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My Grandfather was an avid CB (Citizens Band) Radio enthusiast in the 80s and 90s. After he passed away, we went through his collection of QSL cards. When CB radio operators made contact with each other (they could be anywhere in the world), they would send each other a "QSL" Card - a written...

A large historic hotel in Southsea. Origins (1861–1865): The site originally housed “Southsea House,” a large private residence designed by architect Augustus Livesay in 1861 for Sir John and Lady Morris. Around 1865, during a boom in Southsea tourism and development, William Kemp Junior...

A lovely selection of Valentine's post cards of London views from time gone by.

South Parade Pier caught fire 11th June 1974 while shooting the film "Tommy". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Parade_Pier More information from Michael Cooper: http://www.michaelcooper.org.uk/C/sppierfire.htm

We offer prints of many images in our archive. I manually review orders and edit if necessary, in order to produce the best possible result. This step is essential as the quality of images in our archive can vary wildly. If a source image is low resolution, I attempt to upscale it, making the...

An array of postcards, picked up from a variety of places around Pine Bush in upstate New York.

A lovely little pamphlet called "The Story of the Brownies", adapted from "The Brownies" by "Mrs. Ewing". Click for full size images. Printed by Staples Printers Ltd in Rochester, Kent, From estate of RO Dawson.

This neat Tobacco Tin was picked up in an Antiques store in Sherborne, Dorset. It contained seven sets of photographs of bygone Germany. oOo Köln, wie es war - und wurde Cologne / Rhine past and present, 10 miniature photos. oOo Bad Rothenfelde oOo Cochem a.d. Mosel...

From an undated book of Postcards, probably early 1900s. Source: Estate of Rodney Oliver Dawson.

Scans from a Book titled "Britains Toy Models". Source: estate of Rodney Oliver Dawson.

A then and now of HMS Vernon in 1947, compared with a modern day view of what is now Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth. 1947 image from Ordnance Survey, modern one from Bing. https://oddments.bygone.co.uk/then-and-now/GunwharfEtcAfter.jpg

These wonderful photographs are taken from a book titled Portsmouth Then and Now by Anthony Triggs.

The Hard is an area of Portsmouth in Portsea. It mostly encompasses the road between the Historic Dockyard entrance and just past Portsmouth Harbour station. There is a major bus terminal at the hard, as well as ferries to Gosport. The area has several old pubs along its length. Click for more...

Copnor Fire Station was built on a former bomb site located at the corner of Queens Road, Copnor Road and Powerscourt Road. It was open from 1957 to 2008 and demolished circa 2014. It is now the location of Mary Rose Care House (as of 2023).

This shows Treadgolds in Bishop St, Portsea, comparing the view from May 2023 and an old photograph from the early 1900s. https://oddments.bygone.co.uk/then-and-now/Treadgolds/TGNew1.jpg

Canoe Lake in Southsea - comparing an undated aerial shot with aerial imagery from Google Earth, taken in 2022. https://oddments.bygone.co.uk/then-and-now/CanoeLakeNowJP.jpg

This Then and Now shows Staple Inn at Holborn in London, comparing a historical postcard view with Google Street View from July 2022. https://oddments.bygone.co.uk/then-and-now/Staple-Inn-Holborn-July2022.jpg

This photograph was found in the fantastic Vancouver Archive. I believe it was taken in Portsmouth circa 1903, somewhere near Western Parade on what is now Duisburg Way. Rough estimate of location on Google Maps. I would be interested in finding any information about Letty or her aunt Lizzie...

Below is a Then and Now of what is now The Pompey Centre, and what used to be known as Fratton Goods Yard. Modern aerial shot taken early 2020s, courtesy of Google Maps. The year of the black and white picture is unknown, possibly 1950s or 60s...

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