Faced with the prospect of a sunny weekend, perhaps the last one of this year’s poor summer, and no particular place to go, I racked
Category: History
Local history, information and research
Save The Hobbit!
The Hobbit, in Bevois Valley has been of Southampton’s most eclectic pubs for many years and is always popular with students. It is famed for
Southampton Pubs March 2012
Another local pub saw the shutters going up this week, as time was called at The Crown, Shirley High Street. The Crown, which had reverted to its original name in
Southampton pubs update Feb 2012
There is good news and bad news in this latest update. The good news is that Talking Heads in Portswood will be reopening, as a
Another city centre pub closes
It’s been closed for a while now but when going past the pub on the corner of Onslow Road and St Mary’s Road (which has
Southampton pubs update January 2012
I was sad to hear that the Talking Heads in Portswood was closing for good. However, that was fortunately only for a short while and