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unusual facts about The Point, Eastleigh


Derby Theatre

Brigham was previously the Artistic Director of the The Point, Eastleigh and is a former Associate Director of the Dundee Repertory Theatre.


Acer campestre 'Eastleigh Weeping'

The Field Maple Acer campestre cultivar 'Eastleigh Weeping' or Weeping Eastleigh Field Maple is a weeping tree that originated as a seedling at the Hillier & Son nursery, Ampfield, England and was released in 1980.

Aerial Pandemonium Ballet

With the successes of Everybody's Talkin' and The Point! creating demand for Nilsson recordings, a reissue of his first two RCA Victor albums (Pandemonium Shadow Show and Aerial Ballet), then out of print, was considered.

Arthur Haddleton

On abandoning his career as a professional footballer, Haddleton returned to Hampshire to live in Eastleigh where he was employed at the Pirelli General cable works, turning out for the works team.

Barr and Stroud

The Barr and Stroud brand name was then bought by Eastleigh-based Optical Distribution Services Ltd who re-registered as Barr and Stroud Ltd in 2008.

Bellman hangar

The paintshop area of Southampton's recently closed Ford Transit factory started in what was referred to as the Bellman and the site was formerly part of the Cunliffe-Owen aircraft factory on the edge of Eastleigh airport (now Southampton International Airport).

Bishopstoke

Eastleigh's museum in the High Street, which is open from Tuesday to Saturday, holds several files containing information about Bishopstoke's historic past and associated personalities, such as John Bale, Samuel Sewall, and Dean Garnier.

British Rail Class 201

The British Rail Class 201 (or 6S) six-car diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs) were built in 1957-1958 at Eastleigh and Ashford.

British Rail Class 202

The British Rail Class 202 (or 6L) diesel-electric multiple units were built from 1957-58 at Eastleigh and Ashford Works.

British Rail Class 421

Since then 76818 has been undergoing major works at Eastleigh, while the other DTC and TSO were to feature in the film 'Lost Passenger' before returning to Dartmoor Railway

British Rail Class 74

One exception to this were the frequent balancing runs between their home depot of Eastleigh and their day-time out-stations of either Clapham Junction yard or Stewarts Lane depot in readiness for night-time postal and newspaper trains from Waterloo.

Eastleigh

Perhaps Eastleigh's best-known 'resident' is the Spitfire aeroplane which was built in Southampton and first flown from Eastleigh Aerodrome (now Southampton International Airport).

Eastleigh Athletic F.C.

Eastleigh Athletic became one of the eight founder members of the Hampshire League in 1896 and were league champions in 1897–98, a season in which they also entered a side in the Western League where they also flourished.

Eastleigh to Fareham line

It linked the original Southampton to London trunk route (at Eastleigh) to Fareham which was a developing market town, small port and had a rapidly developing brick and tile industry.

The Eastleigh-Fareham Line is the railway line from Eastleigh to Fareham in the United Kingdom.

Eastleigh to Romsey Line

The line between Eastleigh and Romsey was reopened for passenger traffic in May 2003 with a re-built station at Chandler's Ford.

It has an hourly service in each direction which runs a 'figure of six' route from Romsey to Salisbury, running from Romsey via Eastleigh and Southampton before re-visiting Romsey and continuing to Salisbury.

First Community Bank

# Waruinge Street Branch - General Waruinge Street, Eastleigh, Nairobi

# First Avenue Branch - United Textile Building, 1st Avenue, Eastleigh, Nairobi

Hamble railway station

It is served by a 2-track electrified line which joins the Southampton to London main line, in the direction of Southampton at St Denys in Southampton, and joins the line running east from Eastleigh at Fareham.

History of Southern Vectis

In 1987, as a result of deregulation, Southern Vectis started the Eastleigh and Southampton bus company Solent Blue Line.

Laikipia Air Base

In June 1974, the KAF's fleet of BAC Strikemaster aircraft were transferred from RAF Eastleigh (later named KAF Eastleigh) to Nanyuki Air Base.

Lakeside Country Park

The park is bounded by the Eastleigh urban area to the north, the A335 road to the east, the boundary between Eastleigh and Southampton to the south, and Monks Brook to the west.

Lena Zavaroni and Music

Berni Flint then sings "add song title here", Berni Flint & Lena then have a short chat which leads into them performing the song "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)", this leads in to a song & dance section which tells a fable about "The Land Of Points" with The Ace Eight, Lena, Wayne Sleep & "Paul Aylett & Arrow.

Matthew Hann

He was sold to Eastleigh in 2007 when new St Albans City boss Ritchie Hanlon was unimpressed by him.

Mike Lookinland

Lookinland also provided the voice of Oblio in the animated film The Point!.

Neville Roach

In November 2005 he joined struggling League Two side Oxford United on loan, returning to Eastleigh in February 2006 after Oxford had signed two new strikers (Yemi Odubade and Tim Sills).

Ocean Two

For 2010 it was the second tallest building in Costa del Este after The Point, and is currently ranked ninth.

Remix album

One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!, after he decided that his older material had started to sound dated.

Stephen Gough

Gough, an ex-lorry driver, is from Eastleigh, Hampshire, and is famous for walking the length of Great Britain from Land's End to John o' Groats in 2003–04 wearing only boots, socks, rucksack and sometimes a hat.

Townhill Park House

Townhill Park House is a Grade II listed former manor house between the neighbouring housing estates of Townhill Park in Southampton and Chartwell Green in Eastleigh.

Wessex Lane Halls

The complex is served by excellent transport links, with regular Uni-link buses heading north to Southampton Airport (and Eastleigh at peak times) and south to Southampton City Centre and hourly trains from nearby Swaythling railway station.

West End, Hampshire

The village is small and generally classed as an area in the outer suburbs or rural urban fringe of Eastleigh because of the surrounding woodland and countryside, including Telegraph Woods and Itchen Valley Country Park.

Wyvern College

Wyvern College, Hampshire, a secondary school in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England


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