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As a child I lived in Southampton for a short time in 1958

Jean Campbell Collen
Westgate, Southampton, England, UK - The Austens stayed in Southampton until Much of the old walls remain. Southampton England, Southampton City, Oh The Places You'll Go, Places To Visit, England Uk, Hampshire England, Voyage Europe, Isle Of Wight, British Isles
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November 1940 First night of the Southampton Blitz. Southampton was targeted as an important industrial centre, not least the Supermarine Spitfire factory, as well as being a major port. London Pictures, Old Pictures, Dresden Bombing, Southampton England, Hampshire England, Places In England, The Blitz, Historical Pictures, Historical Fiction
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First night of Southampton Blitz

Account of the first major raid during the Southampton Blitz with images and link to a short documentary video with personal stories.

Queensway, Southampton. Princess Cruises, Isle Of Wight, Shopping Center, Coming Home, Southampton, Old Pictures, Hampshire, Postcards, Centre
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Hamble - a quaint little village neart Southampton. Alphabet Dating, Southampton City, Places In England, Princess Cruises, New Forest, Activity Ideas, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Britain
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Above Bar Street - 1959 Bar Street, Street View, Old Pictures, Old Photos, Southampton, Leeds, Hampshire, Paris Skyline, Britain
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Above Bar, 1959 - just as I remember it.

Southampton ice rink, where I learnt to skate. Southampton England, Places In England, Ice Rink, Retro Advertising, Sweet Memories, Old Pictures, Hampshire, Skate, Shops
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Above Bar with the Cadena Cafe just a few doors away from the Echo offices, vintage. Southampton City, Southampton England, England Uk, Shopping Center, Hampshire, Old Photos, Photo Wall, Street View, Salisbury
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Shirley Precinct, before Sainsbury's came along ! Southampton England, Old Pictures, Hampshire, The Past, Scene, In This Moment, Places, Usa, Vintage
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The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, Hampshire Miss Saigon, London Theatre, Princess Cruises, Isle Of Wight, Southampton, Titanic, Hampshire, Times Square, England
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The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, Hampshire

Above Bar with the Classic Cinema across the road! Southampton England, Princess Cruises, Old Pictures, Hampshire, Childhood Memories, Cinema, Street View, In This Moment, History
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Above Bar with the Classic Cinema across the road!

We lived in Bitterne for a while but I can't remember the address now! Southampton England, Hampshire England, Pear Trees, Country Roads, Board, Places, Lugares, Pears
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Pear Tree Avenue, Bitterne. We lived in Bitterne for a while but I can't remember the address now!

Alma Road, Portswood. Southampton, Hampshire, Postcards, In This Moment, Places, Roots, Usa, Vintage, Hampshire Pig
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Alma Road, Portswood.

Bewri - The Polygon Hotel, once the most upmarket hotel in Southampton Southampton England, The Spitfires, Hampshire, Roots, Ads, History, Historia, Hampshire Pig, History Activities
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I remember that restaurant in the Tudor Buildings. Southampton City, Tudor, Buildings, Shops, England, Street View, Restaurant, History, Pictures
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I remember that restaurant in the Tudor Buildings.

Above Bar - from the late definitely pre - war as most of these buildings were destroyed in the Blitz. The Blitz, Southampton, Old Pictures, Wwii, Postcards, Buildings, In This Moment, Bar, Vintage
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Above Bar - from the late 1920's-1930's. definitely pre - war as most of these buildings were destroyed in the Blitz.

1926 advert for the Polygon House Hotel. 'Warmed throughout'! Southampton England, Old Pictures, Roots, Lawn, The Past, Places, House, Haus, Homes
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1926 advert for the Polygon House Hotel. 'Warmed throughout'!

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