Millbrook Housing Estate - Southampton

Millbrook as a district is split by the A35 dual carriageway, Tebourba Way. In general, on the west are council estates, and on the east are private housing, including Regents Park and Freemantle. The estates consist of Millbrook Park, Mansel Park, Wimpson Estate, Redbridge Estate, Maybush, Brownhill and the Channel Islands Estate. There is also an industrial area by Southampton container port, which shares a boundary with Millbrook.
The main A33 road route into the city centre from the west passes through Millbrook, effectively creating the boundary between the industrialised part of Millbrook (to the south) and the residential areas (to the north).
Millbrook is home to the Western Hospital, much of which was sold off and replaced by a Tesco supermarket. There is also a small retail park with a bowling alley and 2 hardware stores. Along Millbrook point road, there is a Goals soccer center, a 12 pitch 5-a-side football ground. There is a lot of green park land in Millbrook, hence its full title of Millbrook Park Estate, this includes Green Park, Mansel Park, Test Park, Millbrook Rec., plus numerous school playing fields. A huge green belt cuts right through the main estate from Millbrook roundabout through to the Top Shops on Windermere Avenue. SOURCE: Wikipedia

[@southerneruk]

Wiki as errors in what is what, the oldest part of Millbrook Housing estate is in the Waterhouse Lane area, work started back in 1920, My Dad was born in Freshfield Road, Millbrook. The stream that ran though this old part is what gave Millbrook its name, there use to be a drinking water pump and bottling Mill, that use to supply the Southampton Town with drinking water. After the War work restarted in building more homes and expanded into Redbridge and its Hamlets of Wimpson, Mansel, Lordhill and Maybush. The area that I was born into and I remember the last harvest on what was to become Mansel Park, the building of Redbridge Towers and then Millbrook Towers, when they had finish Millbrook Towers they used a helicoper to dismantle the crane, one part proved to be to heavy and had to drop in in the park close to the 3rd yellow flats in the football pitch, In those days what was to become Millbrook School was seperate schools Brownhill Girls and Green Lane Boys. lots of old memorys

[@southamptononvideo2439]

Thank you for your kind interest. It is refreshing to have constructive criticism.

[@underwaterbubbles]

Ah yes those were the days there.

[@jayadams681]

Waterhouse lane and freshfield road are in freemantle not millbrook

[@tinalaneart]

It was all classed as the 'parish' of Millbrook, now distinct. I will say I live in Millbrook but technically its Redbridge. Also look how far down Millbrook Station is, thats Freemantle area. @@jayadams681

[@jackptolomey3713]

@@jayadams681to be fair I think millbrook used to be much bigger than what we see today - think about where millbrook train station actually is (freemantle)

[@dchubad]

lol some of those photos are recent but changed to black and white to look old ;)

[@tinalaneart]

Nice to find this.

[@chrishibbert9782]

some of the pictures are mine!

[@annemariegustar9474]

Unfortunately was a truly horrendous place it was depressing in most part, on dull day when the rain stayed all day it felt to me like I was stuck in a horror film Family later moved to locksheath and I just felt a high sense of relief I felt that i escaped and i was only 11. I've only visited millbrook a couple of times and couldn't get out of there quick enough phew!!!

[@benjleath9406]

Strictly Fifties !!!!

[@haroldmerewether1224]

Millbronx

[@benjleath9406]

Looks like Chernobyl !!!