Featured are Camber Docks, and the North and the South Cambers. So much has changed in these areas over the years as you can see.
Included are merchant sailing ships in the Camber, Vosper’s shipyard, Royal Research Ship Discovery, the Camber before HMS Warrior, the dry dock area before Portsmouth Power Station was built and Fraser and White coal wagons at the giant bunker in East Street.
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5. Historic Cambers of Old Portsmouth
Coal wagons waiting to be loaded from the giant bunker in East Street, Old Portsmouth. Courtesy of Terry Piper from Purbrook Photo: The News archive
6. Historic Cambers of Old Portsmouth
View north from Semaphore Tower showing South Camber and King's Stairs, Portsmouth Dockyard in 1970. The News PP1842 Photo: The News archive
7. Historic Cambers of Old Portsmouth
An aerial view of Old Portsmouth on September 30, 1992. The News PP3838 Photo: The News archive
8. Historic Cambers of Old Portsmouth
Royal Research Ship Discovery in the Camber Dock in 1925 for reconstruction. The dry dock was later used for unloading coal for the new power station. Picture: Stephen Payne collection. Photo: The News archive