Eastleigh, Market Street c.1955
Photo ref: E167001
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Photo ref: E167001
Photo of Eastleigh, Market Street c.1955

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Originally a village, Eastleigh expanded rapidly around Bishopstoke Junction after the London and South Western Railway Company's carriage works moved here in 1889-90, followed by the locomotive workshops in 1909. Much of the town dates from between 1890 and 1939, and many of its residents were employed by the railway.

Memories of Eastleigh, Market Street c1955

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I remember growing up when Barton Road was surrounded by a large orchard that myself and my friends would play in. This would be around the mid 70s. Safe and fun, trying to build up a picture and memory of families that lived there around the same time.
I remember queueing on a Saturday morning in the lane between the smell of the corner bakery and the Saturday morning flicks at the Regal when mum could afford it, old school friends Len Meek (his dad worked on the Queens), Cliff Holloway (his dad was a builder), Harry Hann (his dad owned Dorset Dairies next door to my birthplace at 15 Factory Road), the Baptist Church on the corner, Brehault the ...see more