History of Southampton
Southampton became an important port in medieval times, experiencing several hundred years of fluctuating fortunes until it was expanded by the Victorians.
As a centre of commerce, an industrial town and an important military embarkation point, Southampton was a strategic target for the Luftwaffe and was severely damaged in World War II.[1][2]
Post-war re-development and the need to accommodate 20th century innovations such as the
Prehistoric times
Numerous gravel pits have been dug in the Southampton area, many of which have yielded Stone Age tools.[3] Evidence of a Stone Age settlement has been found at Priory Avenue, St Denys.[3]
Bronze Age objects have been found on Southampton Common,[3] particularly by grave-diggers working in the cemetery and during the construction of the reservoir.[3] Further Bronze Age finds have been made near Cobden Bridge.[3]
Iron Age earthworks have been found at Lordswood and Aldermoor[3] and evidence of Iron Age buildings has been found in the City Centre.[3]
Roman occupation (AD 43–410)
Antonine Itinerary VII[4] documents the Roman settlement of Clausentum in Roman Britain as being 20 miles (32 km) west of Noviomagus Reginorum (Chichester)[4] and 10 miles (16 km) from Venta Belgarum (Winchester).[4]
In about 1770,[5] John Speed[5] claimed that Clausentum was in the area that is now known as Bitterne Manor.[5][6] In 1792,[5] the Rev. Richard Warner[5] investigated those claims and found a ditch, a bank and some Roman coins.[5][7] Since then, this site has been investigated further and is generally accepted as the site of Clausentum,[5] but there is no universal agreement.[5] Reference to modern maps show Bitterne Manor to be 25 miles (40 km) from Chichester. Wickham is at the junction of two Roman Roads and is a better fit to the distances documented in Antonine Itinerary VII.[4] The case for Clausentum being situated at Bitterne Manor is based on archaeological evidence[2] and the geography of the site (nestled inside a sharp bend in the River Itchen) which clearly allowed it to be turned into a good defensive position.[2]
But the fact that there was a
The Romans abandoned the settlement circa 410, when the Roman occupation of Britain ended.
Anglo Saxon period (400–1066)
The
Excavations have revealed a section of the street plan of Hamwic[12] and uncovered one of the best collections of Saxon artefacts in Europe.[3] These collectively show that Hamwic was a planned town,[12] that it became an important port and traded with the continent[13] and was a Royal administration centre.[10] The 110-acre site possibly sheltered a population of 2,000 or 3,000 people during c. AD 700–850.[11] Other evidence in the excavations found 68 houses and workshops, 21 wells and 500 pits. Hamwic was the site of a mint for several Anglo Saxon Kings (AD 786–858) until it was moved to Winchester later in the 9th Century.[14] Series H silver pennies were issued in Hamwic in the 8th century AD.[15][16] They have mostly been found within or close to Hamwic.[16]
Hamwic is also believed to have been a point of departure for slaves (being sent to the market at Rouen)[10] and pilgrims, like Willibald to important European cities like Rome.[10]
Vikings (700–1066)
Viking raids on Southampton disrupted trade with the continent and contributed to the re-organization of Wessex.[14] Important industries that were previously well established in Hamwic were withdrawn further inland to the new fortifications at Winchester,[14] contributing to the decline of Hamwic.
Archaeological excavations shows evidence of 10th century settlements and a defended enclosure in what was later to become the Medieval walled town.[17]
The Viking King
Normans (1066–1154)
Southampton's prosperity was assured following the Norman Conquest in 1066, when it became the major port of transit between Winchester (the capital of England until the early 12th Century) and Normandy.
The Domesday Book indicates that Southampton already had distinct French and English quarters at the time of the Norman Conquest[17] and that the King owned a number of properties upon which rent was payable.[17]
Archaeological evidence has dated the foundation of
An Augustinian priory was founded at St Denys, on 364 acres (1.47 km2) of land granted by Henry I, the last of the Norman Kings, in 1127.[20] St Denys Priory continued as a religious house until its suppression in 1536.
Medieval period (1154–1485)
By the 13th century, Southampton had become a leading port and was particularly involved in the trade of French wine and English wool.[22] The Wool House was built in 1417 as a warehouse for the medieval wool trade with Flanders and Italy.
By 1173, the St Mary Magdalen
The Black Death reached England in 1348[31] via the merchant vessels that regularly visited Southampton at that time.
The 12th century Red Lion pub on the High Street below the
During the Middle Ages, shipbuilding became an increasingly important industry and was to remain so for centuries to come. The city became a county corporate in 1447.
Tudor period (1485–1603)
Southampton's
Southampton's economic fortunes fluctuated during the Tudor period.[2] From 1492 to 1531, all exports of tin and lead were required to pass through Southampton.[34] Trade with the Channel Islands increased.[34] In 1554 Southampton was granted a monopoly on the export of wool to the Mediterranean and on the import of sweet wine.[34] At other times during this period, the port was in decline, mainly because trade was shifting to London.[34] Southampton was also a convenient port for the buccaneers that plundered Spanish ships in the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean.[34]
The development of
In 1553, the Free Grammar School off the Mayor Baliffs and Burgesses of the Towne and County of Southampton was granted letters patent by
Stuart period (1603–1714)
The port was the original point of departure for the
In June 1664,[39] the Black Death returned to Southampton. This new plague seriously disrupted life and led the corporation to report that it was unable to continue governing the town.[39] By the time the epidemic ended in November 1666, 1700 people had died.[39]
Isaac Watts the younger, born in Southampton in 1674,[39] wrote the words of the hymn "O God Our Help in Ages Past". His early education was at the Free Grammar School.[39] He was a member of the Above Bar Independent Community.[39] This non-conformist community was persecuted[39] following the Act of Uniformity of 1662. Isaac Watts' father, also named Isaac, suffered periods of imprisonment in the Bargate.[39]
In 1689 the right to vote in parliamentary elections, which had previously been limited to freemen, was extended to include those paying Scot and lot in Southampton.[40]
Georgian era (1714–1795)
Spa town
Southampton became a
Southampton had also become a popular site for sea bathing by the 1760s,[42] despite the lack of a good quality beach.[42] Innovative buildings specifically for this purpose were built at West Quay,[42] with baths that were filled and emptied by the flow of the tide,[42] one of which had an adjustable floor.[42] The building, known as the Long Rooms, had a long promenade with views over the water to be enjoyed by spectators and bathers alike.[42]
Polygon
The Polygon was an 18th-century residential and commercial development designed in 1768[43] by James Leroux[43] which was aimed at Southampton's fashionable clientele. It was intended to be a development of 12 residential houses,[43] with a hotel, shops, an assembly room and an ornamental lake.[43] Three houses and the hotel were completed by 1773,[43] but the scheme had financial problems and it was never completed.[43] The buildings have since been demolished.[43]
Coaching
The fashionable attractions of the town caused coaching traffic to increase.[44] Several coaching inns were established in Southampton,[44] including the Dolphin Hotel and the Star Hotel, and there was a great deal of competition for passengers and guests.[44] The coaching trade continued until it was rendered obsolete by the arrival of the railway.[45]
Canals
There was a great deal of interest in constructing canals, though this was only partially implemented.[46]
In 1774, a canal between Eling and Salisbury was proposed,[46] but was not built. In 1779, a canal linking Southampton (at Redbridge) to Andover was proposed.[46]
The Redbridge to Andover canal was completed in 1796.[46] In 1792, the proposal to link Southampton and Salisbury by canal gained new momentum.[46] The plan was to build a new canal from Salisbury to connect with the Andover to Southampton canal at Kimbridge.[46] The canal would then be extended from Redbridge into the centre of Southampton, passing through a tunnel under the Marlands,[46] branching at Houndwell to serve both Northam and Town Quay.[46] The tunnel was started but was never completed.[46]
Industrial Revolution
Regency period (1795–1837)
For centuries, the only crossings of the river Itchen in this area were at Mansbridge, some distance upstream from Southampton, and at Itchen Ferry village.[48] The Northam Bridge Company was formed in 1796.[48] They built a toll bridge at Northam which was opened in September 1799[48] and new roads connecting the bridge to Southampton and Botley, Hampshire. The town was further connected to Portsmouth via another toll bridge built at Bursledon[48] and another road which linked Bursledon bridge to the new Northam to Botley road at Bitterne.[48]
The
Southampton was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, and contained the parishes of All Saints, Holy Rood, St John, St Lawrence, St Mary, St Michael, and part of South Stoneham.
The painter
Victorian era (1837–1901)
There was competition between the two toll companies at Northam and Itchen,
The town experienced major expansion during the Victorian era.[49] The Southampton Docks company was formed in 1835.[52] In October 1838, the foundation stone of the docks was laid.[52] The first dock opened on 29 August 1842.[52] The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company operated its services from Southampton, officially designating the port as the packet station in May 1843.[53] The structural and economic development of the docks continued for the next few decades.[2]
The
With good transport links, Southampton became the emigrant station for North America and Canada in January 1844.[56] The Southampton Emigration and Shipping Company was formed in 1846[56] Southampton subsequently became known as The Gateway to the Empire, with many emigrants passing through Southampton to start a new life in the United States and Canada, South Africa and Australia.[56]
The town became a county borough under the Local Government Act 1888. In 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894, the part of South Stoneham, within the borough, became the parish of Portswood, in 1895 the parish of Shirley was added.
Cholera epidemics in 1848–49 and 1865 caused great concern.[57] These outbreaks were centred on the slums of the old medieval town.[57] Sewers were built in the 1840s[58] and 1870s.[57] In 1894, the Borough Medical Officer of Health published a report on poverty in the town.[59] Population density in the slums at that time was recorded as 441.4 per acre (1,091/ha).[59] The Simnel Street and West Quay Improvement plan subsequently cleared the area of slums, created new streets and a lodging house in St Michaels Square; it was called St Michaels House and opened in 1899.[59]
Edwardian period (1901–1914)
The Titanic disaster
In common with most of the luxury liners of the time,[60] RMS Titanic sailed from Southampton.[26] Most of the crew came from Southampton; 549 Sotonians died in the sinking. The Maritime museum in the old Wool House included an exhibition related to the vessel but this has since been moved and incorporated into the SeaCity Museum.
World War I (1914–1918)
Southampton was designated No. 1 Military Embarkation Port in August 1914.[61] Much of Southampton Common was taken over by the military[61] A total of 8,149,685[61] troops and their equipment departed for mainland Europe through the port.[61] A steady flow of refugees, prisoners of war and 1,177,125 wounded came back to England through Southampton.[61]
Interwar period (1918–1939)
In 1919, soldiers returning from
In 1920, Bitterne Parish Council and
The period between the two
The Clock Tower, further up Above Bar at the junction with New Road, was relocated to Bitterne Park Triangle in 1934[1] to facilitate further road improvements.
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Above Bar, 1926
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High Street, circa 1930
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High Street, circa 1930, showing the Gaiety cinema
On 26 March 1929,
World War II (1939–1945)
Air raids
The Second World War hit Southampton particularly hard. Pockets of Georgian architecture remain, but much of the city was levelled during the Blitz of November 1940. 476 tons of bombs were dropped on the city by the Luftwaffe.[66] Southampton was a prime target because of its general strategic importance as a major port and industrial area, and particularly because the Supermarine Spitfire was designed, developed and built in Southampton.
On 15 September 1940, the Supermarine factory in Woolston was bombed, killing many, though not damaging the factory. Two days later, the factory was destroyed. After the air raid Nazi propaganda declared that the town had been left a smoking ruin.[67]
On 6 November 1940,[68] during a raid on the town centre, three bombs hit the School of Art in the Civic Centre,[68] (now known as the Art Gallery), killing students that were sheltering in the basement.[68]
The main blitz, a series of sustained nighttime raids, started on 23 November 1940.[69] There was a pause until 30 November,[69] when the resumption of raids destroyed repairs that had made during the lull.[70] The blitz continued on 1 December,[69] but these raids were sporadic and smaller.[71] A total of 137 people died during the period of the Blitz, of which 96 were lost to direct hits on public air raid shelters.[70]
The accuracy of the locally based Ordnance Survey's maps did not go unrecognised by the Luftwaffe: German bomber pilots used them to bomb Southampton. One building that survived the bombing was Southampton's oldest, St Michaels Church. The spire was an important navigational aid for the German pilots and consequently they were ordered to avoid hitting it.[citation needed] Other buildings in Southampton were found to be used as aids to navigation; Elmfield flats in Millbrook had a flat concrete roof which was clearly visible from the air until it was grassed over.
There were 1,605 air raid warnings[66] in Southampton, the last raid occurred on 5 November 1944.[66] Only one flying bomb fell within the boundaries of Southampton,[66] at Sholing on 12 July 1944.[66]
D-Day and the Invasion of Europe
In July 1943,
Besides the embarkation of troops, Southampton was used for other purposes in the preparations for the
Southampton was at the heart of Area C,
After
From 1 April to 25 August 1944, Southampton was within Regulated Area (No 2), which placed the local population under certain restrictions that were intended to secure the military operation.[78]
Homecoming
At the end of the war, Southampton was a key port for the repatriation of troops and prisoners of war. The first 1,534 British prisoners of war to be repatriated from Japan arrived in Southampton aboard the Corfu on 7 October 1945. The Corfu was one of fifteen ships repatriating prisoners from the Far East, and the prisoners aboard were from around 50 various regiments. The ex-prisoners were provided with tea, cake and fruit in decorated huts on the quay and then driven in army vehicles to a reception camp on Southampton Common where they would spend their first night back on British soil.[79]
Post-war (1945–2000)
The Second World War had a profound impact on the city due to the destruction of a lot of the city's buildings, leading to a massive regeneration program. These buildings were cheaply constructed in order to rebuild quickly, having a negative effect on the architectural quality in the city.
It became a
On 29 April 1952, the Hartley University College was granted a Royal Charter to give the
21st century (2001–present)
Southampton is still an important passenger port, frequented by ships such as P&O's MV Oriana, and Cunard Line's RMS Queen Mary 2, MS Queen Victoria and MS Queen Elizabeth. It is the busiest cruise-ship terminal in the UK and also handles the majority of vehicle imports into the country.[80]
In 2012, a century after the RMS Titanic disaster, the city council opened the SeaCity Museum.[80]
In the 2010s several developments to the inner city of Southampton were completed. In 2016 the south section of West Quay, or West Quay South, originally known as West Quay Watermark, was opened to the public. Its public plaza has been used for several annual events, such as an ice skating rink during the winter season,
In November 2017 the council selected an official flag for the city through a competition to design one and then a vote on the most popular design.[90]
Several annual events occur within the city. Fun runs have become a popular occurrence within the city: The park run which began in 2004[91] The Southampton Marathon which has run for many years and attracts 40,000 runners.[92] and the MoRun, a charity run, beginning in 2018.[93] The mass cycling event "Let's Ride", previously known as "Sky Ride", attracts thousands of cyclists for a 6 km (3.7 mi) route.[94] Since 2008 the council has run the "Music in the City" event in which hundreds of musicians perform in venues and on constructed stages around the city centre.[95] Common People, a 2 date festival run by the organisers of the Dorset-based Bestival, has run in the Southampton Common since 2015.[96][97] Southampton's pride parade began in 2017, having up to 15,000 participants in 2018.[98]
Several public demonstrations occurred within the city in "solidarity" with larger national demonstrations. As part of nationwide 2017 Women's March, taking place in line with the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States a half-hour public reading was organised in the city.[99][100] Similarly in June 2018 an anti-austerity rally occurred simultaneously with the major demonstration in London.[101] There was also a protest against Donald Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom in July that same year.[102][103]
Memorials
The Cenotaph
The city is home to Sir
Titanic
A
Isaac Watts
The Watts memorial in the city's West Park, also known as the Watts Park, was unveiled in 1861. The melody of his famous Hymn, "O God our help in Ages Past" can be heard when the Civic Centre clock chimes.[105]
Places of worship (past and present)
St Mary's Church
St Michael's Church
Construction of
the building has been added to many times over the centuries, but its central tower dates from Norman times.Holyrood
Aviation history
Supermarine
The Spitfire was developed and initially manufactured in the suburb of Woolston. Its designer, Reginald Mitchell, grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, then had a house in Russell Place in Highfield suburb near the university (now identified by a memorial plaque). The plane was a direct descendant of experimental aircraft built by Supermarine that competed in the Schneider Trophy in the 1930s. Supermarine was taken over by Vickers in 1928. Mitchell's short life is documented in the film The First of the Few.
Other
There were many aircraft companies based around
Shipbuilding history
Vosper Thornycroft
The
Day, Summers & Co.
The
Transport history
Floating Bridge
The floating bridge was opened in 1836
Trams
Horse-drawn trams appeared in Southampton in 1879.[115] Electrified trams were introduced in 1900.[116] From 1908, Southampton Corporation built most of its own trams at its works in Portswood.[117] In 1923,[117] some specially designed trams were introduced. These had unique rounded roofs which allowed them to pass through the centre arch of the Bargate.[118] During WorldWarII, Southamptons Trams were parked overnight in sidings on the Common instead of in the terminus buildings located around the city.[117] From 1942 they were painted battleship grey.[117] Because of those precautions, only one tram was lost to enemy bombing.[117] The tram system did not extend very far into the eastern part of the city, passing over the River Itchen and Cobden Bridge and connecting with Bitterne Railway Station.[117] Suburbs that were newly incorporated into the town in 1920 were always served by buses instead of trams. Southampton's trams were gradually taken out of service during 1948 and 1949, with the final tram running on 31 December 1949.[119]
Buses
Southamptons trams were superseded by a fleet of diesel engined buses, though buses had previously been in service in some parts of the City which were not serviced by trams. Some surviving buses dating back to the 1949 are looked after by Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust.
Railways
The railway arrived in Southampton in 1839
The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway was originally intended to run on a separate competing route from Winchester to a new station north of the Royal Pier. Deposited plans show the route entering the town from Winchester via a tunnel in Chilworth near the current Chilworth Arms Public house before passing through Lordswood and running down the east side of Dale Valley. From here it was to pass under Winchester Road, running to the east of the current St James' Park, Southampton through land now occupied by Shirley Junior School, then run south east close to the current Wilton Road to cross to the east of Hill Lane near Archers Road.[123] Construction of an embankment and viaduct commenced to the East of Hill Lane[124] before the scheme was abandoned. The Dell was subsequently built on part of the cleared land between Archers Road and Milton Road [125] and the unused embankment remains behind properties to the East of Hill Lane between Milton Road and Commercial Road. Ultimately the line was connected to the existing London and South Western Railway route at Shawford Junction South of Winchester in 1891,[126] and a separate line into Southampton was never built.[125]
In 1892, the
Football club
Southampton is home to Southampton F.C. the professional football club formed in 1885 with its origins in the football team of the St Mary's Church Young Men's Association. Since moving from its former ground 'The Dell' in 2001, the club is now based at St Mary's Stadium close to its original home. It also has a training and development centre at Staplewood, near Marchwood, on the edge of the New Forest. Southampton FC spent very many years competing in the lower divisions of the Football League but since 1966 it has generally competed in the higher levels of professional football.
The club's principal prize was its FA Cup win over Manchester United in 1976. The club was one of the founding members of the Premiership in 1992–93. The club was out of the top flight of football from 2005 until 2012 during which time the company owning the club went into administration but its fortunes were revived following purchase by the Swiss billionaire, Markus Liebherr, and from 2012-13 until 2023 the club has competed in the Premier League.
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- ^ Rance 1986, pp. 126–127.
- ^ Rance 1986, p. 128.
- ^ a b c d e f Petch 1994.
- ^ Rance 1986, p. 154.
- ^ Rance 1986, p. 177.
- ^ a b c Robertson & Oppitz 1988, p. 75.
- ^ Robertson & Oppitz 1988, p. 8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mitchell & Smith 1986.
- ^ Deposited Plans Hampshire Record Office Collection DP/384/1 Didcot Newbury and Southampton Junction Railway: deposited plan 1881
- ISBN 978-0-85361-023-6.
- ^ a b Robertson & Oppitz 1988, p. 104.
- ^ Robertson & Oppitz 1988, p. 94.
- ^ a b c Robertson & Oppitz 1988, p. 78.
- ^ Robertson & Oppitz 1988, p. 76.
Bibliography
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Further reading
- "Southampton", Black's Guide to Hampshire, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1872
- "Southampton", Handbook for Travellers in Surrey, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight (3rd ed.), London: John Murray, 1876
- J. Silvester Davies (1883), A history of Southampton, Southampton: Gilbert & Co., OL 7022835M
- "Southampton", Great Britain (4th ed.), Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1897, OCLC 6430424
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 491–492. .