“A society dedicated to studying and researching the history of Southampton in general, but with particular reference to the City areas east of the River Itchen - Bitterne, Bitterne Park, Harefield, Itchen, Merry Oak, Midanbury, Peartree, Sholing, Thornhill, Townhill Park, Weston and Woolston.”
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Our latest publication is Supermarine: Seen through the eyes of Bitterne Local History Society members.
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Our next meeting on May 11th at 7pm is 'Talking Butts' with Anthony Poulton-Smith.
OS 25 Inch Hampshire & Isle of Wight Sheet LXV.8 dated 1897
Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland
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