Navy Days and Southsea beach were packed with crowds. It snowed in February, and aircraft carrier HMS Hermes was in port to ‘pay off’.
Popular entertainer Roy Castle was playing his trumpet outside Allders at the store’s first birthday. Portsmouth Power Station was brought down with explosives at Gunwharf in July.
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5. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
The row of ambulances ready for emergencies at Queen Alexandra Hospital in 1983. The News PP5138 Photo: The News archive
6. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
Walt's Waltzer at Clarence Pier funfair, July 1983. The News PP5598 Photo: The News archive
7. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
Undine, a German minesweeper, passing HMS Dolphin in Portsmouth Harbour in September 1983. The News PP5319 Photo: The News archive
8. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
Devonshire Avenue junction with Winter Road in May 1983. The News PP1174 Photo: The News archive