Southsea photographer found a hoard of photos at a car boot sale, and after investigating discovered that they contained images going back to the late 1970s taken by Portsmouth Camera Club.
One batch of them has pictures of street parties in Shearer Road and Moorland Road in Fratton, and some shots of Commercial Road in the city centre, which must be taken at the time of Queen Elizabeth II’s silver jubilee in 1977. Here’s a step back in time...
AND ALSO: 16 wet but happy pictures from Saturday street parties in Portsmouth for the King’s Coronation
1. Costumes
One of the pictures discovered from the Shearer Road and Moorland Road parties Photo: Portsmouth Camera Club
3. Crowning glory
More decorations hung up in Commercial Road Picture: Portsmouth Camera Club Photo: Portsmouth Camera Club
4. In the street
Karl Bailey had an unexpected find at a car boot sale, a collection of images from Portsmouth Camera Club dating back to the late 1970s which included some of the silver jubilee in 1977 with street parties from Shearer Road and Moorland Road in Portsmouth. You can see the Shearer Arms in the background of this shot Photo: Portsmouth Camera Club