The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
Gold from the time of Stonehenge
27 October 2026 at 19:30:00
Victoria Hall, Sutton Scotney. SO21 3GX
Event details
The Dever Valley - Local History Society
is pleased to welcome
David Dawson, archaeologist and director of Wiltshire Museum,
will stun us with an illustrated talk about the amazing
gold objects excavated for over 200 years
from the Stonehenge landscape.
7.30 pm Tuesday 27th October 2026 Victoria Hall, Sutton Scotney, SO21 3GX
All welcome £5 at the door
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