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Weekly heritage photo puzzle
9:28am Friday 18th November 2011 in Hampshire Heritage
Recognise this street, pictured in 1964?
In our weekly heritage puzzle, we want to know if you can identify this street.
Still a major road in Southampton, it has changed beyond all recognition since this photograph was taken in 1964.
Most of the buildings are still there but you probably won't recognise them.
You can see a bigger version of this photograph on our Facebook page as well as the suggestions being offered by other readers, and previous mystery photos.
To find out if you're right, pick up a copy of today's Southern Daily Echo.
Comments(54)
Avery T Decanary
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9:59am Fri 18 Nov 11
lewis99
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9:59am Fri 18 Nov 11
freemantlegirl2
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10:01am Fri 18 Nov 11
Mikkaelson
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10:10am Fri 18 Nov 11
St.DaveH
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10:11am Fri 18 Nov 11
Avery T Decanary wrote:Agreed - and looking up to the juction with Onslow Road
I think it is St Mary's Road, the British Gas building is now opposite these shops.
Maybush Lad
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10:26am Fri 18 Nov 11
Mikkaelson wrote:My thoughts exactly, couldn't remember the name of the bar/restaurant.
It's Portswood Road looking towards Bevois Valley. That white building on the corner at the end is now Mango's.
I think that street must be Rigby Rd behind Spear Rd (and my grandmothers).
From the Edge
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10:32am Fri 18 Nov 11
Paramjit Bahia
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11:14am Fri 18 Nov 11
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But I wonder who that VW Beetle belonged to. There were hardly any Beetles around in 1964.
St Retford
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11:19am Fri 18 Nov 11
From the Edge wrote:Haha.
It's that street in Yorkshire where they filmed the Hovis advert
(I thought it was Bedford Place.)
Avery T Decanary
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11:28am Fri 18 Nov 11
St.DaveH wrote:Yep
Avery T Decanary wrote: I think it is St Mary's Road, the British Gas building is now opposite these shops.Agreed - and looking up to the juction with Onslow Road
Lucius Curtis
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11:45am Fri 18 Nov 11
cyber_fug
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11:52am Fri 18 Nov 11
From the Edge wrote:That was filmed in Shaftesbury....
It's that street in Yorkshire where they filmed the Hovis advert
userds5050
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11:55am Fri 18 Nov 11
From the Edge wrote:The Hovis advert was actually filmed in Dorset. Famously directed by Ridley Scott.
It's that street in Yorkshire where they filmed the Hovis advert
Saint-Harley
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12:02pm Fri 18 Nov 11
St Denys gal
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12:06pm Fri 18 Nov 11
From the Edge
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12:07pm Fri 18 Nov 11
userds5050 wrote:If the Hovis advert was filmed in Dorset it can't the street in Yorkshire, for my second guess.
From the Edge wrote:The Hovis advert was actually filmed in Dorset. Famously directed by Ridley Scott.
It's that street in Yorkshire where they filmed the Hovis advert
Is it the street in Yorkshire where they filmed Open all Hours, famously starring David Delboy Jason and Ronnie Barker.
From the Edge
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12:10pm Fri 18 Nov 11
cyber_fug wrote:not according to userds5050, that was filmed famously by Ridley Scott in Dorset.
From the Edge wrote:That was filmed in Shaftesbury....
It's that street in Yorkshire where they filmed the Hovis advert
Shaftesbury, Dorset, in the words of the famous Harry Hill
FIGHT!!!!!
St Retford
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12:25pm Fri 18 Nov 11
From the Edge wrote:Um, isn't Shaftesbury in Dorset?
cyber_fug wrote:not according to userds5050, that was filmed famously by Ridley Scott in Dorset. Shaftesbury, Dorset, in the words of the famous Harry Hill FIGHT!!!!!From the Edge wrote: It's that street in Yorkshire where they filmed the Hovis advertThat was filmed in Shaftesbury....
(In Dorset? Course I would - it's bloody lovely there... .)
Wizzel
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12:28pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Love these old pics, although ths was a little before my time :)
mastershot100
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12:43pm Fri 18 Nov 11
CHARLIE TAYLOR
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12:47pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Avery T Decanary
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12:59pm Fri 18 Nov 11
CHARLIE TAYLOR wrote:The white building on the corner wasa shop for some years called Bamboo Jungle.
top of st mary's rd
Maybush Lad
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1:08pm Fri 18 Nov 11
southy
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1:09pm Fri 18 Nov 11
southy
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1:11pm Fri 18 Nov 11
From the Edge wrote:The Hovis advert was film in Dorset, at Golden Hill.
It's that street in Yorkshire where they filmed the Hovis advert
From the Edge
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1:13pm Fri 18 Nov 11
St Retford wrote:Geography is not my strong point, however if Shaftesbury is in Dorset is there is no need for a fight.
From the Edge wrote:Um, isn't Shaftesbury in Dorset?
cyber_fug wrote:not according to userds5050, that was filmed famously by Ridley Scott in Dorset. Shaftesbury, Dorset, in the words of the famous Harry Hill FIGHT!!!!!From the Edge wrote: It's that street in Yorkshire where they filmed the Hovis advertThat was filmed in Shaftesbury....
(In Dorset? Course I would - it's bloody lovely there... .)
I assuming both my guess are wrong, so I will have one more guess.
Here goes,,,,,is it the Yorkshire street were they filmed The Last Of The Summer Wine.
It has be that street, if you look closely you can see Nora Batty in the window of the shop next to the sign.
From the Edge
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1:14pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Wizzel wrote:Is Shaftesbury in Dorset?
Lol The hovis add was filmed on Golden Hill in Shaftsbury, i know it well...! I agree with the above this looks like the road where B'Gas is.
Love these old pics, although ths was a little before my time :)
southy
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1:16pm Fri 18 Nov 11
southy wrote:change that to St Marys Road.
Its Romsey Road, in Shirley between park road and Blacksmith arms
dolomiteman
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1:17pm Fri 18 Nov 11
southy
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1:19pm Fri 18 Nov 11
From the Edge wrote:Its in Dorset
Wizzel wrote:Is Shaftesbury in Dorset?
Lol The hovis add was filmed on Golden Hill in Shaftsbury, i know it well...! I agree with the above this looks like the road where B'Gas is.
Love these old pics, although ths was a little before my time :)
southy
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1:30pm Fri 18 Nov 11
dolomiteman wrote:Just got back in, have not seen the answer yet, just took note from the person above my post.
As always 'Southy' is right even after the correct answer has been revealed.
southy
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1:35pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Sovietobserver
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1:39pm Fri 18 Nov 11
mastershot100 wrote:You are absolutely correct mastershot, No. 96 was indeed Moxhams (TV, radio and cine specialists. Continuing up on that (east) side was No. 95 Huttons fruiterers, No. 94 Tidburys studios- photographers, No. 93 International charity shop, No. 92 Lundstroms pie shop, No.91 Scotts confectioners, No. 90 Westons (later Wilkins) bakers, No. 89 Newtown Inn, on the corner of Onslow Road.
96 St.Marys road.(Moxhams)
On the opposite corner at that junction with Bellevue Terrace (the three storey building) was No. 1 Onslow Road , David Depoix's furniture shop, later Bamboo Jungle.
Moxhams was closed down at the time of the photograph, later became Grosvenor Signs.
St.DaveH
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1:41pm Fri 18 Nov 11
southy wrote:no its not.
Its Romsey Road, in Shirley between park road and Blacksmith arms
IronLady2010
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2:02pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Sovietobserver wrote:Superb knowledge!! Can I ask how you know this info, did it come from the web if so is it possible for you to link to it.
mastershot100 wrote:You are absolutely correct mastershot, No. 96 was indeed Moxhams (TV, radio and cine specialists. Continuing up on that (east) side was No. 95 Huttons fruiterers, No. 94 Tidburys studios- photographers, No. 93 International charity shop, No. 92 Lundstroms pie shop, No.91 Scotts confectioners, No. 90 Westons (later Wilkins) bakers, No. 89 Newtown Inn, on the corner of Onslow Road.
96 St.Marys road.(Moxhams)
On the opposite corner at that junction with Bellevue Terrace (the three storey building) was No. 1 Onslow Road , David Depoix's furniture shop, later Bamboo Jungle.
Moxhams was closed down at the time of the photograph, later became Grosvenor Signs.
I love reading about our History.
CHARLIE TAYLOR
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2:13pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Avery T Decanary wrote:Bamboo Jungle shop used to have a stuffed gorilla that came out of the Horse & Groom, east st
CHARLIE TAYLOR wrote:The white building on the corner wasa shop for some years called Bamboo Jungle.
top of st mary's rd
From the Edge
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2:23pm Fri 18 Nov 11
southy wrote:Thanks Southy
From the Edge wrote:Its in Dorset
Wizzel wrote:Is Shaftesbury in Dorset?
Lol The hovis add was filmed on Golden Hill in Shaftsbury, i know it well...! I agree with the above this looks like the road where B'Gas is.
Love these old pics, although ths was a little before my time :)
X Old Bill
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2:26pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Sovietobserver wrote:Sounds like someone has a couple of old copies of Kelly's directory.
mastershot100 wrote:You are absolutely correct mastershot, No. 96 was indeed Moxhams (TV, radio and cine specialists. Continuing up on that (east) side was No. 95 Huttons fruiterers, No. 94 Tidburys studios- photographers, No. 93 International charity shop, No. 92 Lundstroms pie shop, No.91 Scotts confectioners, No. 90 Westons (later Wilkins) bakers, No. 89 Newtown Inn, on the corner of Onslow Road.
96 St.Marys road.(Moxhams)
On the opposite corner at that junction with Bellevue Terrace (the three storey building) was No. 1 Onslow Road , David Depoix's furniture shop, later Bamboo Jungle.
Moxhams was closed down at the time of the photograph, later became Grosvenor Signs.
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And onto the totally irrelevant;
The Music used in the Hovis ad was Dvorak's Symphony No9, 'From the New World' which he wrote in America.
From the Edge
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2:52pm Fri 18 Nov 11
X Old Bill wrote:A geography and music lesson in one day who needs school.
Sovietobserver wrote:Sounds like someone has a couple of old copies of Kelly's directory.
mastershot100 wrote:You are absolutely correct mastershot, No. 96 was indeed Moxhams (TV, radio and cine specialists. Continuing up on that (east) side was No. 95 Huttons fruiterers, No. 94 Tidburys studios- photographers, No. 93 International charity shop, No. 92 Lundstroms pie shop, No.91 Scotts confectioners, No. 90 Westons (later Wilkins) bakers, No. 89 Newtown Inn, on the corner of Onslow Road.
96 St.Marys road.(Moxhams)
On the opposite corner at that junction with Bellevue Terrace (the three storey building) was No. 1 Onslow Road , David Depoix's furniture shop, later Bamboo Jungle.
Moxhams was closed down at the time of the photograph, later became Grosvenor Signs.
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And onto the totally irrelevant;
The Music used in the Hovis ad was Dvorak's Symphony No9, 'From the New World' which he wrote in America.
As none of my 3 answer were correct, I am not playing this game anymore.
Thanks for the lesson and the laugh I've had playing this game with you all today.
SaintJimmer
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3:00pm Fri 18 Nov 11
So St Mary's Road is the right answer.
Well done to those above got there before me.
Baybrit
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3:30pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Neilsaintsfan
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3:52pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Neilsaintsfan
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4:24pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Big Mac
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4:48pm Fri 18 Nov 11
IronLady2010
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5:25pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Big Mac wrote:My darling Southy knows everything, he isn't often correct, but in my mans world he is always correct. You have to love him!
Southy says its London Road, so it's not.
VOTE TUSC for the new Council and Government!! Then when you get a Council Tax bill with weird words you can refuse to pay on technicality!!
IronLady2010
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5:29pm Fri 18 Nov 11
IronLady2010 wrote:Could you imagine.....
Big Mac wrote:My darling Southy knows everything, he isn't often correct, but in my mans world he is always correct. You have to love him!
Southy says its London Road, so it's not.
VOTE TUSC for the new Council and Government!! Then when you get a Council Tax bill with weird words you can refuse to pay on technicality!!
Tis is yor Concil Tax Bill for 2013. I ave worked ard to give you hall the servises that you expact.
Now give hus your money so we can take from the rich and give top the poor.
forest hump
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5:54pm Fri 18 Nov 11
Sovietobserver
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6:56pm Fri 18 Nov 11
IronLady2010 wrote:@ IronLady2010. You'll find Southampton City Libraries (archives) have a link on www.plimsoll.org >>Port cities >> Southampton>> directories.
Sovietobserver wrote:Superb knowledge!! Can I ask how you know this info, did it come from the web if so is it possible for you to link to it. I love reading about our History.mastershot100 wrote: 96 St.Marys road.(Moxhams)You are absolutely correct mastershot, No. 96 was indeed Moxhams (TV, radio and cine specialists. Continuing up on that (east) side was No. 95 Huttons fruiterers, No. 94 Tidburys studios- photographers, No. 93 International charity shop, No. 92 Lundstroms pie shop, No.91 Scotts confectioners, No. 90 Westons (later Wilkins) bakers, No. 89 Newtown Inn, on the corner of Onslow Road. On the opposite corner at that junction with Bellevue Terrace (the three storey building) was No. 1 Onslow Road , David Depoix's furniture shop, later Bamboo Jungle. Moxhams was closed down at the time of the photograph, later became Grosvenor Signs.
This contains a wealth of mercantile records and directories connected to the port.
If it is a more specialist subject of history, either local or otherwise, you need to research I have access to a vast range. You can contact me through bigmir.ru or rambler.ru.
TEBOURBA
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9:34pm Fri 18 Nov 11
IronLady2010
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12:27am Sat 19 Nov 11
Sovietobserver wrote:Much appreciated. Thank you! x
IronLady2010 wrote:@ IronLady2010. You'll find Southampton City Libraries (archives) have a link on www.plimsoll.org >>Port cities >> Southampton>> directories.
Sovietobserver wrote:Superb knowledge!! Can I ask how you know this info, did it come from the web if so is it possible for you to link to it. I love reading about our History.mastershot100 wrote: 96 St.Marys road.(Moxhams)You are absolutely correct mastershot, No. 96 was indeed Moxhams (TV, radio and cine specialists. Continuing up on that (east) side was No. 95 Huttons fruiterers, No. 94 Tidburys studios- photographers, No. 93 International charity shop, No. 92 Lundstroms pie shop, No.91 Scotts confectioners, No. 90 Westons (later Wilkins) bakers, No. 89 Newtown Inn, on the corner of Onslow Road. On the opposite corner at that junction with Bellevue Terrace (the three storey building) was No. 1 Onslow Road , David Depoix's furniture shop, later Bamboo Jungle. Moxhams was closed down at the time of the photograph, later became Grosvenor Signs.
This contains a wealth of mercantile records and directories connected to the port.
If it is a more specialist subject of history, either local or otherwise, you need to research I have access to a vast range. You can contact me through bigmir.ru or rambler.ru.
Rocky11
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3:56pm Sun 20 Nov 11
St Retford wrote:The Street in "Yorkshire" is actually a street filmed in Shaftesbury, Dorset, made famous by the Hovis advert that featured the steep, cobbled Gold Hill.
From the Edge wrote: It's that street in Yorkshire where they filmed the Hovis advertHaha. (I thought it was Bedford Place.)
ajw1986
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7:42pm Sun 20 Nov 11
Rocky11 wrote:My boyfriend comes from shaftesbury, and his parents own a shop on Gold Hill. Why does everyone think its Yorkshire?! Drives me insane!
St Retford wrote:The Street in "Yorkshire" is actually a street filmed in Shaftesbury, Dorset, made famous by the Hovis advert that featured the steep, cobbled Gold Hill.
From the Edge wrote: It's that street in Yorkshire where they filmed the Hovis advertHaha. (I thought it was Bedford Place.)
shauna bell
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10:34pm Sun 20 Nov 11
Maybush Lad says...
9:40am Fri 18 Nov 11
Close to where my grandmother lived anyway.