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

Painted postcard of Places in Portsmouth & Southsea

Postcard published by Hampshire Federation of Women's Institutes.

Photo shows Linda Hopper's mother, Valerie in front of South Parade, with Strathearn Hotel and South Parade Pier visible in the background.

No. 612 The South Parade Pier, Southsea. M & Co. Ltd.

Circa 1930s.

Postmarked 22/05/32. Images from left to top right: The Rock Gardens, Southsea. Beach from Clarence Pier. South Parade Pier & Gardens. Image reads: It's 10 to 1 I'll enjoy myself in the good old-fashioned way, and 20 to 1 this is the place for a real good holiday. I wanted to have a...

Year unknown. Circa 1879. Reproduction by Hampshire County Library. Kindly submitted by Karl Bailey.

Photograph taken by Mike Walker.

Photograph taken by Dan Berney. Reproduced with kind permission. 11th June 1974

South Parade Pier fire in 1974, article in The News.

The Pub-on-the-Briny

South Parade Pier, Naval War Memorial and Clarence Pier.

Rock Gardens, The Castle, Canoe Lake, South Parade Pier & Oriental Gardens. Circa 1950s/60s.

South Parade, Oriental Gardens, and The Castle. Year unknown but roughly 1975 onwards as it features the restored Pier.