Included in this selection are Fratton Park, Albert Road, Fawcett Road, Fratton Road, Winter Road, Commercial Road, The Pier Hotel, a great aerial of Southsea seafront, the Queen Mother’s visit, HMS Manchester and HMS Vernon with the Royal Band.
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Fans in the terraces watching a Portsmouth v Southampton match at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, UK, 30th January 1984. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive

2. Portsmouth in 1984
Albert Road Portsmouth around 1984. Picture: The News 2698-1 Photo: The News archive

3. Portsmouth in 1984
A classic image of Pound's scrapyard at Tipner, Portsmouth, in December December 1984 Photo: The News archive

4. Portsmouth in 1984
HMS Fearless arrives in Portsmouth Harbour after returning from Lebanon in 1984. The News PP4727 Photo: The News archive