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Southampton: The Docks, River Itchen, Southampton at war, Flying Boats, Titanic, Finding Out More, Southampton speaks, Street Directories, Historic Buildings Survey
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Wrecks and Accidents: Why accidents happen, Investigations, Improving Safety at Sea, Finding Out More, Wreck Reports
Life of a Port: How a port comes to life, At work in a port, Ports at play, Trade - lifeblood of a port, Finding Out More
On the Line: Company growth and development, Shipping lines, Transatlantic travel, Preparing a liner, Finding Out More
Sea People: Life at sea, Jobs at sea, Travelling by sea, Starting a new life by sea, Women and the sea, Finding Out More
Diversity of Ships: The variety of ships, What drives the ship?, Ships of ancient times, Ships in the age of sail, Ships of the steam age, Ships of today
Discover Southampton, the `Gateway to the World`. Find out more about the town, its docks and people. |
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The Docks
Since 1843, the passengers and cargo passing through Southampton's docks have brought prosperity to the town. Discover the story of the docks and explore them with interactive maps. |
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River Itchen
The River Itchen flows 27 miles (43 km) from north Hampshire to Southampton Water. Many small shipping industries and communities grew up along the river. |
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Southampton at war
Over 600 civilians died in Southampton in air raids during the Second World War and over 900 buildings were destroyed. Find out more about Southampton's War here and the preparations for D-Day. |
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![[20078] Child with gas mask](/images/20369_child%20with%20gasmask_tcm4-60744.jpg) |
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Flying Boats
Southampton's relationship with flying boats and seaplanes stretched over forty-five years of exciting developments in aviation, leading to the founding of the first national airline. |
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Shipbuilding in Southampton during the twentieth century |
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Titanic - a Southampton story
The tale of Titanic - one of the most famous ships to sail from Southampton. |
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Get interactive!
You`ve seen the site - now visit the place: nautical things to see and do in Southampton; plus interactive games (requires Java). |
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Finding out more about Southampton
Find out more about the port city of Southampton, places to visit and resources to discover. |
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Southampton Speaks
Hear the stories of people who worked, lived and played near the port of Southampton and at sea. |
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Street Directories
Street directories contain, amongst other things, an alphabetical listing of inhabitants, a street-by-street listing of inhabitants and a commercial directory. They are a basic source for the study of Family History. |
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Historic Buildings Survey
In 2003 Southampton City Museums Archaeological Society (SCMAS) began a photographic survey of Southampton's historic buildings. The project involved photographing all the buildings on the first series Ordnance Survey 25" map (1867-1881) that are still standing. |
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