These pictures are from our archives, from our Love Your Local feature which ran for more than a decade to highlight the valuable role that pubs play in our society – as social focal points and community hubs that go far beyond just being a place to drink beer.
Some landlords have gone – and sadly, so have some of the pubs. But take a look back in time and see how many familiar faces you recognise.
![Landlord Steve Lant and landlady Leanne Medley in 2012 (122196-2)](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU0MTdlZjc3LTI3NTEtNGNkNS1hODRiLThlYjM5NzI4OWVhZjowNDVlMDgxNi1lNzgyLTQ5YWEtOWI4MC1mYThmNGJmODA1M2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. The Old House at Home, Milton
Landlord Steve Lant and landlady Leanne Medley in 2012 (122196-2) Photo: Paul Jacobs
![Manager Zoe Banks in 2012 (122611-4861)](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE2ZTI4ZWEzLTI0YzEtNDJkMC1iODdmLWM3OTFkMmRmYTM0ZjplNWRlYTk0ZS02MTFkLTRkZGUtYmI0Ny05MWVmYjZlYjYwOTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. The Surrey Arms, Portsmouth
Manager Zoe Banks in 2012 (122611-4861) Photo: Sarah Standing
![Landlord and landlady Ross and Rachael Russell behind the bar in 2012 (123536-1193)](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNmMzFmZmZlLWQwNDktNDkyNi1hZTgyLTcyODhiZjViZTI4YTozNTlkNjlmYS1hNjZhLTQyYTctYjA0YS1lOTVlMDQwYTYxYmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. The Rutland Arms, Francis Avenue, Southsea
Landlord and landlady Ross and Rachael Russell behind the bar in 2012 (123536-1193) Photo: Sarah Standing
![The Bar staff at The White Hart public house in Gosport in 2012 - from left, Sarah Sloane, Paddy Basson, landlord Ben Kevern, and Daniel Hathaway (123762-1)](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc0MTIyNWFiLWNmMTUtNGRlOC04YjVkLTU1NzRjMTcxN2U0YTpjYWU1MjM3Mi1kMWI4LTRlNWUtOTA4Ny0yMTlkOWQwZGFkOTA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. The White Hart, Gosport
The Bar staff at The White Hart public house in Gosport in 2012 - from left, Sarah Sloane, Paddy Basson, landlord Ben Kevern, and Daniel Hathaway (123762-1) Photo: Ian Hargreaves