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

Year unknown but looks to be mid to late 1920s (Thanks @SMT)

Corner of Osborne Rd and Palmerston Rd.

Looks to be early to mid 1900s.

Shop interior. Year unknown, probably 80s or 90s.

Year unknown, probably 70s or 80s. This is not "The" BlockBuster, but a chain of stores that operated around the South Coast.

Year unknown.

The Savoy Cafe was located on South Parade, Southsea, Portsmouth. Photograph taken late 1920s.

The Savoy Cafe was located on South Parade, Southsea, Portsmouth.

Shows East Southsea railway station which closed in 1914. Station was renamed East Southsea in 1896 and closed upon the outbreak of WW1 in 1914.

Painted postcard of Places in Portsmouth & Southsea

Young girl admires Southsea Model Village of a farmyard. Gifford Series.

Year unknown, looks to be early 1900s.

South Parade Pier, Southsea, Portsmouth, under reconstruction, early 20th century

Palmerston Road, with Handleys on the left, was a popular shopping area, and became a social mecca for the young, which led to the oft-heard cry upon parting: "See you in Palmy."

OSBORNE ROAD 1921 A tram, bound for the Dockyard makes its way along Osborne Road, past the Queen's Hotel. The first hotel of that name was destroyed in 1901, with the death of two chambermaids.

CLARENCE BEACH 1935 The beach was a popular place in those palmy pre-war days. In the background is the outstanding Clarence Pier, which was virtually destroyed during the war.

WESTERN PARADE 1900 The extension of upper-middle class Southsea took place between 1860 and 1885. The Grosvenor Hotel was opened in the early 1880s on the site of the old Cricketers' Tavern, which stood upon Froddington Heath, now Southsea Common.