Tag Archives: Southampton
The Mayflower Memorial
Just a few short steps away from Southampton’s central shopping and leisure hubs lies a towering memorial (pictured above) to a remarkable, yet somewhat uncelebrated, moment in the city’s history. On 15 August 1620, it was from the port of Southampton that the Mayflower, the ship that famously transported the first Pilgrims to that area …
John Hansard Gallery
Whilst in Southampton today I took a short detour and escaped the rain inside the John Hansard Gallery, a small, free-to-enter contemporary art museum in the city centre. I was somewhat pressed for time so only had a brief look round, but I was particularly intrigued by the above piece. The Gallery’s current exhibition is …
Please Remain Seated 