Southampton, Hampshire

George and Charles Candy - Hill Lane Orphanage 1901

I recently discovered whilst researching my family tree that Grandad George James Candy was not only born in St Helier, Jersey, but by the time he was 13 years old he and his brother Charles Henry (10 years) were living in the Seamans orphanage at 6 Hill Lane. I would love to know if anyone can remember the orphanage or has any knowledge of its history.

Old memories

I was born in Spring Hill nursing home in 1933, corner of Hill Lane and Howard Road, and I used to take short cuts via the bomb site on the way to school, sometimes I would find a coin or two.
We lived near the Dell football ground and all Dad's friends would park their cars in our front garden while they went to the match. We could hear the roar of the crowd and after the match Dad would invite his mates in for tea and cake, and hold a"post mortem" about the match.
My cousin found her car blocked one Saturday and had to wait for the match to finish before she could drive home.
I remember at the tender age of 4 viewing from a balcony in the High Street the return of the Duke and Duchess of York when they returned from Canada. I believe that the Bargate was opened so they could drive through.
On Jewish Holydays we were taken to the old synagogue, there was
a whole marble wall inscribed with a prayer Queen Victoria and her family, the whole building was propped up by wooden beams because of bomb damage.  My cousin and I soon became bored and sneaked out to visit Tudor House, I thought it was only opened for us as I never saw anyone else there.
I could go on forever about war stories, will send more if anyone is interested.
From an old Southampton, now living in Israel.
Sincerely  Miriam Wolff.

The White family of 9 Westgate street.

My family lived at number 9 Westgate street.
Walter and Elizabeth White and their nine children!!!
A couple of the boys apparently built church pews for St Joseph's church, Bugle Street around 1887. One of the boys, Walter, moved to 14 Chandos street, Southampton, and then onto the York Tavern, Middle Street. they had a son Thomas White, who's son Walter went on to eventually took pub on with his wife Elizabeth.
I am doing our family tree together with my Father, Arthur ( SAINSBURY), and photos of Westgate Street prior to the one's on this web page would be of great interest. Likewise, any books that we could obtain re this Street would be great.
Does anyone have any stories/ knowledge of this family here or when they moved onto the York Tavern??
Be lovely to find out more

Hampshire Photographic Memories

In Dry Dock 1908 The ‘Finland’ in Number 6 Dry Dock in Southampton. The vessel was not a regu- lar visitor to the port and could have been here on charter. Southampton’s other main dry dock, Trafalgar, was opened in 1905 and probably would have been used by the ‘Titanic’ had she

50 Classics - Piers

The name comes from the fact that the opening was carried out in 1833 by the Duchess of Kent and Princess, later Queen, Victoria. Its pavilion was added in 1894. Yet apart from the 1937 gatehouse, once a popular dance hall but currently closed, it is now hard to tell there was once a pier here, despite its being Britain’s second oldest.

Hampshire Photographic Memories

The Royal Pier, at the eastern end of Mayflower Park, was opened in 1833 and for many years was the largest in the south of England. The pier was reconstructed during the early 1890s and the pavilion’s distinctive onion domes added in the late 1920s.