Terraced house gone in 1985 and replaced with these modern accommodations… Picture around 2004.
A least they left the walls!
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Looking along Wndsor Terrace toward the Civic Centre 1947. Hants and Dorset bus station on the left and the grand theatre in the background.
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Windsor terrace now just a service area for the Marlands shopping centre.
The pictures of this area sadden me the most. I am sure after the 50p cinema at the ABC or Odean, me and a mate used to go to the bus station to get the bus back to Swaythling. I know people say about the pie shop, but I am sure there used to be a cake shop as well, or was it the same place?
The Generating Station dominates the skyline, but also Southern Railway’s, West Station, was renamed Central Station in 1935.
The legendary Plested’s Pie Shop, with the Grand Theatre next door. This is Windsor Terrace 1950. The shops in these photos were demolished and replaced in the 60’s. The replacements were knocked down for the below.
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Bus station, Lord Louis public house and the Grand Theatre have all gone. Replaced by the Marlands shopping centre.
Also the fountain removed or moved should I say, to allow for road improvements, on the main west route.
It’s been said on here, but it’s genuinely depressing how much worse our city has got in terms of aesthetics down the years. The Luftwaffe certainly kicked things off, but 70 years of terrible decisions since have failed to make anything of our wonderful location.
It actually makes me angry.
So many other cities make the most of their waterfront. We build an enormous power station up one end and completely the neglect the other end. Shameful.
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For some inexplicable reason I have no memory of the Grand Theatre, but seeing the pictures, what on earth were people thinking knocking it down? I mean, that question could be levelled numerous times in this thread of course, but that example really stands out for me.
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I am finding myself getting more and more bitter, as I continue to post these images. We had some great buildings, very grand. Some lovely terraced houses and corner shops. Little gems of areas, all flattened for square office blocks and shopping centres.
It closed in 1959 the Grand Theatre, but they could have done something with the building surely. Well here is what replaced it. Seriously!
One more for tonight I think and another grand building, that was only replaced late 80’s I think.
Before…
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Originally posted by @Sfcsim
This goes with the picture, before the above post
Not sure if you wanted any help identifying these, but that is High Road, Swaythling. Junction with Fleming Road.
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