The old Guildhall when it was known as the town hallThe old Guildhall when it was known as the town hall
The old Guildhall when it was known as the town hall

14 rare old images of Portsmouth Town Hall - before it became the Guildhall

Here you will see some interesting images including events at the Town Hall in Portsmouth from the past.

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.

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