A then and now of Tower House in Old Portsmouth. Not much has changed despite 50 years between the photographs.
Black and white photo by Martin Hulbert, taken in 1973/74.
Colour photo taken 2022 by Lara Kester.
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John Pounds (June 17, 1766 – January 1, 1839) was a teacher and altruist born in Portsmouth, and the man most responsible for the creation of the concept of Ragged schools. After Pounds' death, Thomas Guthrie (often credited with the creation of Ragged Schools) wrote his Plea for Ragged Schools...