In this selection you will see a 19-year old Prince of Wales escorting President M. Raymond Poincare along South Railway Jetty, a train reversing over the viaduct that once was situated across the mudflats to South Railway Jetty and stripped of her finery and masts, the Victoria and Albert III tied up alongside the South Railway Jetty being passed by her successor HMY Britannia.
5. South Railway Jetty from the past
The 19-year old Prince of Wales escorts President M. Raymond Poincare along South Railway Jetty. Picture: S Cribb/Robert James postcard collection. Photo: The News archive
6. South Railway Jetty from the past
South Railway Jetty, Portsmouth Dockyard 1907. Picture: The Hidden Railways of Portsmouth & Gosport. Picture: Courtesy of Dave Marden Photo: The News archive
7. South Railway Jetty from the past
A packed Gosport ferry
In 1936 we see Dockyardmen, sailors and ordinary folk boarding and alighting two Gosport Ferries.
To the rear can be seen the railway viaduct that linked the harbour Station to the South Railway Jetty.
Tied up at the jetty is a pre-war battleship and to the left of her are two Isle of Wight paddle steamers. Picture; Courtesy of Sid Greeman. Photo: The News archive
8. South Railway Jetty from the past
A view of the dockyard about 1908 with Gosport ferries in the foreground. The railway line opened in 1876. It was built as part of the harbour extension across the foreshore of Watering Island. The jetty here was constructed in 1860 and was especially suitable for troopships Photo: The News archive