Totton is a conduit. it is often thought of as a place people pass through on the way to somewhere else. but we live here. its deep history has shaped who we are. In 1955, K. A. Barber said: ‘to cross any of the main roads during a rush hour is an operation demanding a great deal of patience, sure judgement and swift execution, but one can wander in the water meadows and on the marshes and feel far removed from the haunts of men. The very latest in council houses and the 18th Century cottages stand in some places cheek by jowl, and it takes but a few minutes to pass from the industrial area of Eling Lane up the hill past Eling Church to a country hamlet. So the district remains, as it has been for centuries, poised between the New Forest and Southampton.’ join us in exploring how much of that still holds true today.