Our Home 1957-2020
We performed in Bishopstoke Memorial Hall from 1957, when it opened to replace the previous Public Hall, until the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and subsequent permanent closure. The hall was demolished in March 2025 and the site cleared in preparation for a new community hall.
On this page we take a photographic tour of the history of Bishopstoke Memorial Hall and our use of it.
Before Bishopstoke Memorial Hall (c1909-1955)
Building Bishopstoke Memorial Hall (1956-1957)
Using Bishopstoke Memorial Hall (1957-2020)
(note that this play was out of print and we had permission to photocopy the script)
The morning before demolition started
Demolition February/March 2025
Photographs courtesy of Annette Barrett, Barry Kitchen and the Eastleigh and District Local History Society.