Central Eastleigh

A history of 14 Chalvington Road Eastleigh. This shows how much interesting history can be discovered by studying an ordinary house.

This paper describes air raids which appear to be random, perhaps pilots jettisoning their loads on the way back to base.

This paper describes an air raid caused damage in a number of areas in Eastleigh including the Railway Works, Pirellis, and the Co-op store in High Street.

This paper describes bombing of the airport in August and September 1940

This paper covers passages discovered on 4th February 2015 under Leigh Road Recreation Ground.

This paper describes a number of air raid shelters in Eastleigh during WW2. These range from large public shelters such as the one under the Leigh Road Recreation Ground to small private shelters.