Portsmouth University's Rees Hall, formerly the Pier Hotel, on the corner of Southsea Terrace and Bellevue Terrace, Southsea. 
Picture: Courtesy of Shirley AltonPortsmouth University's Rees Hall, formerly the Pier Hotel, on the corner of Southsea Terrace and Bellevue Terrace, Southsea. 
Picture: Courtesy of Shirley Alton
Portsmouth University's Rees Hall, formerly the Pier Hotel, on the corner of Southsea Terrace and Bellevue Terrace, Southsea. Picture: Courtesy of Shirley Alton

12 photos of terraces from Portsmouth's past

There have been a few changes to these areas over the years, but history still remains in abundance.

You will see truly magnificent architecture in the buildings in this selection.

Included in this historic collection are horse trams of the Provincial Tramway Company at Landport Terrace, Selbourne Terrace, Fratton, with the railway station in the background, Kings Terrace, Southsea during the Blitz, a lovely image of Landport Terrace in 1906 and Birth place of Charles Dickens at 1 Mile End Terrace, Portsmouth in 1916.

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