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Hampshire Heritage II
The second exclusive selection of the Daily Echo’s popular Hampshire Heritage pages brought together in a fabulous 132-page book.
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Tale of treachery, love and treasure
Tale of treachery, love and treasure
3:34pm Tue 20 May 08
It was a savage act of war from which a legacy of beauty still remains and now this remarkable story of treachery, secret love and lost treasure is being retold in a new Hampshire exhibition from today.
Fond 'floatie' memories
Fond 'floatie' memories
10:53am Tue 6 May 08
THERE are some subjects that whenever they appear in Hampshire Heritage are always guaranteed to rekindle nostalgic memories, and the city's old floating bridges are no exception.
Recalling seaport's clean and tidy past
Recalling seaport's clean and tidy past
4:48pm Fri 2 May 08
Anyone born in the Southampton of the 1920s will have early memories of a home town radically different from today.
Darwin's day in Southampton was one of the best
Darwin's day in Southampton was one of the best
12:05pm Thu 1 May 08
He was one of the most brilliant and, at the same time, controversial scientists of all time, but Charles Darwin had strong connections with Southampton that reveal his more personal, family life.
Raising loco from steam grave captured on DVD
Raising loco from steam grave captured on DVD
8:56am Thu 24 Apr 08
THEY were fire-eating locomotive legends which proudly roared out of the running sheds of Eastleigh's giant railway works.Reader comments (9)
Remembering Titanic
Remembering Titanic
12:10pm Thu 10 Apr 08
Southampton will stage a series of events to commemorate the tragedy Exactly 96 years ago, on April 10, 1912, the greatest passenger liner of her time gently eased away from the Southampton dockside, her decks packed with excited passengers all looking forward to the voyage ahead.
Eyewitness accounts  will go under hammer
Eyewitness accounts will go under hammer
12:05pm Thu 10 Apr 08
Two rare and dramatic eyewitness accounts from before and after the sinking of Titanic have been made available for sale.
Ringing the changes at Plummers’ store
Ringing the changes at Plummers’ store
12:31pm Thu 3 Apr 08
It was a name many Southampton people will remember with affection as over the years the departmental store of Plummer Roddis became not only a popular place to shop but also a distinctive local landmark.Reader comments (4)
Carving a hobby out of making sticks
Carving a hobby out of making sticks
2:21pm Mon 31 Mar 08
DOWN at the bottom of a Southampton garden is a small shed, which is exactly how a shed should be: organised chaos. Tools spread across the workbench, an all pervading, rich smell of wood, and various bits and pieces of hardware packed on shelves and hanging from the roof.Reader comment (1)
2,500 bottles of whisky  collection
2,500 bottles of whisky collection
3:44pm Wed 26 Mar 08
I’ve only got 2,500 bottles of whisky now – but I used to have 26,000!

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