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Old pictures of Southsea

  1. Lord Palmerston

    Queens Hotel, Southsea, Portsmouth

    A large historic hotel in Southsea. Origins (1861–1865): The site originally housed “Southsea House,” a large private residence designed by architect Augustus Livesay in 1861 for Sir John and Lady Morris. Around 1865, during a boom in Southsea tourism and development, William Kemp Junior...
  2. Queens Hotel, Southsea

  3. The Queen's Hotel, Southsea postcard

  4. Queens Hotel, Southsea, postcard

  5. Queens Hotel, original facade, Southsea

    Taken prior to 1901.
  6. The Parade Hotel & Pub, Southsea

    A Brickwoods pub. Now "The Parade apartments" (demolished)
  7. The Wheelbarrow Pub, corner of Castle Rd and Kent Road, Southsea, Portsmouth

  8. Taswell Arms pub, Taswell road, Southsea, Portsmouth

    Now a private residence.
  9. Lord Palmerston

    Event South Parade Pier fire, Southsea, Portsmouth, 1974

    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
  10. Osborne Road, Southsea, 1920s

    Year unknown but looks to be mid to late 1920s (Thanks @SMT)
  11. Handleys, Southsea. early 1900s

    Corner of Osborne Rd and Palmerston Rd.
  12. Handleys, Southsea. Corner of Palmerston Rd and Osborne Rd.

    Looks to be early to mid 1900s.
  13. Inside BlockBuster, Francis Ave, Portsmouth

    Shop interior. Year unknown, probably 80s or 90s.
  14. BlockBuster Video, Francis Ave

    Year unknown, probably 70s or 80s. This is not "The" BlockBuster, but a chain of stores that operated around the South Coast.
  15. Elephants cooling off in the sea, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire

    Year unknown.
  16. Savoy Cafe exterior, Southsea, Portsmouth, 1920s

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

    The Savoy Cafe was located on South Parade, Southsea, Portsmouth.
  18. Early 1900s map of Southsea, Portsmouth, showing East Southsea railway station

    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.
  19. Portsmouth & Southsea Postcard

    Painted postcard of Places in Portsmouth & Southsea
  20. Arms of Portsmouth, Clarence Pier, 1907


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