Some of the included in this selection are the hall lit up for Armistice celebrations, Portsmouth' s first motor buses arriving in 1919, Portsmouth Territorials filling the square in August 1914, The foundation stone of the Portsmouth Guildhall (then Town Hall) being put into place on Oct 14th 1886 and parcels being prepared for British prisoners-of-war in the hall.
9. Portsmouth Town Hall
Recruitment banner for the 2nd Portsmouth Battalion Town Hall Square Photo: The News archive
10. Portsmouth Town Hall
A scene in Victoria Park, Portsmouth in Edwardian times with the Town Hall now Guildhall to the rear.
Picture: Ellis Norrell collection. Photo: The News archive
11. Portsmouth Town Hall
Parcels being prepared for British prisoners-of-war in the Town Hall
Picture: Courtesy of John Sadden Photo: The News archive
12. Portsmouth Town Hall
The Town Hall, now the Guildhall, lit up for the Armistice celebrations. Photo: The News archive