The lions on the Gate House Royal Pier
image courtesy J D Mack flickr com

 Seen in the traditional colours of Trinity House. The lightship was built in the
 Southampton shipyard of John I. Thornycroft just at the end of WW1. At first
 it  was  it was a manned vessel then unmanned and eventually replaced
 by an auto-mated beacon. The vessel was brought as a centre piece for the
in filled dock area known as Ocean Village. After years of neglect and
 vandalism,  Barretts the developer announced that they intended to scrap
it as  they were building more flats in the vicinity. Southampton Heritage
Federation  is making a brave attempt to save the vessel and are in negotiations
 with ABP, the docks owners, to see if it could be moved to be adjacent
to a proposed new Cruise Terminal at the former Trafalgar Dock. A slight respite has
 arisen as the credit crunch of 2008 has forced Barretts to abandon some of its
developments  still on the drawing board.

The London Hotel, Oxford Street with its dark green tile fascia
 is in the area of the town owned by Oxford University
 and the area has popular restaurants and bars.

The Marine and Coastguard Agency HQ in Commercial Road.


George III statue in the dress of a Roman located on The Bargate
image courtesy Tony Austin flickr.com

Magistrates' Court Rockstone Place.

To the residents of St Denys the parish church is part of the
every day community and to many Sotonians it is a gem yet to be discovered.
It is judged by many to be the best example of unadulterated Victorian architecture
in the city. If you have not previously visited please add to your to do list.
[image courtesy Will Temple]


BBC Radio Solent Havelock Road
courtesy robinhamman.flickr.com


The Old Cemetery, Cemetery Road/Hill Lane
The grade II listed grave of Robert Pearce has
the Faith, Hope and Charity carving by Richard Cockle Lucas
image courtesy Gillian Blake FoSOC


The former Anglican Chapel at the Old Cemetery is now the studio of Chapel Design. Image taken after a snow fall 2nd February 2009 image courtesy RobertR&N flickr.com

The city has several areas where wildlife and
natural history abound. The Common and the Old Cemetery
are particular favourites for butterflies. A visit to the
SCC Hawthorns Wildlife Centre on The Common near to the Cowherds pub
is a suggested start to enjoy the ecology of the city

The De Vere Hotel confronts the eye as you gaze out from the medieval
city walls.  The aspiration of design did not quite meet the practicalities as
the glass triangular frontage has a long history of leaks and there are plans
to replace it with an extension providing even more hotel rooms.
Image courtesy Normann.flickr.com


Shipwreck memorial to Mrs Rogers, stewardess on the
LSWR company's ferry Stella. The memorial adjoins the memorial
commemorating the departure of the Mayflower in 1620 Mrs Rogers demonstrated
the ultimate sacrifice by refusing to board a lifeboat to ensure that the maximum number of women and children passengers could be saved. It has been claimed that owners of the steamer encouraged the acclaim and the memorial as it diffused the public indignation that the ship's master failed to slow in intense fog, determined to beat the rival GWR ferry to the Channel Islands.
Image courtesy jcake41 morguefile.com


image courtesy Southampton University
Southampton University Oceanography Centre
is based in the Eastern Docks. The centre is regarded as
one of the world's leading resources on oceanography and earth sciences.
Three research vessels use the adjoining berths.




Christchurch. Waterloo Road, Freemantle



Skandia House the HQ of Skandia Insurance UK




The Titanic Engineers' Titanic Memorial in London Road
courtesy Alan Ford English Wikipedia Project


Self build boat. This boat has been at this house
in Bitterne Park for more than 20 years. Has it ever been
in the water?
courtesy guywebb.flickr.com



Canute Chambers, Canute Road
The former offices of the White Star Line where
anxious relatives waited to hear the news of
any survivors from the Titanic disaster



The swans at Riverside Park at Bitterne Park are a
delight to the eye
courtesy jaxxo562 flickr com



The Mayflower Theatre in Commercial Road was previously a Gaumont Cinema.
Run by SCC there is a wide variety of stage shows and entertainment.


West Quays Shopping Centre
one of the leading shopping centres in the south
courtesy JL203 flickr com


image Southern Daily Echo
Ted Bates served the Southampton Saints football club for 66 years
and it was decided to erect a statue in his memory outside the Saints Stadium. The statue
 cost £112000 but fans showed great disappointment as the 16 feet high
 statue seemed to place his body out of proportion and many complained
that the facial features resembled President George W. Bush rather than Mr Bates.
 In 2008 a replacement statue was erected making the fans more content.

The replacement costing £120000


Gower Building University of Southampton
courtesy  benoneill flickr.com