ALT Red rubber mask with clear plastic eye covers. Blue respirator attached to the front. Straps for attaching to a child’s head can be seen at the back.

ALT Sepia image of single-funnelled ship under full steam, with a white bow-wave. Smoke streams out of the funnel and guns on the deck fire. Near the bow, a plume of water indicate that the ship is being fired on. Other ships can be seen in the distance.

ALT Leaflet advertising a “Dig for Victory” garden show, held to raise money for the Red Cross and other charities. The leaflet lists the date the show was held, Saturday 19 August 1944) and the location, Hampshire County Cricket Club Ground. It also provides a list of societies and groups affiliated with the event, as well as the names of notable attendees, such as the then mayor, R.J. Stranger.

ALT Page from leaflet advertising a “Dig for Victory” garden show, detailing the members of various committees involved in organising the show, presenting details of the Challenge Cup, which was to be awarded at the event, and offering tips to the entrants on how to produce worthy entries, including these examples: ‘Beet. Colour, uniform and medium size should be the chief points. Potatoes, evenly matched in size and shape, true to type, free from blemishes, with clear skin, and eyes few and shallow.’

ALT Two men sat on the edge of a ship, in front of a scenic backdrop of the sea surrounded by hills and in the distance is a liner, the light of the photograph indicates it’s heading towards dusk. The men wear jumpers over collared shirts, and smart trousers.

ALT Obverse and reverse of a, very worn, medal depicting an African holding broken chains in his raised arms. Text below the figure reads: ’Jubilee Aug 1, 1834’. On the reverse is the inscription ‘In commemoration of the extinction of colonial slavery throughout the British dominions in the reign of William IV. Aug 1, 1834’. The medal has been pierced at the top, for wearing.

ALT Collage of four photographs of street lamps in different shapes and sizes, one square, one with two globular lamps. One image shows two lamps shaped like drops and attached to curved pillars. The fourth image shows a tubular lamp, decorated to resemble a stone castle. A crowned female figure tops the lamp.

ALT Sepia photograph showing a pavement and a tall street light. The lamp at the top is angular and the supporting round column is fluted and decorated with rings. The base is square. In the background, a Medieval wall can be seen, part of the Bargate. Caption below reads: ‘Gas street lamp near Bargate with a column donated by local MP William Chamberlayne, photographed in 1912’.

ALT Print showing a busy quayside with sailing ships loading and unloading into horsedrawn carts. On the right are buildings and in the centre is a tall Doric-style column. Caption below reads: ‘Town Quay in 1850, with the Gas Column monument erected to commemorate the gift by William Chamberlayne of cast iron lamp posts for the gas streetlights’.

ALT Grey stone plaque on red brick wall. The text in the centre begins: ‘Repatriation Memorial. This plaque commemorates the repatriation of men, women and children who survived Far East captivity…’. On the right and left of the centre text is a list of the names of 28 ships used for the repatriation of Far East prisoners of war, arriving at Southampton between October and December 1945.

ALT Collage of three photographs of ships. Captions read: ‘Three of the ships that helped repatriate Far East Prisoners of War through Southampton in September-December 1945’, ‘Llangibby Castle in Southampton in May 1944’, ‘Arundel Castle, photographed in May 1946’ and ‘Orontes leaving Southampton in January 1946, carrying Italian PoWs returning home’.

ALT Large building, which is partially collapsed. Fire fighters are on the ground in front of the building as well as on top of the partially destroyed building, spraying water. Dense smoke is rising from the ruin.

ALT Large building, which is partially collapsed, seen from across water. Fire fighters are on the quayside in front of the building, spraying water and surveying the damage.

ALT Khaki-coloured poster showing a drawing of a man in uniform blowing a bugle. The text reads “Fall in”, ‘Answer now in your country’s hour of need’.

ALT Double-decker tram, with open upper deck, with a large banner saying Hampshire Royal Artillery’ on the side. The tram’s destination board shows ‘Special’. On the top deck are lots of men in uniform. A sign on the lower side of the tram denotes that it is a Southampton Corporation tram.

ALT Cover of leaflet for the Hippodrome Theatre, dating from July 1925. The cover gives the name of the theatre, as well as its managing director, Mr Charles Gulliver. The central image is of a black-haired woman in a white dress, dancing.

ALT Hippodrome programme for the week beginning 27 July 1925, advertising the Royal Italian Circus’s show at the theatre. The programme lists the performers, including ‘Duca – Italian vaulting pony’ and ‘Clown rabbit will amuse’. Also listed are ticket prices and the start (6:30pm) and ending (8:40pm) times for the show.

ALT Black and white photograph of the Hippodrome Theatre on Ogle Road, circa 1920. The theatre can be seen on the left-hand side of the photo. A woman is walking out of the theatre, and a man is standing down the road. Three cars are parked at different points along the road. Two other buildings are visible in the background, along with another person walking past one of them.

ALT Black and white photo of God’s House Tower. Horses and carriages can be seen in the centre and right-hand side of the picture, while a number of people are walking down the street on the left-hand side, including one person who appears to be examining one of the doors into the building. A ladder, propped up against the side of the building, is visible in the centre of the image. Caption reads: ‘God’s House Tower photographed shortly before the First World War’.

ALT Coloured print showing two stone buildings: a square tower and an arched gateway. The sea is immediately to the left of the gateway and part of a large sailing ship can be seen. Caption reads: ‘The South Gate and God’s House Tower. The felons’ gaol was relocated here in 1775’.

ALT Hand drawn map. Caption reads: ‘Map showing the gallows on the Common, 1800’.

ALT Handwritten document giving the names of prisoners (William Shawyer and Charles Stuart) and their alleged crimes (burglary and fraud, respectively). A number of the judges and legal personnel involved in the assizes are also mentioned. Caption reads: ‘List of prisoners to be tried at the July 1785 summer assizes at the Guildhall in Southampton, including William Shawyer. Shawyer had to wait some time between his initial arrest and the trial, as the assize courts were only held twice a year, in spring and summer, when judges from the courts in London would visit to hear cases’.

ALT Man sitting on a bench in a doorway. An unfinished sculpture can be seen behind him.

ALT Black and white photograph showing some boys playing football. One team is dressed in striped shirts with black shorts, while the other is dressed in what look like grey shirts and shorts. A large liner as well as several warehouses and cranes can be seen in the background.

ALT Black and white photograph of a group of eight penguins. There is metal wire fencing on the left and the edge of a pond can be seen in the bottom right corner of the picture. A cabin with a sign on its door which reads ‘Way in, no smoking’ is visible in the background.

ALT Newspaper cutting headed ‘Southampton’s VC. Leading Seaman Mantle’s Gallantry. Died at his post’. On the right, a portrait of a smiling seaman.

ALT Shiny metal plaque with long inscription, detailing how Jack Mantle won his VC, defending his ship in face of the enemy ‘…he had time to reflect on his many wounds of which he was soon to die…’

ALT Aerial photo of enormous floating dock, showing the central part where ships would enter, as well support jetties on one side, to enable shipyard workers to access the dock by boat. In the background, docks and piers can be seen, dwarfed by the size of the floating dock.

ALT A large group of men, including two in Admiral’s uniform, walk along a gangway. Handwritten text below the photograph reads: ‘HRH The Prince of Wales at Southampton June 27th, 1924. Opening of the largest Floating Dock in the world.’

ALT Sepia postcard, showing large line in the floating dock. Handwritten text reads: ‘“SS Olympic”. Taken July 19th 1924’.

ALT A close-up view of three of the standing stones. An American soldier in uniform leans against one of the stones, posing for the photograph.

ALT View of all the standing stones of Stonehenge. US soldiers in uniform wander among the stones.

ALT Black and white photograph of an area in the New Forest taken between the 1960s and 1980s. A field can be seen in the foreground, with trees and hills visible on the right-hand side of the picture and in the background.

ALT Newspaper article. The text reads: ’Scared in the Forest. A London paper has a reference to shivery screams which have been heard in the depths of the New Forest by a woodman, and people are hinting, quite naturally, at ghostly manifestations. There is an old legend attached to Wood Fedley – the place with a jolly but inexplicable name – the voice of a ghost is sometimes heard among the tree tops. The realist answers that it is only the howling of the winter wind, and that the ghostly shapes that the sensitive sometimes see amidst the trees are merely a matter of lighting; but a good many people believe that there are unseen or only partly seen mysteries in the Forest. There is a condition recognised as pure scare among those not attuned to the Forest spirit. I heard this week of visitors to the Forest of Dean who were frightened to death by nothing at all except forest fright.’