day in 1920. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, his Whitehall Cenotaph was unveiled in London five days later, on 11 November 1920. An iconic symbol of remembrance, the names of 3,298 Southampton men and women are now remembered here.
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On this day in 1837, a violent fire ripped through a warehouse on Southampton High Street. Twenty-two men and boys were killed as they tried to extinguish the flames. Of those who lost their lives, the youngest was just sixteen.
You can read about the fire here: historicsouthampton.co.uk/1837-fire/
You can read about the fire here: historicsouthampton.co.uk/1837-fire/
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
On this day in 1837, a violent fire ripped through a warehouse on Southampton High Street. Twenty-two men and boys were killed as they tried to extinguish the flames. Of those who lost their lives, the youngest was just sixteen.
You can read about the fire here: historicsouthampton.co.uk/1837-fire/
You can read about the fire here: historicsouthampton.co.uk/1837-fire/
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A short thread for Remembrance Sunday. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.
During the First World War, over eight million troops from many different nations passed through Southampton, the country’s number one embarkation port during the conflict.
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During the First World War, over eight million troops from many different nations passed through Southampton, the country’s number one embarkation port during the conflict.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A short thread for Remembrance Sunday. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.
During the First World War, over eight million troops from many different nations passed through Southampton, the country’s number one embarkation port during the conflict.
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During the First World War, over eight million troops from many different nations passed through Southampton, the country’s number one embarkation port during the conflict.
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Here comes the sun. Click on pic for panoramic view. #olhos #loveportugal
October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Here comes the sun. Click on pic for panoramic view. #olhos #loveportugal
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This postcard was sent from Southampton during the First World War on Sunday, 6 February 1916: ‘We came down here Fri + are leaving for France tonight, dunno when we are coming back again!’ Unfortunately I don’t know who the sender was or what happened to them after they reached France.
September 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
This postcard was sent from Southampton during the First World War on Sunday, 6 February 1916: ‘We came down here Fri + are leaving for France tonight, dunno when we are coming back again!’ Unfortunately I don’t know who the sender was or what happened to them after they reached France.
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Round Tower, part of the eastern stretch of Southampton’s medieval walls, just north of God’s House Tower, was originally built as a freestanding dovecote in the thirteenth century.
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September 20, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Round Tower, part of the eastern stretch of Southampton’s medieval walls, just north of God’s House Tower, was originally built as a freestanding dovecote in the thirteenth century.
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This memorial remembers the crew members who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster in April 1912. It was paid for by the widows, mothers, and friends of the crew.
Of the 908 crew members on board, 720 had signed on with a Southampton address. 542 out of 720 perished in the sinking.
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Of the 908 crew members on board, 720 had signed on with a Southampton address. 542 out of 720 perished in the sinking.
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September 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
This memorial remembers the crew members who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster in April 1912. It was paid for by the widows, mothers, and friends of the crew.
Of the 908 crew members on board, 720 had signed on with a Southampton address. 542 out of 720 perished in the sinking.
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Of the 908 crew members on board, 720 had signed on with a Southampton address. 542 out of 720 perished in the sinking.
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RMS Queen Mary arrived in her home port of Southampton for the first time in 1936. The excitement was simply too much for nine-year-old Denis Pike from Bournemouth...
📸: Daily Mirror, 28 March 1936.
📸: Daily Mirror, 28 March 1936.
September 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
RMS Queen Mary arrived in her home port of Southampton for the first time in 1936. The excitement was simply too much for nine-year-old Denis Pike from Bournemouth...
📸: Daily Mirror, 28 March 1936.
📸: Daily Mirror, 28 March 1936.
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Thomas Hibberd James’ late nineteenth century photograph of one of the two lions that have stood guard outside the Bargate since 1743. They replaced an earlier pair of lions that dated back to around 1522.
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September 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Thomas Hibberd James’ late nineteenth century photograph of one of the two lions that have stood guard outside the Bargate since 1743. They replaced an earlier pair of lions that dated back to around 1522.
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Royals are notoriously hard to buy for. What do you get people who have everything? When in doubt, do what Admiral Boscawen did in April 1750 for Frederick, Prince of Wales and get the royal in your life a 476lb tortoise. 🐢
#18thCentury #Hanoverians #Georgians
#18thCentury #Hanoverians #Georgians
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Royals are notoriously hard to buy for. What do you get people who have everything? When in doubt, do what Admiral Boscawen did in April 1750 for Frederick, Prince of Wales and get the royal in your life a 476lb tortoise. 🐢
#18thCentury #Hanoverians #Georgians
#18thCentury #Hanoverians #Georgians