Official Guide to Southampton & New Forest 1933

Description

Official Guide to Southampton & New Forest 1933

Pub; Russel & Co

Soft Backed  96pp

Contents;

SOUTHAMPTON CORPORATION OFFICIALS … … … …CONSULS, VICE-CONSULS,AND CONSULAR AGENTS AT SOUTHAMPTON … … … … …GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SOUTHAMPTON … … …PARKING PLACES FOR MOTOR CARSI. SOUTHAMPTON-BRIEF HISTORY The Beginnings of Southampton-Early History of the Town-The Danish Invasions-Southampton in Norman and Early English Times-Early Royal Visits to Southampton-The Modern Phase.II. ANTIQUITIES OF SOUTHAMPTON Early British and Roman Remains Saxon-Norman Walls and Gates-The Bar Gate-Arundel Tower-The Walls and the Castle-The “Arcades “-King John’s Palace-The West Gate-Old Guns and ” Stella ” Memorial-Pilgrim Fathers’ Memorial-The Woolhouse and Canute’s Palace-” God’s House ” and the Church of St. Julien-Bridewell Gate, God’s House Tower and South Tower Tudor House Museum – Ancient Churches.III. MODERN SOUTHAMPTON High Street and Above Bar-Royal Southampton Yacht Club-The Clock Tower-Civic Centre Road-The New Civic Centre-Tramway Central Junction -War Memorial-“Titanic” Memorial Public Parks and Recreation Grounds The Public Library and Art Gallery The Royal Chase or Common-Ordnance Survey Educational Institutions-University College-The Chamber of Commerce-Southampton Aerodrome-The Royal Pier-Southampton Lido and Baths-Yachting-Yacht Clubs-Motor Boating.. PORT OF SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL SURvEy-Administration of the Harbour-Lighting and Depth of Water -Beacons and Buoys-Greenwich Time Ball-Shipbuilding, Aircraft Construction, &c.-Oil Fuel Depots-Consular Representatives.THE DOCKS-Dockside Facilities-Docks and Quays Graving and Dry-Docks Transit Sheds, Warehouses, Cold Storage -Garage-Coal Jetties, Cranes, Capstans, &c.-Extension of the Docks. THE TOWN QUAY-To-,%’n Quay Statistics and Facilities-Coasting Trade.EXCURSIONS FROM SOUTHAMPTON Winchester and Salisbury-Romsey, Netley and Beaulieu Abbevs-Calshot and Carisbrooke Castle-Hythe and Fawley-Excursions by Sea-The Isle of Wight.. THE NEW FOREST … … … How to see the Forest-Description Area-Forest Trees-Scenery-Geology -Animals of the Forest-Hunting Sporting-Botany and Entomology Historical Note-New Forest Villages New Forest Churches.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ( PHOTOGRAPHS)

ABOVE BAR (looking North) ABOVE BAR (looking North) HIGH STREET from Holy Rood (looking North) ABOVE BAR IN x84$ HIGH STREET IN x8z8 (looking South) HIGH STREET IN x8z8 (looking North) BERNARD STREET about•.•••••••••••••••.•..•••••••••THE BAR GATE (North Front) THE BAR GATE (South Front) THE BAR GATE IN 1771 (North Front) Part of the OLD WALLS showing CATCHCOLD TOWER andARUNDEL TOWER PART OF WEST WALL, shewing Arcades THE WEST GATE THE WESTERN ESPLANADE SHOWING THE STELLA AND PILGRIM FATHERS’ MEMORIALS “THE SAILING OF THE MAYFLOWER, x6zo”‘ BRIDEWELL GATE & GOD’S HOUSE TOWER, SOUTH TOWER TUDOR HOUSE HOLY ROOD CHURCH and ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH HIGH STREET (looking North) ABOVE BAR, from top of Bar Gate PART OF SOUTHAMPTON from the Air CIVIC CENTRE TRAMWAY JUNCTION, ABOVE BAR (looking North) WAR MEMORIAL IN WEST PARK PEEPS IN THE PARKS •.•..,.•,,,•,,.,,•, • LONDON ROAD ON THE COMMON THE ROYAL PIER THE OLD ROYAL VICTORIA PIER about x845 YACHTING SOUTHAMPTON WATER Inset facing HARBOUR BOARD OFFICES, TOWN QUAY No. 6″ TRAFALGAR ” GRAVING DOCK and 50-ton Electric Crane THE FLOATING DOCK • ” EMPRESS OF BRITAIN ” IN FLOATING DOCK “MAJESTIC” IN FLOATING DOCK SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS FROM THE AIR INTERNATIONAL COLD STORAGE AND ICE CO.’S PREMISES. FIRST LINER BEING BERTHED AT NEW DOCKS EXTENSION-S.S. MAURETANIA THE TOWN QUAY STONEHENGE CARISBROOKE CASTLE RUFUS STONE THE MEET CHAPTER HOUSE ARCHES, BEAULIEU ABBEY Page ENVIRONS OF SOUTHAMPTON 31 OLD SOUTHAMPTON AND WALLS STREET PLAN OF SOUTHAMPTON 33 PORT AND HARBOUR OF SOUTHAMPTON PLAN OF HANTS AND DORSET BUS SERVICES .35 EXTENSION SCHEME ,23

A SUPERB GUIDE WITH NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS AND ADVERTISING OF THE PERIOD

Very well illustrated

Condition;  Good

Interior clean , Binding tight,