In this selection of old pictures you will see local children that were evacuated from the city to the countryside on the 28th June 1940, an interesting view looking north from Cosham Railway Station towards the Military Hospital and Fort Widley, the royal train departing from the dockyard railway jetty in December 1910.
This rail link was established from Portsmouth Harbour station in 1879 and a beautiful detailed image of the concourse of Portsmouth and Southsea railway station back in 1909. Some of these railway station areas still survive today, perhaps you will notice next time you travel by train.
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Little darlings evacuated.
A scene that would break many a mothers heart as their children were evacuated. It didnt seem to bother the children though.
On June 28, 1940, local children were evacuated from the city to the countryside.
It was hoped that if there was a raid then the children would at least be safe out of the way of it all.
Here we see children in a third class compartment of their train at the low level of Portsmouth & Southsea station.
I am sure many a mother broke their heart having to send their children away to strange homes. Photo: The News archive
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Havant railway station pre 1937
With the new station under construction in the distance here we see Havant railway station pre-1937. Picture: Ralph Cousins collection. Photo: The News archive
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Cosham railway station approach in LBSC Railway days.. Very little remains to be seen today from this picture. The gates are now barriers and the signal box has gone into history as well.
The Railway pub is now a block of flats and the goods yard is now covered in houses. Only the footbridge remains.
Even the photo cannot be retaken owing to a large block of flats being built in Portsmouth Road where the photographer was standing. Photo: The News archive
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The royal train departing from the dockyard railway jetty in December 1910. This rail link was established from Portsmouth Harbour station in 1879. Photo: The News archive