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A View From Above  A View From Above

 Southampton from above

Enjoy a virtual tour of Southampton's heritage sites using data feeds from Microsoft Earth. Look down at the city's landmark buildings, the Bargate, Civic Centre, heritage ships in the docks, all from an exciting choice of views.  Zoom in on the berth that the Titanic sailed from on her fateful maiden voyage in 1912

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Articles & Research  Articles & Research

S.S. Stella
Contains a wealth of information on the Stella shipping disaster of 1899.
 This is possibly the most comprehensive website on the Stella disaster in the world. The numerous pages are highly researched, and the site continues to grow.  Much of the work sheds new light on the subject, placing it in context, and giving a rare insight into late Victorian society. Guest writers, Sue Little, and Tessa Davis are descendants of Stella crewmen.
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The LSWR Stella

The Millionth American
In the months following D-Day to the end of WW2, three and a half million troops embarked from Southampton docks.

On the 25th. October 1944, Private Paul Shimer Jr, of the 15 Infantry, 3rd. Division, Seventh Army, stepped through the counting machine to become the millionth American soldier.
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Southampton City Heritage Collection

The Flying Nightingales
Lydia Alford was the first of three women known as ‘the Flying Nightingales’ to land in a battle zone after D-Day.
 
She was a nursing orderly in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (W.A.A.F), and flew on the first RAF transport plane to evacuate the wounded from the Normandy battlefields.
 
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Southampton in WW2
 
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Lydia Alford (photograph courtesy of Heather West)

Illustrated Talks  Illustrated Talks

I provide my own fully up-to-date equipment to stage these high quality Power Point presentations. The slides are projected through a LCD, 1200 lumens, digital projector producing bright images onto a large screen.

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Media Pages  Media Pages

The Media menu contains some new pages to provide Video Clips and Image Galleries.    
Image Galleries
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Books For Sale  Books For Sale

Southampton local history books for sale


 
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Image Galleries  Image Galleries

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Heritage Southampton

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Diary  Diary

Illustrated Talk by Jake Simpkin 
Southampton & Its French Connections
presented to
Totton & Eling Historical Society;  
7.30 p.m. Monday 9th. June 2008
The Lilac Room, Totton & Eling Community Centre, 
Salisbury Road, Totton.

Illustrated Talk by Jake Simpkin
Southampton Revealed
presented to
Totton U3A
2 p.m. 11th. June 2008
St Teresa's Hall, Beaumont Road, Totton.

Southampton Revealed  Southampton Revealed

Join me, and cameraman, Mike Power, on a journey of discovery around this fascinating city.  You will be  absorbed by this film. Southampton's rich and varied history is everywhere to be seen.  From the sailing of the Mayflower; to the loss of the Titanic. The development of the docks; the impact of WW2; and post war reconstruction, through to the
dynamic city of the present day. Enjoy Southampton Revealed ; you will not be disappointed.

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Jake Simpkin & Mike Power 

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