Portsmouth

Old pictures of Portsmouth

  1. Children's Paddling Pool & Southsea Common

    Postmarked 4 August 1954. Sent to Bristol. Kindly submitted by Karl Bailey. Back of postcard reads: 'It's a lovely day here Mike, We have all been to Southsea Beach today, had lunch the tide was in lovely, so watched the people bathing, crowds here as its Cowes week, hope you had a nice fine...
  2. City of Portsmouth, Souvenir Postcard, 1977

    Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. HMS Victory. Postcard kindly submitted by Karl Bailey.
  3. Southsea, Postcard

    Circa 1967. Postcard kindly submitted by Karl Bailey. The Rock Gardens, The Beach and Canoe Lake, HMS "Victory", South Parade Pier.
  4. Portsmouth from Gosport, Postcard

    Year unknown. Kindly submitted by Karl Bailey.
  5. Isle of Wight Steamer "Brading" at Portsmouth

    Year unknown. Postcard kindly submitted by Karl Bailey.
  6. Southsea Rock Gardens

    Postmarked 7 July 1964. Sent to Malta. Kindly submitted by Karl Bailey. Back of postcard reads: Dear Reg, As you can see we are in Pompey. On the beach. Very windy and cloudy. Jack & Grace are on holiday. They brought us down, had lunch in the Still & West, saw Reg & Doris at the Admiral Drake...
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    Then and now The Hard - 1973 and 2022

    A then and now of The Hard, Portsmouth. Black and White photo taken 1973-1974 by Martin Hulbert. Original image here. Colour photo taken July 2022 by Lara Kester. https://oddments.bygone.co.uk/then-and-now/The-Hard-2022.jpg //oddments.bygone.co.uk/then-and-now/TheHardOGImage.jpg
  8. The Town Hall (Guildhall), Portsmouth

    Circa early 1900s. Postcard kindly submitted by Karl Bailey.
  9. Isle of Wight ferry boat leaving Portsmouth

    Circa 1937. Postcard kindly submitted by Karl Bailey.
  10. The Oasthouses, Southsea Model Village

    Copyright. 'The Oasthouses' The Model Village, Lumps Fort, Southsea. Postcard circa 1970s Kindly submitted by Conor Clements.
  11. Waterfalls and Rockery in Springtime, Southsea Model Village

    Copyright. The Model Village, Lumps Fort, Southsea. Postcard Circa 1970s Kindly submitted by Conor Clements.
  12. Pompey V Preston, 1972.

    Digital Collage created by Lara Kester (2022) using scanned images from Pompey, The Journal of the Portsmouth Football Club Ltd. Top right photo is by Sheffield Newspapers Ltd. Journal designed and printed by Holbrook & Son Ltd., Norway Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Journal kindly...
  13. Advertisements from Portsmouth & Hampshire, 1972

    Taken from Pompey, The Journal of the Portsmouth Football Club Ltd. Journal kindly submitted by Conor.
  14. The Guildhall, Portsmouth

    Year unknown.
  15. Sally Port, Old Portsmouth

    Year unknown.
  16. HMS Vanguard in Harbour

    Portsmouth Harbour. Year unknown.
  17. Portsmouth Cathedral

    Year unknown.
  18. South Parade and Esplanade.

  19. The Hard, Postcard

    Caption reads: Are you thirsty? All in a row. 6 "pubs" on the Hard, Portsmouth.
  20. The Lads of the Village Pub

    The Lads of the Village pub on the corner of Lower Forbury Road and Somers Road.

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