The images include devastation after a flying bomb fell on Newcomen Road, Stamshaw open air swimming pool, four local pubs, including elephants outside one, several VE Day parties and a fire at Twyford Avenue.
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5. Memories of Stamshaw
The concert party in Jervis Road, Stamshaw, who performed after the VE Day party in 1945. Photo: The News archive

6. Memories of Stamshaw
The street party to celebrate the end of the Second World War in 1945 in Lower Derby Road, Stamshaw, Portsmouth. Photo: The News archive

7. Memories of Stamshaw
A street party in Jervis Road, Stamshaw, Portsmouth, celebrating the end of the Second World War Photo: The News archive

8. Memories of Stamshaw
The Stamshaw on the corner of Twyford Avenue and Knox Road Photo: The News archive

