EAW001350 ENGLAND (1946). The Docks, Southampton, from the north-east, 1946

God's House Tower

BAOC flying boat maintenance base, Hythe

Moored flying boats

Destination of approaching passenger train.

BRITISH POWERBOAT CO

Possibly World War II landing craft?

Hythe Pier

This is most likely one of the Southern Railway cross channel ferries - the Isle of Sark, Isle of Jersey or the Isle of Guernsey. These three distinctive two funnel ships operated between Southampton, the Channels Islands and St Malo. The vessel is probably undergoing a refit, returning it to civilian use, after its war service. The commemorative plagues (left) from all three vessels are housed at the National Railway Museum in York. Jersey was a hospital ship. Another of the three is on the left hand side of this picture, already returned to passenger service at the Southern Railway ferry quay.

This is most likely one of the Southern Railway cross channel ferries - the Isle of Sark, Isle of Jersey or the Isle of Guernsey. These three distinctive two funnel ships operated between Southampton, the Channels Islands and St Malo. The Channel Islands traffic was later concentrated at Weymouth, while the St Malo route was dropped. I can remember my father being both up set and annoyed that British Railways had ended the ferry services of the former Southern Railway at Southampton, the Cherbourg service also ending in the 1960s, being taken over by a private operator. The ship is beside the Southern Railway terminal complete with platform for the 'boat train' from Waterloo. Indeed the line can be traced back though the turn of about 100 degrees, across Canute Road Southampton Terminus station. There is another vessel that could also be one of these ships close to the Harland and Wolff buildings at the right hand side of the picture. All three would have been having refits after the 1939-45 war, when they saw various service as grey ships.

This is most likely one of the Southern Railway cross channel ferries - the Isle of Sark, Isle of Jersey or the Isle of Guernsey. These three distinctive two funnel ships operated between Southampton, the Channels Islands and St Malo. The Channel Islands traffic was later concentrated at Weymouth, while the St Malo route was dropped. I can remember my father being both up set and annoyed that British Railways had ended the ferry services of the former Southern Railway at Southampton, the Cherbourg service also ending in the 1960s, being taken over by a private operator. The ship is beside the Southern Railway terminal complete with platform for the 'boat train' from Waterloo. Indeed the line can be traced back though the turn of about 100 degrees, across Canute Road Southampton Terminus station. There is another vessel that could also be one of these ships close to the Harland and Wolff buildings at the right hand side of the picture. All three would have been having refits after the 1939-45 war, when they saw various service as grey ships.

RMS Queen Mary still wartime grey.

One of two flag men standing in the road to stop the traffic for the train to cross.

Pens for cattle, sheep

Paddle steamer - suggested by the wake

Tug - steam powered, it appears

Tram

Tram tracks

Trams, probably. Southampton Corporation Tramways closed in 1949

Steam locomotive

Steam locomotives

Locomotive-hauled passenger train which appears to be heading for the docks

Paddle steamer