Air Raids
Air Raids Being the home of the Spitfire, Southampton was...
Arcades
Arcades Following the French Raid of 1338 the strengthening of...
Artesian Well
Artesian Well As Southampton grew in the 19th century there...
Bargate
Bargate If you were standing outside the Bargate on 16th...
Bevois Valley
Bevois Valley An area of the city that takes its...
Blue Anchor Lane
Blue Anchor Lane During the 1300s this ancient lane was...
Boundary Stones
Boundary Stones The Burgesses controlled an area enclosed by Hill...
Cannibalism (Richard Parker)
Cannibalism (Richard Parker) In 1884 the ship Mignonette was fitted...
Castle Vault
Castle Vault Southampton owns the largest number of purpose built...
Charles Dibden
Charles Dibden Born in 1745 and baptised in Holy Rood...
Christopher Cockerell
Christopher Cockerell Sir Christopher Cockerell (1910-1999), the inventor of the...
Clock Tower
Clock Tower This originally stood at the junction of Above...
Cross House
Cross House Before the Itchen Bridge opened in June 1977...
Disease
Disease Southampton’s leprosy hospital dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene (said...
Dock Strike of 1890
Dock Strike of 1890 In September 1890 dock workers in...
Dolphin Hotel
Dolphin Hotel The original building dates from the early 1400’s...
Edward the Black Prince
Edward the Black Prince Edward was the son of Edward...
Empire Flying Boats
Empire Flying Boats In 1923 the British Marine Air Navigation...
English Street
English Street Following the Norman Conquest of 1066 the town...
Football – The Saints
Football – The Saints Southampton F.C. can trace their roots...
French Raid
French Raid In 1337 the Hundred Years War with France...
Friary
Friary In about 1224 a group of Friars Minor who...
Gas Column
Gas Column In 1819 a gas company was founded in...
General Shrapnel
General Shrapnel Major General Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842) died at Pear...
George Thomas
George Thomas – The man who built The Dell On...
Gordon of Khartoum
Gordon of Khartoum General Gordon was born in London. He...
Hamwih / Hamwic / Hamtun / Hamwith / Hamtune
Hamwih / Hamwic / Hamtun / Hamwith / Hamtune All...
Henri De Portal
Henri De Portal After reading this entry, every time you...
Henry Yevele
Henry Yevele Henry Yevele was a master stone mason and...
Herbert Collins
Herbert Collins Herbert Collins (1885-1975) designed houses in Southampton from...
Holyrood Church
Holyrood Church The Holyrood church was badly bombed in 1940...
Imposter – Chevalier D’Eon
Imposter – Chevalier D’Eon In 1796 at the height of...
Invasion – D Day
Invasion – D Day Southampton had a vital role in...
Isaac Watts
Isaac Watts Isaac Watts was born in Southampton to a...
Italians
Italians English wool was in great demand in Europe by...
Jack’s Corner
Jack’s Corner This children’s play area at the corner of...
Jane Austen
Jane Austen Jane Austen was an English novelist whose books...
Jesus Chapel – Pear Tree
Jesus Chapel – Pear Tree St. Mary’s Church once served...
John Jellicoe
John Jellicoe John Jellicoe was born in Southampton in 1859...
King George V Graving Dock
King George V Graving Dock King George V Graving Dock...
King John’s Palace
King John’s Palace The house is called King John’s Palace...
La Sainte Union
La Sainte Union After the French revolution Catholic education was...
Lammas Lands
Lammas Lands Our central parks (Watts, Andrews, Houndwell, Hoglands, Palmerston...
Long House
Long House In Porters Lane, situated near the Town Quay...
lucia Foster Welch
lucia Foster Welch Lucia Foster Welch was born in Liverpool...
Matt Le Tissier
Matt Le Tissier Matt Le Tissier was born in Guernsey...
Mayflower
Mayflower There is a great deal of controversy concerning the...
Northam Bridge
Northam Bridge In 1796, David Lance held a meeting to...
Old Bonded Warehouse
Old Bonded Warehouse The Old Bonded Warehouse was outside the...
Old Cemetery
Old Cemetery In 1843 an Act of Parliament was passed...
Old Farm House
Old Farm House Until, the 1850’s the Old Farm House...
Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey The link between the Ordnance Survey and Southampton...
Palmerston Park
Palmerston Park Viscount Palmerston was born at Broadlands, Romsey in...
Philip Brannon
Philip Brannon Philip Brannon will always be associated with Southampton...
Polymond Tower
Polymond Tower This largely hidden tower in the north east...
Quaker Cemetery
Quaker Cemetery The Society of Friends was formed by George...
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria As a young Princess, Victoria stayed at the...
R. J. Mitchell
R. J. Mitchell R.J. Mitchell was born in Stoke-on -Trent...
Railway Terminus Station
Railway Terminus Station Stagecoach travel was very popular in the...
Richard Andrews
Richard Andrews Richard Andrews has been called Southampton’s Dick Whittington...
Richard Lyster
Richard Lyster Sir Richard Lyster was Judge and the Lord...
RMS Carpathia
RMS Carpathia The RMS Carpathia was a steamship built in...
Romans
Romans In A.D. 43 the Emperor Claudius set out to...
Rosas
Rosas General Rosas was born in Buenos Aires in 1793...
Sidney Guy Kimber
Sidney Guy Kimber Sidney Guy Kimber was born in Southampton...
South Western Hotel
South Western Hotel The railway arrived in 1840 and the...
South Western House
South Western House The railway arrived in Southampton in 1840...
Southampton Castle
Southampton Castle Only very little remains visible of the once...
St Mary’s Church
St Mary’s Church Southampton’s Mother church, St Mary’s (the original...
Star Hotel
The Star Hotel The Star Hotel is built on medieval...
Stella Memorial
Stella Memorial The Stella Memorial was erected at the Western...
Stoneham Church (one hand clock)
Stoneham Church (one hand clock) Stoneham Church (one hand clock)...
The Bramble Bank
The Bramble Bank The Bramble Bank, otherwise known simply as...
The Duke of Wellington
The Duke of Wellington The Duke of Wellington pub in...
The Red Lion
The Red Lion The Red Lion pub started life as...
The Weigh House
The Weigh House The Weigh House was built in French...
Tides
Tides Southampton has a famous “double tide” with each tide...
Titanic
RMS Titanic RMS Titanic and her ill-fated maiden voyage have...
Tudor House
Tudor House This is one of Southampton’s major museums. Built...
Undercroft
Undercroft Southampton has many medieval undercroft or wine vaults. Estimates...
Vikings
Vikings Viking raids on Southampton during the 8th and 9th...
Voltaire
Voltaire As a young man the French writer François-Marie Arouet...
Walter Taylor
Walter Taylor Southampton’s Walter Taylor (1734–1803) famously supplied wooden rigging...
Warrior War Horse
Warrior War Horse Horses returning from WW1 were sold off...
Water Supply
Water Supply A group of Franciscan Friars arrived in Southampton...
Watergate
Watergate The Watergate was built by 1377, after the French...
William Cantelo
William Cantelo A real Victorian mystery! William Cantelo (born 1839)...
William Soper
William Soper William Soper was born in c 1390 and...
Wool House
The Wool House In the Middle Ages Southampton was already...
Workhouse
Workhouse Southampton’s first workhouse was “a house of twelve rooms...
X Marks the spot – outside Holyrood
X Marks the spot – outside Holyrood Outside Holyrood Church...
Yacht Clubs
Yacht Clubs Southampton Yacht Club was formed in 1839, it...
Zodiac
Zodiac The Eastern Docks foundation stone was laid on the...
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