Eling, The Quay c.1955
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Photo of Eling, The Quay c.1955

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Magazine Lane c1965 These redbrick cottages have defied the march of time and today look much as they did in the mid 1960s. Even the street lamp is still there. The cottages may look the same, but the surrounding landscape has changed virtually beyond recognition. Modern housing and indus- trial development crowd in from all directions, making it almost impossible to stand here and spot passing liners on Southampton Water.

Memories of Eling, the Quay c1955

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The tall chimney in the photo was Toby Stotes bakery oven. My grandmother regarded his as 'proper' bread. Next to the bakery was a farrier or blacksmiths yard. I remember during the war that landing craft were assembled on the quayside - a spectacle which was a magnet for 8-year old boys. We passed this way every Sunday making our way from the Sunday School in Rumbridge Street to Eling Church.