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New ferry terminal built

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:58:45 +0000

The construction of the new Isle of Wight ferry terminal in progress in 1981.

Quiet cul-de-sacs created

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:57:48 +0000

Anchorage Park, photographed here in 1986, was built on the site of Portsmouth Airport.

Demolition and construction in a decade of great changes

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:56:35 +0000

Portsmouth power station, located in Old Portsmouth near the Camber, was demolished in 1983.

Bombed and bulldozed area becomes Guildhall Square

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:33:28 +0000

The 1970s saw the reconstruction of the Guildhall Square and surrounding roads in Portsmouth.

Talk about town’s past

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:11:07 +0000

PEOPLE are being invited to talk about Gosport’s past at a history session.

Queen Street naval barracks was ‘perfect place’ in 1903

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

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.

Neighbours’ joy as eyesore pub is finally demolished

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:34:35 +0000

AN EYESORE former pub which has been empty for years has finally been pulled down.

Brave firemen who fought a blaze at sisters’ house

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:14:22 +0000

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

Memories of Monty and the marvellous team of 1948-49

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:27:29 +0000

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.

Bird’s eye view captures Old Portsmouth in the 1950s

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:59:01 +0000

This aerial shot shows Broad Street and Point, Old Portsmouth, in 1955.

A time of rebuilding

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:57:03 +0000

This picture shows rebuilding and road widening work under way in Arundel Street, Landport, Portsmouth, in 1952, looking towards Commercial Road.

Southsea Citadel Band is still going strong today

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:40:59 +0000

We’re indebted to Trevor Martin and a number of former and current members of the Southsea Citadel Band of the Salvation Army for their help with this picture.

101 years ago, a fire at a Southsea hotel

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:59:31 +0000

This picture shows a blaze at the Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea in 1911.

Polish family fled as Hitler tightened his grip on Europe

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:00:02 +0000

How many times have you walked down the road, seen an elderly person and wondered what they endured in their early years? Some have the most frightening stories to tell.

Do you know who these people might be?

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:00:01 +0000

This portrait of a family of, perhaps, eastern European extraction was sent in by a Mr Russell.

Ian’s mission is to help change people’s lives

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:30:40 +0000

Ian Thorburn always knew his calling in life was to help out others in need.

Photos tell tales of Doreen’s early years in Portsmouth

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:02 +0000

Eighty-five-year-old Doreen Loo got in touch with Remember When with a series of photographs from her younger days in Portsmouth.

Cavalry called out

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:01 +0000

On this day in 1817 a great reform meeting was held on Portsdown Hill.

Reader’s photo conjures up images of TV series

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:45:41 +0000

It could almost be a scene from the BBC’s hit Sunday night drama Call the Midwife.

Dying doctor provided the means to ensure adopted city could have a grammar school

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:41:01 +0000

On this day in 1732 Dr William Smith was lying in bed with a quill pen in his hand.