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...
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...
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.
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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...