Bursledon
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Bursledon books (27 available)
Andover Town Walk Guide
Paperback
Southampton Photographic Memories
Paperback
Winchester Photographic Memories
Paperback
- 4 photos on Bursledon appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Bursledon
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Bursledon and Hampshire
Bursledon memories
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Houseboats in the picture of Bursledon Bridge
In the picture are several houseboats moored up to the bank on the LHS of the picture; I used to live on the large white motor torpedo boat (originally called 'Hippocampus') when she was moved from the River Hamble to the River Itchen in 1974; I renamed her 'Whimsical Macgoffley'. She was built in Cowes at the J. Samual White Shipyard, launched in 1944, and was one of six MTBs used by the Polish Navy. (Her number was S-8 during WW2 and she was eventually returned to the RN as HMTB 427 at the end of the war). She was sold by the Admiralty in 1950 and as far as I know was moved to the berth near Bursledon Bridge ...read more here
Contributed by Tim Deacon
Hampshire memories
Houseboats in the picture of Bursledon Bridge
In the picture are several houseboats moored up to the bank on the LHS of the picture; I used to live on the large white motor torpedo boat (originally called 'Hippocampus') when she was moved from the River Hamble to the River Itchen in 1974; I renamed her 'Whimsical Macgoffley'. She was built in Cowes at the J. Samual White Shipyard, launched in 1944, and was one of six MTBs used by the Polish Navy. (Her number was S-8 during WW2 and she was eventually returned to the RN as HMTB 427 at the end of the war). She was sold by the Admiralty in 1950 and as far as I know was moved to the berth near Bursledon Bridge ...read more here
A memory of Bursledon contributed by Tim Deacon
A SPECIAL DAY
I have fond memories of the church as I got married in May 1973. I will never ever forget the beautiful atmosphere inside.
I keep saying I will go back and visit it but I do not know if it still open and being used, can anyone tell me?
Kind regards
PAULEEN
A memory of Old Bursledon contributed by First name Last name
Old reading Room
Does anyone have any info or memories of the Old Reading Room at High Trees Long Lane Bursledon ? I cannot find anything about it.
A memory of Old Bursledon contributed by sue lemon
Extracts From Bursledon & Hampshire books
Bursledon is divided into two distinct halves - the new and the old. The older part is naturally more interesting, with its quaint old buildings clinging to the banks of the Hamble. Visitors to Bursledon often recall the little Gothic belfry at the entrance to the Roman Catholic Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary.
An extract from from"Hampshire Photographic Memories".
Bursledon village consists of two distinct halves - the new and the old. The older part is more interesting and certainly
more picturesque, with its streets of quaint old buildings clinging to the banks of the Hamble. Visitors to Bursledon
often recall the little Gothic belfry at the entrance to the Roman Catholic Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary.
An extract from from"Southampton Photographic Memories".
Long before this photograph was taken, Bursledon was vulnerable to invaders - it was here that King Alfred sank 20 Danish longships. Today, however, the scene is much calmer. Despite the heavy industry and the sprawling suburban reaches, the shores of the Hamble conceal hidden pockets of pretty countryside, with the local villages retaining the air of unspoilt river communities.
An extract from from"Hampshire Revisited Photographic Memories".
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.
An extract from from"Hampshire Living Memories".
Between the 14th and early 19th centuries, Bursledon was an important centre for naval shipbuilding, with the wooded slopes of the River Hamble providing much of the timber. HMS ‘Elephant’, Nelson’s 74-gun flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen, was built here by George Parsons and launched at his yard in 1786.
An extract from from"Hampshire Photographic Memories".