Tag: Sports Centre

Boundary stones and a visionary man

Golf Course Road

Southampton is a city of green spaces. Right in its heart there are areas of greenery galore, including the Common, the big central parks, the parks around the docks and all the tiny green squares hidden away in odd corners. One of the largest green spaces is Southampton Sports Centre, nestled between Lordswood and Bassett. The Sports Centre is right on the edge of the city so it’s not somewhere I often walk but, in May 2020, Commando was finally put on furlough and had an early morning run planned with his friend Rob, who lives close to it. Of course I jumped at the opportunity to go along and have a wander on my own.

Continue reading Boundary stones and a visionary man

The final boundary stone, or is it?

img_6318

6 October 2016

After my fifteen minutes of radio and video fame I’d hoped for some clues about the whereabouts of the final two boundary stones. What I actually got was people asking if I’d found any more stones and a lot of comments about stones I’d already found. There was one cryptic comment about Bassett Green and Stoneham Lane but neither was anywhere near where the last stones were meant to be and I couldn’t get any more information so, for now, I’ve discounted it. Even so, it seemed about time I went in search of the final stone I knew really was there.  Continue reading The final boundary stone, or is it?

Lordswood boundary stones and finding Utopia

image

31 August 2016

Most of July and August has been taken up with zebra hunting but, this week, with almost all the zebras found, CJ and I decided it was time to revisit the boundary stone hunt. Since I stumbled upon the first of these curious stones, back in April 2013, I have managed to find eight out of the twelve there are supposed to be. Not all the stones have been where I expected to find them and there have been several fruitless hunts. When we set out today I had my fingers crossed this would not be another.  Continue reading Lordswood boundary stones and finding Utopia

Two stones for the price of one…maybe

image

3 March 2016

Today I decided to attempt the ill fated boundary stone hunt again. It wasn’t actually raining, although the sky was overcast and very slightly threatening. For extra luck I dragged CJ along. He has keener eyes for boundary stones. To be honest it didn’t take much dragging but I didn’t actually tell him how long the walk was going to be or it might have been a different story. Continue reading Two stones for the price of one…maybe