Southampton Photo Walks

26/11/2020

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D-Day Stories from the walls, as featured as part of the Maritime Archaeology Trust ANNUAL TALKS SERIES 2020!
Join Helen Wallbridge as she explores the inscriptions carved by 75 years ago as they passed through on their way to , showing how we have traced more than 60 of the names and revealed their individual war stories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiELunD9URM&t=62s

For more about the D-Day Stories from the Wall project and to access the 3D interactive wall viewer visit: https://www.maritimearchaeologytrust.org/ddaywalls

22/11/2020

5 local walks to try in lockdown 🌳🍂🌞

With a second lockdown in place, people are again spending most of their time at home.

27/10/2020

Get out and about!

These National Trust sites are ideal for exploring and seeing autumn in all its glory

11/09/2020

04/09/2020

A great free resource for you to find the stories in walls of Southampton, get walking!

Looking for new reading material? Just released: ‘D-Day Stories from the Walls: American Troops in WWII Southampton’. Free to download, this 48-page illustrated booklet explores the stories of some of the American soldiers that passed through Southampton during the Second World War and the city’s crucial role in the war. Though their passage was comparatively fleeting, the legacy of these soldiers remains in the form of graffiti etched into walls near the docks.
This booklet was made possible through support from money raised by National Lottery Players. The project has also created a interactive viewer where the wall can be ‘visited’ in 3D and details of the inscriptions and soldiers can be accessed.

To read the booklet, visit the project webpage and click on ‘Booklet’: https://www.maritimearchaeologytrust.org/ddaywalls
We hope you enjoy the booklet. Please message/ comment to let us know what you think of it.

25/07/2016

Hear ye! Hear ye! This Sunday explore Southampton's Tudor History at the Tudor House and Garden ~ Entrance price 6p (Yes, 6p!)

Enquiries: 023 8083 4242 | Closed: Mondays Open: Tues-Fri 10am-3pm (Last entry 2.30pm) | Sat-Sun 10am-5pm (Last entry 4.30pm)

21/07/2016

The tomb of Sir Richard Lyster (c.1480–1554) in St Michaels Church, the church is the oldest building still in use in the city of Southampton. Sir Lyster, Judge and Chief Justice of the Kings bench was said, when orating, to make "godly thowghe sumwhate prolix and long declaration[s]"!

~Heritage Photo Walk with www.greenbyname.com

21/07/2016

The green door of Bugle Street ~ Heritage Photo Walk with www.greenbyname.com

20/07/2016

Holyrood Church was heavily bombed during the blitz of WWII but evokes still a beautiful atmosphere for black & white photography practice ~ Heritage Photo Walk with www.greenbyname.com

20/07/2016

Tudor House Museum ~ Heritage Photo Walk with www.greenbyname.com

20/07/2016

Medieval Tower ~ Heritage Photo Walk with www.greenbyname.com

20/07/2016

Rooftops ~ Heritage Photo Walk with www.greenbyname.com