This exhibition was on display in Eastleigh Museum from 12 September 2020 but was sadly cut short with the announcement of the second national lockdown. We have created an online version of the exhibition, in case you missed it!
Immerse yourself in over 100 years of work, rest and play in the Eastleigh borough through black and white photographs.
This selection of photographs has been selected from the Hampshire Cultural Trust photographic collection, transporting us back in time to the heyday of the railway in Eastleigh.
PEOPLE AND PLACE
Wedding party photograph of Bishopstoke familyBishopstoke River Carnival, 1912. After a break of nearly 40 years the Carnival was reinstated in 1997Eastleigh Boys Brigade outside the Wesleyan Chapel, 1920. The building was demolished in the early 1980’sEastleigh Locomotive Works, Eastleigh Railway Works, c1939Postcard of High Street, Eastleigh, c.1909Pupils outside North Stoneham School, 1905-1915, the school was built in 1876. The building is now home to the Concorde Club.Postcard of Leigh Road, Eastleigh, c.1935View of Eastleigh Railway Station, c.1900. The images has been written on at some point to note that the canopy outside the station was removed in 1960.Group outside of the Salvation Army Barracks, High St, Eastleigh, c.1894
WORKING LIFE
Postcard, ‘After The Fire’ at a cigarette factory, High Street, EastleighBoy with milk cart and horses, from J Dixey Dairy, BishopstokeBuilding New Police Station, Leigh Road, Eastleigh. The police station was closed in 2019 after continuous use as a police station for 85 yearsEastleigh Fire Brigade leaving Hen Sting Lane after the fire, 16 September 1905Eastleigh Railway Wagon Shop, Eastleigh Railway Works, 1921.Empire Meat Supplies shop Christmas display, c1900Interior view of Eastleigh Railway Wagon Shop, Eastleigh Railway WorksLondon and South Western Railway Gangers. Gangers was the term used for labourers who worked on the railway.London and South Western Railway, 4-4-0 Locomotive Engine at Eastleigh Railway Works. The numbers 4-4-0 relate to the wheel arrangement.Eastleigh Railway Pattern Shop, Eastleigh Railway Works, 1921. The Pattern Shop was where moulds were created to make metal parts. The parts were used in the assembly or repair of locomotive engines.Eastleigh Railway Saw Mill, Eastleigh Railway Works, c.1930.Shop front of H I Simmons Bakery, Market Street, Eastleigh, 1900-1910.
HOME AND LEISURE
Local residents at a Celebration of Coronation George V and Queen Mary in the Paint Shop at Eastleigh Railway Works, 1910Eastleigh Athletic Football Club, 1923Eastleigh Gymnastics Group, c.1930Windmill and greenhouses at the Axford Market Garden, Fair Oak, Eastleigh. John Edward Axford is leaning against the greenhouse and his son Gilbert is at the top of the windmill, c.1900London and South Western Railway Works Band, 1909Methodist Church Sunday School outing, Burrell Engine pulling three trailers, Burnett Lane, Horton Heath, 1898R H Sarsfield standing outside the Picture House, 1 Market Street, Eastleigh, 1925. The Picture House was a cinema and theatre opened in 1911. R H Sarsfield was known as the 'Globe Trotting ANZAC'. His theatre act included singing, comic routines and mimicry.Eastleigh & Stoneham Motorcycle & Car Club, c.1920
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