On Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945, 20,000 people gathered outside #Southampton Civic Centre to listen to the Prime Minister’s #VEDay broadcast and to hold a service of thanksgiving #WW2

On 6 June this year is the 80th anniversary of #DDay . Sotonian Daniel Cox kept a diary for most of his life. 📷 shows part of the entry for 6 June 1944. See more about Cox and his diaries on our website southamptonstories.co.uk/story/recorder… #Southampton #DDay 80 #WW2

This image from our archives shows a figure skater at #Southampton Ice Rink in 1966. The original rink was destroyed in the Blitz but rebuilt in 1952. After a refurbishment by Top Rank in the #1960s it closed in 1988. Image copyright unknown #SotonAfterDark #IceRink #IceSkating

Join @museumoftransology and Trans Pride Southampton day at SeaCity Museum to record your trans story until 3pm

Turn up with your object and we'll give you a brown tag to write your story onto and show you how to archive your artefact in your own words.

This photo from our archive shows a Scout parade at West Marlands on St George’s Day 1909. Founded in 1908, today the @Scouts teach young people new skills and encourages them to have adventures and make friends #ArchiveSecrets #StGeorgesDay #Southampton

Edward Harris was one of the many #Titanic crew members who lost their lives when the liner sank on 15 April 1912. His heartbroken parents sent this memorial card to let friends and family know of their loss. Today, the card is a poignant exhibit SeaCity Museum #OTD #Southampton

On 10 April 1912, the new White Star liner #Titanic left #Southampton on her maiden voyage. Archie Jewell was one of the six lookouts on board. You can learn about Archie’s story on our website: southamptonstories.co.uk/story/a-cornis… and at SeaCity Museum #OTD

On 6 June this year is the 80th anniversary of #DDay . 📷shows US troops and vehicles being loaded at Town Quay Road, June 1944. You can learn more about the story of one US soldier on our website: southamptonstories.co.uk/story/an-ameri… #Southampton

#HappyEaster to all those celebrating! 🐰🥚💐
This menu was served on board Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of Britain on Easter Day 1939.
Empress of Britain was the largest, fastest, and most luxurious liner that travelled between #Southampton and Canada in the 1930s.

Interior of an army hut on #Southampton Common, used as a church during the Second World War, when the Common was used as a military camp. Soldiers from various Allied nations were stationed there, and part of the land was used as a prisoner of war camp #Southampton sWar #Easter

Learn more about the rich history of the Windrush Generation in Southampton and their enduring legacy in shaping the city's cultural and community landscape.

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Moses Roper was born into enslavement in North Carolina in 1815. He escaped to Britain, where he published an account of his life. He visited #Southampton in July 1839, speaking at the Baptist Chapel in East Street about the horrors of slavery #RememberSlavery

The worst job for a Victorian child? Chimney Sweep
Sweeps suffered lung and skin problems from the soot and sometimes suffocated to death. The 1875 Chimney Sweepers’ Act was introduced to help conditions; all sweeps now had to be licenced and 16 📷Licence for Elizabeth Whiting

Beverley came to #Southampton from Jamaica in 1971 to train as an intensive care nurse. She had distinguished career in the NHS, setting up Southampton’s Stoma Care service.
You can hear Beverley telling her story here➡️shorturl.at/oqsPZ
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2024

On 6 June this year is the 80th anniversary of #DDay . You can find more about how 76 women worked for three years to create the #Southampton D-Day embroidery on our website, southamptonstories.co.uk/story/creating…

#OnThisDay in 1936, the Spitfire prototype K5054 embarked upon its maiden flight at Southampton Municipal Airport, Eastleigh.

Designed and built in Southampton by R. J. Mitchell and his team at Supermarine in Woolston, the aircraft would go on to become an iconic symbol of WW2.

LGBT+ history🤝 working-class history. Here's a lovely story from the South East.

After the miners' strike, UNISON's precursor unions NALGO and NUPE worked alongside the NUM and activists for the inclusion of LGBT+ rights in the Labour Party manifesto.

#YearOfTheLGBTWorker 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Did you ever get your milk delivered, maybe you still do!?
This photo shows a Vines Model Dairy milkman delivering milk on Lodge Road, Southampton in about 1960.
#ArchiveSecrets #Milk #Southampton History Begins at Home #Dairies

Happy birthday Southampton! 🎂
Today is the 60th anniversary of Southampton being granted city status.
The new city received many messages of congratulation, including this telegram from Jersey.
📷City charter with the Great Seal picturing Elizabeth II on horseback.Parish of St Helier