“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.”
Latest News
Once again BLHS is inviting anyone who is unpublished to write an article on local history to be entered into our Lion Cup competition. The closing date is Tuesday 31 July 2018. Rules and an entry form can be found here.
It is now possible to purchase books from BLHS by email. Visit our books page. Recently added - Thorny's: An Oral History Of Vosper Thornycroft's Southampton
The next meeting on June 9th at 7pm will be 'Silk stockings and Spitfires' with John Smith.
OS 25 Inch Hampshire & Isle of Wight Sheet LXV.8 dated 1897
Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland
Keep up-to-date by using the BLHS Website News Feed
. Find out more about news feeds at the BBC.
Visit our Facebook page
.