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Southampton Leasing

Did You Know?

On 10th April 1912 titled the 'unsinkable' ship, the Titanic departed from Southampton port. It was carrying 3,327 passengers and crew on its way to New York. Four days into the crossing she hit an iceberg and sank.

Southampton has had its fair share of aviation history. The Spitfire, a huge advancement in the books of aero-travel, first took off from Southampton in 1936. To discover more about the huge aviation advancement of the 1900s, you can visit the Solent Sky museum in Southampton.

Do you know that Southampton has the lowest CO2 emission levels in England? Well, that is because this city houses the only geothermal Power Station in the UK. Hence, apart from the many things to do in Southampton, you can enjoy a peaceful walk in the fresh air.

Home to a lot of scientific advancements, the city of Southampton is also home to one of the most famous universities in the world. Ranked amongst the top 100 universities of the world, the University of Southampton offers highly recognized degrees in engineering and electronics.

In 1620 Southampton was a thriving port, with a population of around 4,200 people. Many of the people who lived in the town were Protestant immigrants who had fled there from France and the Low Countries. Cloth and wool arrived through this gate as well as fresh produce from the surrounding countryside. Outside the Bargate is also the meeting point for official guided walking tours around the old town.

Home to a ruined medieval Abbey, a Victorian-styled country house and a world-famous National Motor Museum, Beaulieu has been home to the Montagu family since 1538. One of their ancestors, Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd Earl of Southampton, took a great interest in exploration, and was an enthusiastic patron of colonial enterprises.

God’s House Tower would have been the first building the Pilgrims on the Speedwell would have seen when they travelled to Southampton from Holland. The passengers came to meet up with the rest of their party and prepare for their voyage to America. Next to the gate was the Butcher’s Shambles, this is where the Pilgrims could buy the meat for the voyage.

Undoubtedly Southampton’s most important historic building, Tudor House Museum is located at the heart of the Old Town. The timber-framed building facing St Michael’s Square was built in the late 15th Century, with King John’s Palace, an adjacent Norman house accessible from Tudor House Garden, dating back a further 300 years.

The Southampton Mayflower Trail allows visitors to take a stroll around 1620 Southampton, exploring the very walls and streets the Pilgrims would have walked during their stop in maritime city. Discover the spots where the Mayflower passengers would have bought their supplies as you walk through the original gates through which they would have passed.

A really interesting fact about Southampton is that it was once well known for its thriving underground dance music scene! In fact, the famed Southampton underground nightclub, Junk, on London Road, had been nominated for the UK’s best small nightclub.