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Title: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: bowman on Monday 01 July 13 20:19 BST (UK)
I wonder if any one has any early photos of the houses in ENDLE ST or DOCK ST in the Chapel area of Southampton, I have photos of all the houses I have lived in in my 80 yrs, including the house I was born in in ALBERT RD, but I cannot find any of the streets that my Mother and Father were brought up in, and would dearly loved copies, if they could be spared, these streets were demolished in the mid 1940's and the families dispersed around Southampton.

 I use the Port Cities/Southampton website extensively in my research as there are all sorts of images of the various streets and roads around Chapel and with the street directories ranging from 1811 -1970, all on line, I have managed to track a wide range of family members through the ages but alas the photos I would like are not among them, so if anyone has such images would it be possible to let me have jpgs of them, please??

 Bowman
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: nanny jan on Monday 01 July 13 21:00 BST (UK)
Hi,

Have you tried this site?

http://www.flickr.com/groups/historicphotosofsouthampton/

There's this as well:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=043-scen&cid=-1#-1

Scroll down to lists of various photo collections.


Nanny Jan
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: Little Nell on Monday 01 July 13 21:17 BST (UK)
Have you sent an enquiry to Southampton City Archives?  I would expect them to have some image collections.

Nell
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: dave marden on Thursday 28 November 13 09:26 GMT (UK)
Hi Bowman,

I too was born in Albert Road, Southampton and had relatives in Dock Street and Ryde Terrace etc - mainly Scott and Cotton families. I've also come across the Port Cities photos and the Street Directories that have have helped me make quite a database over the years - but as you say, photos are a bit rare. It seems there was only photographic interest in our neighbourhood if there was some kind of incident. I do have lots of OS maps over most of the period when Chapel existed.
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: bowman on Thursday 28 November 13 18:51 GMT (UK)
Hi Dave,
           I feel that photographs, and even maps, can add a lot to family history, it gives you a chance to get a feel for life in the 'good old days', my memories goes back to just about 1936 through till my teenage years late 40's.
           Back in August I managed to find and buy a couple of books relating to Southampton during those times, 'the unofficial story of the Southampton Blitz' and 'Southampton's Children of the Blitz' and I found photos of Dock street and Endle St in them, plus many of the various areas around, there is another that I am looking for, I cannot recall the title at the moment, but it is about the children of Chapel, I will be going back to the same bookshop in Hedge End for another good look round in the hope I can find a copy.

Regards Bowman
           

           


Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: dave marden on Thursday 28 November 13 19:01 GMT (UK)
Hi Bowman,

I've got a copy of that book titled "Chapel and Northam" by Sheila Jemima - also I have "Southampton's Inns and Taverns" by the late Tony Gallaher, both have some interesting photos that I could scan for you if need be. Let me know.
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: bowman on Thursday 28 November 13 19:29 GMT (UK)
That is the one, 'Chapel and Northam' before you can PM ( private message) me you have to have three posts online, I see that you have 2 at the moment, answer this one then I will PM you, I now live in Somerset so only get up to So'ton now and again, but will be there before Christmas, so will look out for a copy.
       In the 'Southampton Inns and Taverns' I don't suppose there is a photo of 'The Garibaldi' that was at the top of Endle St and was bombed out, it was my Dads local as a teenager.
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: dave marden on Thursday 28 November 13 19:51 GMT (UK)
Gotta go out now Bowman - lots more tomorrow then!
Dave
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: Fergul on Saturday 03 October 15 09:30 BST (UK)
Hi Bowman my parents lived in Dock St & Endle St until they were bombed out in the Blitz. They sadly passed away in 2001 & 2002, my dad Alfie Jenman was a keen historian and always had fond memories and lots tales of his years living in the area. My mothers family were the Wilsons and her father  was "Tug " Fred Wilson. I would love to see any photos you may have and would be interested to know if you recall the families, I think my dad's nickname was "Sarge". Kind Regard Lynn
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: bowman on Saturday 03 October 15 12:50 BST (UK)
Hi Lyn,
             I believe that with the surname you have, we could well be related! if your father was Alfie, and he had siblings Ethel, Ada, and George all from Coxford.

 Regards Bowman
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: Fergul on Saturday 03 October 15 14:53 BST (UK)
Wow really !! That's amazing ! Yes that's my aunts, Ada is alive and doing well, Auntie Ethel passed away in the early 80's. Dad also had a younger brother George who sadly died earlier this year and his younger sister Linda still lives in CoxFord. I have a younger brother Paul and we would both love to receive any info to do with our roots. How are we related Bowman ?
 
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: bowman on Saturday 03 October 15 15:09 BST (UK)
It would seem that you do not know much about the Harding side of the family? I phoned Ada awhile back, having made contact with George and Pat by e-mail, sorry to hear about the loss of George, he and Pat lived at the other end of Palm Road where I lived from 1938 until 1956 when I married!I will PM you with my contact details and then it will be private.

It's a bigger world than you think!!

Eddie Beard( bowman)
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: Fergul on Saturday 03 October 15 15:19 BST (UK)
Thank you so much, I hardly know anything about the Hardings.

Kind Regards
Lynn
Title: Re: Photos of the Chapel area of Southampton 1910-1940??
Post by: bcnbaby on Saturday 22 October 22 22:32 BST (UK)
Hi!
It's been a long time since anyone replied to this thread. I came across it after googling for images of Endle Street.

I was wondering if you ever did find any photos of Endle Street?

My great grandparents lived on Endle Street from about 1914 until after the 1921 census. By 1930 they were living in Crosshouse Street.