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On the left: 2 Oxford Street. Two Titanic crew members were staying here before the ill-fated maiden voyage. George Henry Hinckley was a third class steward and James Hutchinson was a vegetable cook. Sadly, they both died in the sinking.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:45 AM
On the left: 2 Oxford Street. Two Titanic crew members were staying here before the ill-fated maiden voyage. George Henry Hinckley was a third class steward and James Hutchinson was a vegetable cook. Sadly, they both died in the sinking.
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Remembering Titanic lookout Frederick Fleet who, sadly, took his own life on this day in 1965 in the garden of 8 Norman Road, Southampton. His wife had recently passed away and he was in the process of being evicted from his lodgings.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Remembering Titanic lookout Frederick Fleet who, sadly, took his own life on this day in 1965 in the garden of 8 Norman Road, Southampton. His wife had recently passed away and he was in the process of being evicted from his lodgings.
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American soldiers embarking for Normandy at Southampton Docks on 4 July 1944, less than a month after D-Day. Between D-Day and the end of the Second World War, over two million American troops would pass through Southampton on their way to help liberate Europe from Nazi occupation.
January 11, 2026 at 8:29 AM
American soldiers embarking for Normandy at Southampton Docks on 4 July 1944, less than a month after D-Day. Between D-Day and the end of the Second World War, over two million American troops would pass through Southampton on their way to help liberate Europe from Nazi occupation.
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D Block was a military psychiatric hospital located behind high walls at the rear of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:50 AM
D Block was a military psychiatric hospital located behind high walls at the rear of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley.
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Southampton High Street during the Blitz in 1940, compared to a similar 2025 view. Holyrood Church was gutted by fire and destroyed on 30 November 1940, its spire crashing down onto the road. The tower was like ‘a Roman candle’ with ‘masses of sparks coming from the top’ according to a witness.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Southampton High Street during the Blitz in 1940, compared to a similar 2025 view. Holyrood Church was gutted by fire and destroyed on 30 November 1940, its spire crashing down onto the road. The tower was like ‘a Roman candle’ with ‘masses of sparks coming from the top’ according to a witness.
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Town Quay viewed from the enormous floating dry dock that was positioned here from 1924 until 1940.
December 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Town Quay viewed from the enormous floating dry dock that was positioned here from 1924 until 1940.
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On this day in 1949, Southampton said goodbye to its tram system. It started back in 1879 with a horse-drawn network, before the system went electric in 1900. By the end of WW2, the whole system needed upgrading and modernising, but the council decided that buses would be a better alternative.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
On this day in 1949, Southampton said goodbye to its tram system. It started back in 1879 with a horse-drawn network, before the system went electric in 1900. By the end of WW2, the whole system needed upgrading and modernising, but the council decided that buses would be a better alternative.
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Six-year-old Leslie Chesher stood outside his home, 36 Cambridge Road, on 14 September 1908.
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Six-year-old Leslie Chesher stood outside his home, 36 Cambridge Road, on 14 September 1908.
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The third annual reunion dinner of the Hampshire Regiment at the Coliseum on Portland Terrace, January 1931. Anybody who had served in the regiment was welcome and around five hundred men attended this ‘inspiring and memorable function’.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The third annual reunion dinner of the Hampshire Regiment at the Coliseum on Portland Terrace, January 1931. Anybody who had served in the regiment was welcome and around five hundred men attended this ‘inspiring and memorable function’.
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Did you know that Eastgate Street multi-storey car park was built on the site of a burial ground? There has been a car park on the site since 1960; before that it was an open space where children played football. Nippers probably kicked footballs against the gravestones that lined the walls.
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December 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Did you know that Eastgate Street multi-storey car park was built on the site of a burial ground? There has been a car park on the site since 1960; before that it was an open space where children played football. Nippers probably kicked footballs against the gravestones that lined the walls.
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George Andrew Hassell, originally from Sunderland, was a missioner at Holy Trinity Church in the Kingsland Place area of Southampton in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Hassell devoted much of his time to helping impoverished and elderly people in his parish.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
George Andrew Hassell, originally from Sunderland, was a missioner at Holy Trinity Church in the Kingsland Place area of Southampton in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Hassell devoted much of his time to helping impoverished and elderly people in his parish.
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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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