If you have ever wondered what the seafront looked like back in the late 19th century, here are a number of rarely seen photos from the 1890s.
They include pictures from Southsea beach as well as the common.
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It also includes photos of the busy piers and also the bathing facilities at the beach in the late Victorian era.
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