Believed to be Hedge End Carnival, c. 1921, and shows Harry Hatley with his entry, the photo was taken by C. H. May of Park Gate.		The three cart horse were hired out to the Southampton Corporation by Harry Hatley and may be the ones he lost in a fire at Swanwick c. 1913.
Horse drawn caravans made by Hutchins of Winchester and Harry Hatley the grandfather of Chris Gibbons was hired by three ladies to take the van to the New Forest for their holiday c.1919/22 and it is believed they lived in Otterbourne and two horses were needed to pull the van up Otterbourne Hill and Hut Hill.Harry Hatley is holding the horse (left photo) and Uvadale Hatley is the child in a white coat, my father's brother born 1912, my father being Maurice Hatley b. 1920, therefore not in the photo.
Photos kindly submitted by Christine Gibbons, Devon

But the village of Hedge End was a small place where everybody used to know each other, In 1250 it is recorded as a small piece of land adjoining Botley and was known as Botley common. Here in an area known today as Granada,  were just a few mud huts that were used by both tenants and squatters on the enclosed common and the last of these huts in Chapel Path was around until 1934.

The route from Botley to Southampton had a wooden Bridge built to span the river at Northam and the Northam Bridge Road Company was formed in 1786. There were three tollgates located along this route at Northam to subsidise the upkeep of the bridge, Lances Hill and  at Hedge End. it cost 3d a time for horse drawn vehicles and a bicycle cost a penny.

There was also a Union Workhouse located in Butts road and a master and mistress were appointed in 1818 at an annual salary of £15 and it was thought that this was together and not each!! Today the Union Workhouse building is Moorgreen Hospital which even today is under threat of closure by the government.

St John's church was built in 1874 and it is only in fairly recent times that a Catholic Church has been established here
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