Bursledon, The River Hamble c.1960
Photo ref: B304007
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Photo ref: B304007
Photo of Bursledon, The River Hamble c.1960

More about this scene

To the right is the bridge over the river. Until the county council rebuilt it in the 1930s, tolls had to be paid to cross. Some houseboats were moored here for years; in the 1960s, residents enjoyed a peaceful existence, but now traffic thunders over the bridge. Boat owners can still moor up and hop ashore for a pint at the Jolly Sailor.

A Selection of Memories from Bursledon

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bursledon

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My memory is ! I was 12yrs old with an eating disorder ! I got sent there and I couldn't understand why I was , not a nice place
This isn't really a memory because I was too young at the time. I was born in a timber bungalow called "Midway" on Lowford Hill, Bursledon in April 1942. Dad was working at the Follands aircraft factory at that time, building war planes. Mum, my older brother Guy, and I moved to Findon Valley in West Sussex in 1944 following a near-miss from a VI Flying Bomb. Fortunately it landed on vacant ground across the ...see more
The boat at the left of this view is the Velsheda at that time a houseboat. What a come down from racing in the Americas Cup before the war! I remember my uncle taking my father and I out in his 18ft boat for a cruise up the Hamble and pointing her out to us in the early 1960's. Thank goodness she was rescued and after millions spent now sails once again in all her glory. I think it was on ...see more
Ah - This was owned by Mr & Mrs Saunders. Mrs Saunders was always in the shop - she wore a floral cotton pinafore with her hair up in a bun and spectacles. I can still remember the sound of the massive bacon slicer with it's spinning blade as she pushed the ham through it, moving it forward slice by slice, and the ratchety hum of the chiller cabinet. The shop was quite dark with a counter at the back on the ...see more