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Above: Postcard view of Bitterne High Street looking West, Lion Place on the left with Red Lion visible beyond, circa 1895.
From the BLHS collection.
Next Event
NEXT MEETING
Annual General Meeting
plus Bygone Bitterne by Ian Abrahams
14 October
Interactive Map
Our new interactive map is now online – have a look and let us know what you think.
Latest News
Giant Book Sale
All types of books
Fiction, Non-fiction, Hardback, Paperback, Children’s, Collectables
ALL AT BARGAIN PRICES
25 – 30 September
at our shop at 231, Peartree Avenue
Volunteer
We are currently seeking an extra volunteer to become a Society Steward. If you have three hours a week to volunteer with us then we would love to hear from you.
Each Steward mans our Heritage Centre for one afternoon a week, answering questions from members of the public.
When they start no Steward feels that they know enough about the area to answer questions but mostly it is a matter of understanding which of our resources to look in. If the answer cannot be found then getting the details of the query and leaving a note for other Stewards means that somebody can get back to the enquirer. Training in the use of our resources will, of course, be given.
Mercantile Flea
We have just had a large reorganisation of our booth at the Mercantile Flea outlet. Many prices have been reduced so there are bargains to be had!
For directions look at our Shop page
Our Magazine
Latest Issue
Latest Issue Contents
The Last of the Southampton Red Buses by Daphne Whitewood
History of Sholing by Jim Brown
‘First Aid in English’ by Leo Macham
Memories of Thornhill by Elly Babbedge
Old Trades and Occupations: ‘B’ by Jim Brown
As well as our regular features
Support Us
Support the Bitterne Local History Society by becoming a member — Find out more here or
Support us by making a donation here 
Or you can support us by getting donations, at no cost to you, whenever you shop online. For more information click here.
Books
This is a very short selection of all those available, more books are available on our Online Sales page
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Local Paper No.39 – The Southampton Garden Suburb, Also Known As The Chessel Estate
£4.99 Add to basket -
Local Paper No.44 – Supermarine Seen Through The Eyes Of BLHS Members
£4.00 Add to basket -
Local Paper No.19 – Bitterne Nomads Football Club
£1.00 Add to basket -
Local Paper No.41 – It’s A Hard Knock Life, Childhood Reminiscences Of Southampton, Brockenhurst And Lyndhurst
£3.99 Add to basket
