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Northam, Southampton
Northam is a suburb of Southampton in Hampshire. On the West bank of the River Itchen, it shares borders with St Mary's, Bitterne and Bevois Valley. Beside the border with St Mary's is the Chapel area, which has been home to some recent apartment building developments in Northam. The A3024 road runs through the suburb and crosses the Northam Bridge, which links Northam with Bitterne via Bitterne Manor. Although St Mary's Stadium takes its name from the neighbouring St Mary's, the stadium itself is in Northam, and home to Southampton F.C.
The Chapel of St. Mary de Graces also known as trinity chapel from which the area of chapel may take its name is first recorded in 1225.
In 1549 it was decided that the inhabitants of Northam had no rights of common over Southampton Common. A map of the area from 1560 shows a building on the site of what is now the Old Farmhouse pub. An engraving in the brickwork dates part of the buildings to 1611. The chapel appears to have ceased to be used as a result of the Dissolution of the monasteries and was certainly no longer being used by 1563 when a man named Thomas Gardiner attempted to purchase it.
Northam shipyard was established in 1693 after John Winter purchased the Manor of Northam for that purpose. Around the same time Chapel Yard was set up close to the site of the modern Itchen bridge.
In 1781 a factory in Chapel making biscuit tins became the first in Southampton to have a steam engine. The Northam branch of the Salisbury and Southampton Canal was built in the area in the 1790s. It was abandoned in the following decade.
The first Northam Road Bridge was built in 1796. The original bridge was made of wood. In the first decade of the 19th century the Chapel shipyard was replaced with wharves. During Victorian times, much of Southampton's industry was based around the banks of the Itchen
From 1840 Northam was home to the Northam iron works owned (along with Millbrook foundry) by Summers and Day. The first ship was launched from the yard 14 October 1840. Named Pride of the waters (later Ruby) the ship was noted at the time to be the first ship to be constructed from iron in the various shipyards of the river Itchen. Shortly afterwards (by 1842) John Rubie opened a third shipyard just downstream of the Summers and Day yard. Around the same time more housing started to be built in the area to house the workers employed by the newly expanded Southampton docks.
In 1888 Northam Primary School was built on Peel road to a design by Edwin Howell.
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Northam, Southampton
Northam is a suburb of Southampton in Hampshire. On the West bank of the River Itchen, it shares borders with St Mary's, Bitterne and Bevois Valley. Beside the border with St Mary's is the Chapel area, which has been home to some recent apartment building developments in Northam. The A3024 road runs through the suburb and crosses the Northam Bridge, which links Northam with Bitterne via Bitterne Manor. Although St Mary's Stadium takes its name from the neighbouring St Mary's, the stadium itself is in Northam, and home to Southampton F.C.
The Chapel of St. Mary de Graces also known as trinity chapel from which the area of chapel may take its name is first recorded in 1225.
In 1549 it was decided that the inhabitants of Northam had no rights of common over Southampton Common. A map of the area from 1560 shows a building on the site of what is now the Old Farmhouse pub. An engraving in the brickwork dates part of the buildings to 1611. The chapel appears to have ceased to be used as a result of the Dissolution of the monasteries and was certainly no longer being used by 1563 when a man named Thomas Gardiner attempted to purchase it.
Northam shipyard was established in 1693 after John Winter purchased the Manor of Northam for that purpose. Around the same time Chapel Yard was set up close to the site of the modern Itchen bridge.
In 1781 a factory in Chapel making biscuit tins became the first in Southampton to have a steam engine. The Northam branch of the Salisbury and Southampton Canal was built in the area in the 1790s. It was abandoned in the following decade.
The first Northam Road Bridge was built in 1796. The original bridge was made of wood. In the first decade of the 19th century the Chapel shipyard was replaced with wharves. During Victorian times, much of Southampton's industry was based around the banks of the Itchen
From 1840 Northam was home to the Northam iron works owned (along with Millbrook foundry) by Summers and Day. The first ship was launched from the yard 14 October 1840. Named Pride of the waters (later Ruby) the ship was noted at the time to be the first ship to be constructed from iron in the various shipyards of the river Itchen. Shortly afterwards (by 1842) John Rubie opened a third shipyard just downstream of the Summers and Day yard. Around the same time more housing started to be built in the area to house the workers employed by the newly expanded Southampton docks.
In 1888 Northam Primary School was built on Peel road to a design by Edwin Howell.
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