Image scanned from the Batsford Colour Book of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by John Norwood, published 1975. The image is by J. Allan Cash.

Image scanned from the Batsford Colour Book of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by John Norwood, published 1975. The image is by Noel Habgood.

Image scanned from the Batsford Colour Book of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by John Norwood, published 1975. The image is by Picturepoint.

Image scanned from the Batsford Colour Book of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by John Norwood, published 1975. The image is by Noel Habgood.

Image scanned from the Batsford Colour Book of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by John Norwood, published 1975. The image is by Kenneth Scowen.

Image scanned from the Batsford Colour Book of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by John Norwood, published 1975. The image is by Spectrum.

Image scanned from the Batsford Colour Book of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by John Norwood, published 1975. The image is by A. F. Kersting.

Caption: After the Guildhall was gutted in the blitz the area around the huge building was fenced off as a safety precaution. Life had to continue and people are pictured here waiting for buses and going about their normal business. Across the square the Sussex Hotel stands on the corner of...

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

LUMPS FORT 1937 Lumps Fort was built in 1539, and was sold for £47,000 to the city of Portsmouth in 1931, together with 13 acres of land, which once boasted a large farm and a windmill.

CANOE LAKE 1905 This commercial postcard view shows the lake with Edwardians enjoying the sun and the water. The peaceful pleasures of the turn of the century are well illustrated in this picture. At one time the lake boasted a swannery.

SOUTH PARADE 1877 Beach Mansions, an hotel opened in 1866, stands proudly on the waterfront at Southsea, at a time just before the building of South Parade Pier, when the area consisted mainly of Naval officers' dwellings.

PORTSBRIDGE JUNCTION 1930 A motor-bus is pictured negotiating the roundabout north of Portsbridge, which can be seen in the background. The bridge was opened in 1927 - the commemorative plaque is still to be seen.

BROAD STREET 1945 This view, looking across the harbour towards Gosport, shows The Union Tavern and The Coal Exchange. The area was soon to change dramatically when the Camber dock area was developed.

PORTSBRIDGE RAILWAY 1936 This view of the railway bridge at Portsbridge, from the ramparts, shows a steam train leaving by the city's only railway approach.

PORTSBRIDGE 1930 This view is taken from the south side of Portsbridge, facing directly towards the camera of the previous picture. A motor-bus and one of the fast-disappearing trams pass each other.

BAFFINS POND 1934 When the land in the Baffins area was sold for housing development, the pond was saved for- in the words of the owners - "public pleasure."

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...

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