Visit Canoe lake in the summer and there may be half a dozen boats, back pre-1936 there were a minimum 40 boats out.Visit Canoe lake in the summer and there may be half a dozen boats, back pre-1936 there were a minimum 40 boats out.
Visit Canoe lake in the summer and there may be half a dozen boats, back pre-1936 there were a minimum 40 boats out.

13 pictures looking back at Canoe Lake in Southsea over the years

By Tom Morton
Published 10th Apr 2023, 12:07 BST
Updated 10th Apr 2023, 12:08 BST
Canoe Lake dates from the Victorian era – the park and the manmade lake was set out in 1886.

Now it has become one of the main places on Southsea seafront – always thronged with walkers, runners – and swans.

Nowadays a pedalo is the boat of choice for the lake, but as these pictures show it hasn’t always been this way, as rowing boats and even a miniature schooner are pictured.

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Model ships of all kinds watched by a vast audience

13. jpns-10-05-16-032 rw canoe lake HAPPY DAYS AT CANOE LAKE Model ships of all kinds watched by a vast audience.

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