Hamble, The Harbourside c.1955
Photo ref: H148003
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Photo ref: H148003
Photo of Hamble, The Harbourside c.1955

More about this scene

The annual sailing regatta declined in the 1920s. New crowd-pulling ideas included carnivals and processions. In the 1960s formation sailing was performed by the light of coloured searchlights. Today, Hamble Week promotes local produce. In 1936, Hamble became home to the Royal Southern Yacht Club that had moved from Southampton town quay. Then, during the Second World War, X-craft midget submarines were assembled on the Hamble; these 50-foot craft attacked German battleships. The war halted all yachting, with yachtsmen being called up. To the right of this photograph, it is still possible to catch the small pink Hamble ferry to Warsash. The National Provincial Bank (right) is not here today. In the 1970s a 5-bedroom property near Hamble River cost £40,000.

A Selection of Memories from Hamble-le-Rice

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 Hamble-le-Rice

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My father was the post man in Hamble in the 20s. He was born 1913.Just before he died at the age of 90 I took him back to Hamble.He remembered most of the names of the people in the cottages ,he showed me the two trees that him and his mates used as goal post when he went to the school in School lane, they had grown a bit by then. He remembers the Hookers bakery , and he was in the sea scouts. His name was REG VARE, he died 10 years ago , so I doubt if any of his mates are left