Gallery: Photos from the 20th Century

As 2020 marks the start of a new decade. We thought it would be nice to look back at some photos of scouts in Southampton in previous decades. Here are over 80 photos of scouting in Southampton from the 50’s to the 70’s.

If you’d like to see more photos from the archives. Check out 2nd Southampton’s Flickr album.

Captions are work in progress


DC Horatio Boyd-Wallis taking the salute
ADC Jack Ball leading Cubs parade

West Guides entering Millbrook Church 1963 – Founders Day.
Polish Scout Brothers (Camping near Southampton)

19th Sea Scouts at the Lych Gate
Romsey Scout District organise and Judge Southampton West District Annual Totem Pole Comp. Shirley Warren School – 1962
Totem Pole Winners – 9th. 2nd Place: 12th. 1963
9th Pack – Totem Pole winners 1962
Soton West Cubs Open Day at
Fairthorne Manor

– Guide dogs. 1960s
1962 – Winners of ‘Exercise
Scouts in canoe – Soton West – 1960s
November Armistice –
after Oct 1967 uniform change

Lord BP – World Cheif Scout
St Georges Day – Jack and Gwen Ball leading parade followed by 1st Cubs. Boyd-Wallis by the wall
Southampton Annual Pram Race
West Founders Day Cub Party 1973
Jack Ball, Mayoress (as they were called then) and DC John Swaffield
1st HQ. Soton West – Jack and Gwen Ball
Jack and Gwen Ball
Sept 1966 – District Camp – Sandra Dear on runway at Rownhams Farm.
Cub Scout Handicraft. Shirley Warren School
Cub Scout Football – 8th?
Cubs David’s Challenge Competition
Cub with Gwen and Jack Ball
Visit of BP’s son – County Cub Rally 1956 – National Wolf Cubs Week – Broadlands Romsey
Cub with Gwen and Jack Ball
9th Exercise Crossbones 1963
S Quin and Ted Harris – St Georges Day 1963
John Jordan
Kay and Jack
Night Scout Camp Exercise . Air Vuce-Marshal Bilney CC and Boyd West DC
St George’s Day
St George’s Day
St George’s Day
18th John Jeff
Peter Lemming?? 22nd
Totem Pole Competition Cubs
1st Soton – 1963 – Exercide Competition
Air Vice Marshall Bilney presenting award for outstanding services to CL Kay Webb 1963
11th Winners – Exercise Crossbones 1963
Geoffrey Lye, Barry Taylor, Lee Budd – 1960s
Cubs Xmas Party 1963 – G Longhurst helping with games
Jack, Sid Quin and Boyd DC. 22nd Cub Winners Totem Pole.
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Jack G
Cubs Xmas PArty 1963
Mayor Eddie Lynes
Lord BP
John Goodman presenting medal of merit to John Kew ADC. 1962.
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Hampshire’s “Meet the Chief” – Chief Scouts visit to the Sports Centre June 1964
1971 – Snook Sports
22nd A team – Cubs Exercise 1963
18th – Cubs Exercise 1963
Southampton Sports Centre – Could also be Chief Scouts visit 1964
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1965 – Southampton West Totem Pole Competition
Handicraft
Handicraft
Jack awarded Medal of Merit Oct 1963
Cub Xmas Party
Cub Xmas Party
25th Anniversary – 18th Southampton Scout Group 1973 –
Bryn and Mary Parry, Floss and Ernie Budd
25th Anniversary – 18th Southampton Scout Group 1973 – Left Ernie Budd, 2nd right Mrs. Hannah 18th CSL
1962 – Judges of Totem pole competition.
Hazel Wright, Boyd Wallis presentation Dist Camp.
13th Cubs Exercise Comp
Major John Goodman Medal of merit to Edna Edmondson 22nd A pack.
Rev Pibworth at District Camp at Nursling
18/4/70. 3rd Bitterne HQ. Walter Gay, Mrs Cobham, Mrs Gay, Mr J Mitchener. WG was ACC for Cubs.
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Cub Handicraft – Shirley Warren School
1st – Cubs Exercise
Lady BP at Gilwell Woodbadge Reunion 1971
Cubs Xmas Party
Boyd presents trophy to 18th Maybush Scouts
Christmas Party 1973
Syd Quin DC West District – Awarding Wood Badge to Mr John Gordon – 1962
Founders Day Parade – Civic Centre
Sid Quin DC -1962 – Queens Scout Certificate to visitor from UAE.
Cubs Xmas Party – 1963 – DC Ted Harris
Founders Day Feb 1963 – Millbrook Church
Cub Christmas Party -1973
Cub Christmas Party -1973
Mayor of Southampton with DC. St Georges Day