The area is located north of the Western Esplanade, Commercial Road and Cumberland Place; east of Hill Lane and Rollesbrook Greenway; south of Archers Road; and west of Dorset street and The Avenue (A33).[1] The area notably encompass Watts Park, Southampton Central railway station, Southampton Courts of Justice and the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. The residential area consists of largely Edwardian red brick houses.
The name originates from a planned grand 22-acre (89,000 m2) development in this area – a twelve-sided polygon that would comprise houses, hotels, assembly rooms and a tavern. The design was the brainchild of architect Jacob Leroux, who saw it as Southampton's answer to Bath's Royal Crescent. Construction began in 1768, but only the hotel and three houses were completed when one of the investors went bankrupt and the project stalled. The hotel opened in 1773, although it did not do very good business.[2]
In the Victorian era, many more houses, typical of the time, were built on the surrounding land, forming the area and buildings known as The Polygon today.
The original Polygon Hotel was demolished in the 1780s; a new Polygon Hotel was constructed in Victorian times, which became a notable place to stay in Southampton, with guests including boxer Muhammad Ali, and comedians Tommy Cooper and Morecambe and Wise. Many passengers on the RMS Titanic had stayed here before sailing. The hotel fell into decline, however, and was replaced in 1999 with a block of flats.[3]
Educationedit
There is a secondary school: St Anne's Catholic School,[4] a primary school: Springhill Catholic Primary School,[5] a SEN school: The Polygon School[6] and a language college: Southampton Language College.[7]
polygon, southampton, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, septe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Polygon Southampton news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Polygon or simply Polygon is an area in the city of Southampton England The PolygonThe area is located north of the Western Esplanade Commercial Road and Cumberland Place east of Hill Lane and Rollesbrook Greenway south of Archers Road and west of Dorset street and The Avenue A33 1 The area notably encompass Watts Park Southampton Central railway station Southampton Courts of Justice and the Maritime amp Coastguard Agency The residential area consists of largely Edwardian red brick houses Contents 1 History 2 Education 3 Places of interest 4 ReferencesHistory editThe name originates from a planned grand 22 acre 89 000 m2 development in this area a twelve sided polygon that would comprise houses hotels assembly rooms and a tavern The design was the brainchild of architect Jacob Leroux who saw it as Southampton s answer to Bath s Royal Crescent Construction began in 1768 but only the hotel and three houses were completed when one of the investors went bankrupt and the project stalled The hotel opened in 1773 although it did not do very good business 2 In the Victorian era many more houses typical of the time were built on the surrounding land forming the area and buildings known as The Polygon today The original Polygon Hotel was demolished in the 1780s a new Polygon Hotel was constructed in Victorian times which became a notable place to stay in Southampton with guests including boxer Muhammad Ali and comedians Tommy Cooper and Morecambe and Wise Many passengers on the RMS Titanic had stayed here before sailing The hotel fell into decline however and was replaced in 1999 with a block of flats 3 Education editThere is a secondary school St Anne s Catholic School 4 a primary school Springhill Catholic Primary School 5 a SEN school The Polygon School 6 and a language college Southampton Language College 7 Places of interest editSt Edmunds Roman Catholic Church St Marks Church Centre Romero Halls of Residence Southampton amp New Forest Magistrates Southampton Courts of Justice Maritime amp Coastguard Agency Watts Park Southampton Central railway station The Polygon Park and Sandhurst Allotments Bedford PlaceReferences edit The Polygon Hampshire Police Hampshire Police Retrieved 8 September 2014 Peter Neal 15 May 2014 The Story of Southampton The History Press pp 80 85 ISBN 9780750958615 Polygon ten years but not forgotten dailyecho co uk St Annes School Southampton Springhill Catholic School The Polygon School Retrieved 8 September 2014 Southamptonlanguagecollege co uk Southampton Language College Retrieved 8 September 2014 50 54 35 N 1 24 33 W 50 9098 N 1 4092 W 50 9098 1 4092 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Polygon Southampton amp oldid 1136276955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
