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The Illustrated
History of Southampton's Suburbs
Jim Brown
The Illustrated History of Southampton’s Suburbs
is the first single-volume survey of the history
of the development if the residential areas of the
city. Local historian Jim Brown chronicles the growth
of the suburbs from the earliest times to the present
day and he illuminates the lives of people who lived
in them. His fascinating book will appeal to anyone
with an interest in the story of Southampton. The
narrative is illustrated with more than 200 photographs,
drawings and maps.
Jim Brown shows how the countryside, farms and villages developed into the urban
streets, residential areas, shopping districts and industrial estates that are
so familiar today. In the course of the last 150 years, the outskirts of the
city have been transformed, and they have expanded, in a way that would aston-ish
Southampton residents of just a few generations ago. The districts featured include
Bassett, Bitterne, Bitterne Manor, Bitterne Park, Eastern Docks, Free-man-tle,
Harefield, Highfield, Itchen, Maybush, Merry Oak, Millbrook, Nort-ham, Peartree,
Portswood, Red-bridge, Shirley, Shirley Warren, Shol-ing, South Stoneham, St
Denys, Sway-th-ling and Woolston.
In his fully illustrated account of each suburb, Jim Brown offers a concise history
as well as local anecdotes and folklore. He also recalls remarkable episodes
and notable individuals who played their part in the story, His survey will be
essential reading and reference for South-ampton residents past and present,
who take an interest in their neigh-bour-hood and in the complex, sur-prising
history of the city itself.
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