Southampton Hidden History

07/01/2026

Voice FM is airing one hundred locally researched Southampton facts each hour in a year-long campaign supported by Nested Southampton

28/10/2025

I've been posting on here for some time, but have decided not to do so anymore- but I will still be posting on the See Southampton page.

Apart from the many other pages posting pictures of Southampton, you may like to look at the Council site on https://www.southampton.gov.uk/libraries/southampton-archives/plimsoll/

Thanks to all who have looked in on my postings, and the comments from local people, that interested me greatly, as I have only been here since the 1970s!
Jack Wilson

Discover the story of merchant shipping and port life in Southampton. Our archive contains over 10,000 photographs, maps, sound clips and documents.

12/10/2025

The Swan, Millbrook Road.
The Swan was situated on Millbrook Road. Formerly known as The Fighting C***s, this pub opened c1970 and has now been demolished to make way for KFC and McDonalds outlets. Built on the site of the original Swan pub.
https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/hampshire/southampton_swan.html

11/10/2025

St Mary`s Church, South Stoneham
Picture 2, and more info. facebook.com/HRASouthampton

08/10/2025

1-3 Cannon Street, Shirley 1961
Cannon Street, which was called Pound Street until 1924, formerly ran from Shirley High Street to St James Road. The area was much altered in the 1960s when most of the housing was demolished and modern flats built. A truncated Cannon Street still exists, running from the High Street to Vincent Street. The houses in this photograph were situated at the south end of the west side (but see comment below- probably east side) of the street. They were built in c1860 and demolished in the 1960s.
Southampton City Council

06/10/2025

1 Glebe Road and 24-30 Anglesea Terrace 1965
These houses were situated on the south side of Anglesea Terrace on the corner of Glebe Road. No.1 Glebe Road is the house nearest the camera. They were built before 1842 and demolished in the 1960s.
1965
Southampton City Council

04/10/2025

Union Place, Union Court. 1920
Union Place lay between Union Street and College Street. The 1893 Dilapidated Houses Report found the houses damp and unhealthy, the water supply for all 11 houses coming from a common tap. The court was demolished in the 1930s.
Southampton City Council

02/10/2025

36-42 Milner Street, Shirley 1961

Milner Street, which dates from the mid 19th century, formerly ran from Church Street to Howard's Grove, close to where Shirley Towers now stands. It was originally called Chapel Street after the Wesleyan Chapel in nearby Church Street. It was renamed Milner Street in 1901, after Alfred Milner, who was then the High Commissioner of South Africa. These houses stood on the north side of the street. They were probably built in the 1860s and demolished in the 1960s.

Southampton City Council

30/09/2025

Some photographs of Bitterne taken during the construction of the by-pass.
1983 Southampton City Council

27/09/2025

Shirley Methodist Chapel 1910
Built in 1843, this was the first Methodist chapel built in Shirley. It was situated on the west side of Church Street opposite Milner Street. By 1920 the church was too small for the congregation and a new Methodist church was built in St. James Road. This church was then taken over by the Salvation Army, who used it as their meeting hall until 1969 when it was demolished. Flats now stand on the site.

Southampton City Council

26/09/2025

25-28 Bellevue Street, 1963
Bellevue Street formerly ran from Dorset Street to St Mary's Road. These houses were situated on the south side of the street. They were probably built in the 1820s and demolished in the 1960s. Charlotte Place car park now occupies the site. This area dates back to the 1820s. The 1829 Town Guide mentions newly erected cottages in Charlotte Place. In 1850 Brannon called it "an assemblage of Humble dwellings at the back of Compton Walk."

Southampton City Council

20/09/2025

13-19 Prince`s Street 1956
These houses stood on the north side of the street near the junction with Northam Road. The houses were built in the 1850s and demolished in 1958. Northam Business Centre now occupies the site.
Southampton City Council