Ten photos showing 120 years of changes on Above Bar Street in Southampton

These nine photos below show how Above Bar Street in the city centre has evolved since the 1890s.

All the pictures were taken from the roof of the Bargate, looking north.

Above Bar Street in 1890

Above Bar Street in 1920

Above Bar Street in 1940s

Above Bar Street in 1956

Above Bar Street in 1958 at Christmas

Above Bar Street in 1960s

Above Bar Street in 1970s

Above Bar Street in 2000

Above Bar Street in 2005

Above Bar Street in 2011

And this is how it was thought Above Bar Street might look in the future, as seen from 1999:

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