Jeez, @steveintheforest that takes me back. Yep a pub. Used to have a job for the council and part of the job was taking the wages around to the archaeologists grubbing around the walls. Used to get absolutely trollied and pour myself on to the Hythe ferry after my last stop - yep, The Sun.
Not bad for a fresh faced 18 year old
For some reason I find this photo facinating ⌠German POWs being marched up Shirley Road on their way to a camp in 1916
@goatboy just seen that on twatter and was about to post it, instead I used @saintbletch 's side by side map thing
Absolutely fascinating stuff, I didnât know that a lot of Southampton south of the railway station was reclaimed.
What about the clock? Cultural vandalism and in its place an office block, the branch line into the docks needs to be reopened to passengers as well.
Taken on my first camera in 1961. Around this time I only took pictures of trainsâŚI was a spotty oik just into my teens and had an image to keep up.
For the trainspotters amongst us I wonât need to tell you this is âWest Country Classâ loco âLyntonâ at Southampton Central.
Oh dear, trainspottersâ among us?!
tbf going into Waterloo the other day we passed a steam train at Clapham Junction - everyone was looking out of the windows mesmerised.
Thereâs something visceral about a steam train that diesel or electric canât match.
Simple pleasures when I was a kid CobsâŚpre health and safety we got away with things that would turn young parents pale today. Used to climb through a hole in the fence to Eastleigh railway sheds at the end of Eastleigh Airport runway, dodging railway locos in steam and maintenance men whoâd give you a thick-ear if they caught you. Steam trains were a visceral high, thundering past showering steam, coal smuts and adrenaline in equal measure. Irresistible for small boys. 
TrueâŚthis a picture I took last year of my car and The Flying Scotsman at Test Lane, RedbridgeâŚyou never grow out of itâŚ
On my shitty ÂŁ50 windows phone with a cracked screen that looks almost as if it was painted.
You didnât photoshop it did you?
Great picture though.
Just a fast shutter speedâŚ1/1250th secâŚit was doing 30mph slowing down for the Redbridge junction.
Too much detail there, a no would have done.
I would never patronise with a simple noâŚmy default setting is to assume erudition. 
On this site? Poor deluded fool. Assume the lowest common denominator and go one below, to be safe go twoâŚ
Last day of work before Xmas 1968âŚThe Alex jammed packed couldnât get through the door. Climbed in through a downstairs windowâŚalready bladdered.
