Central Eastleigh

Although the house which gave its name to the school is usually referred to as being in Bishopstoke, in fact it was situated in the tithing of Barton. It was the custom of railway companies to name stations after the nearest village which, in the case of Eastleigh (Eastley) was Bishopstoke, and the whole of the area around the station, mostly farmland, tended to be known as Bishopstoke.

What is now known as Southampton International Airport, Eastleigh, was formerly meadowland attached to North Stoneham Farm. The credit for the earliest use of the land for flying purposes must go to Eric Moon and his Moonbeam Mark II monoplane which he flew in 1910. Thereafter the area was used by balloons, airships and aircraft in increasing and varying numbers until in 1918 it was occupied by a large detachment of the U.S.N.A.F. as a supply base in the closing stages of World War I.

THE JOB OF A RAILWAY PLATE LAYER

GROWING UP IN THE TWENTIES

RECOLLECTIONS OF EASTLEIGH IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THIS CENTURY

THOUGHTS ON THE RAILWAY AND EASTLEIGH’S PAST

When I first came to Eastleigh, the town was run by an Urban District Council and remained as
such until it became the borough of Eastleigh, on October 3rd, 1936. The first Charter Mayor of
the Borough was Mr. E. J. Bradshaw and the Charter Town Clerk, Mr. F. W. Cuthbertson. The
centre of the Town, such as High Street, Market Street and Leigh Road, has not changed much
during the last sixty years.

EASTLEIGH’S BANDSTAND

WARTIME DANCES AT EASTLEIGH TOWN HALL, 1940-1941

To those readers who hope for a definitive history of this family milk business, I apologise. I was bom into it and took it for granted during my early years and, as I try to delve into my memories, I find only a jumble of events which affected me personally. I have sought help from my remaining aunt (Mary Galpin, nee Hann) and from the lady who was head of the Dairy Office for over 40 years. Miss Cissy Randall. Together, we shall try to put the facts into some kind of order.