Wednesday, February 22, 6:20 pm
Local Community
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:58:45 +0000: New ferry terminal built - The News - Community Feed
The construction of the new Isle of Wight ferry terminal in progress in 1981.
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:57:48 +0000: Quiet cul-de-sacs created - The News - Community Feed
Anchorage Park, photographed here in 1986, was built on the site of Portsmouth Airport.
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:56:35 +0000: Demolition and construction in a decade of great changes - The News - Community Feed
Portsmouth power station, located in Old Portsmouth near the Camber, was demolished in 1983.
- Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:33:28 +0000: Bombed and bulldozed area becomes Guildhall Square - The News - Community Feed
The 1970s saw the reconstruction of the Guildhall Square and surrounding roads in Portsmouth.
- Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:11:07 +0000: Talk about town’s past - The News - Community Feed
PEOPLE are being invited to talk about Gosport’s past at a history session.
- Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000: Queen Street naval barracks was ‘perfect place’ in 1903 - The News - Community Feed
Many of us have passed the former main gate of what is now HMS Nelson in Portsmouth. The original gate now stands alone with plenty of space for traffic to pass around it.
- Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:34:35 +0000: Neighbours’ joy as eyesore pub is finally demolished - The News - Community Feed
AN EYESORE former pub which has been empty for years has finally been pulled down.
- Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:14:22 +0000: Brave firemen who fought a blaze at sisters’ house - The News - Community Feed
The recent Remember When story about the two sisters who survived a devastating fire at their Portsmouth home in 1927, prompted regular contributor Eddie Wallace to search his archives
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:27:29 +0000: Memories of Monty and the marvellous team of 1948-49 - The News - Community Feed
The recent picture here of Field Marshal Montgomery saluting Pompey captain Reg Flewin at the end of the club’s championship-winning season in 1948/49 prompted David Warren-Holland to send these photographs.
- Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:59:01 +0000: Bird’s eye view captures Old Portsmouth in the 1950s - The News - Community Feed
This aerial shot shows Broad Street and Point, Old Portsmouth, in 1955.