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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13. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
Overjoyed with the white carpet of snow which fell on Portsmouth in February 1983, these three lads signify the first snow of the winter to passers-by. L to r: Jamie Bowbrick (nine), Sean Wardel (10) and Robert Critchett (11) all of Hilsea Crescent, Hilsea, Portsmouth. Photo: The News archive
14. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
Roy Castle gives a blast on his trumpet to the waiting crowds outside Allders to celebrate the store's first year in Portsmouth, May 1983. The News PP133 Photo: The News archive
15. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
Portsmouth Navy Days is packed full of excited people in 1983. The News PP4990 Photo: The News archive
16. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
A crowded Continental Ferry Port in November 1983. The News Portsmouth Photo: The News archive