We took a look in The News archive a while ago and have put together a gallery of images that haven’t been seen for years.
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![The Queen Victoria statue craned into position August 1975](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkyOGJlOTU3LTIzZDQtNDExMS1iNTk2LWQ4NzEzM2Y0NTgxMTo5MTZmNDIyYi1iMTA3LTQ2YzItYWIwNy0yNDc0NGQ4OTZiMTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
17. Portsmouth Guildhall and Guildhall Square
The Queen Victoria statue craned into position August 1975 Photo: The News archive
![Portsmouth Guildhall and Guildhall Square September 1972](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYyMDg2NTFhLWZjZGUtNDE3OS04YWJjLTM1NjY0MWNmMzVhZTo3NGZkZjcyMy0zNGJlLTQwZTEtODBjZi0zMjljMTk3MWM3NDc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
18. Portsmouth Guildhall and Guildhall Square
Portsmouth Guildhall and Guildhall Square September 1972 Photo: The News archive
![Emergency services vehicles on exhibition in Guildhall Square on the 30th June 1992](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYyZTYzZmQ5LTI4MDgtNDFmOC1hMTBjLWRlMzNmZDcyNTVjMTowYjk0MjMyOC1hOWJlLTQwNGYtOTVmMi1hNzYyYWMzYjJiZTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
19. Portsmouth Guildhall and Guildhall Square
Emergency services vehicles on exhibition in Guildhall Square on the 30th June 1992 Photo: The News archive
![View towards the Guildhall around January 1988](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAwZmM1NTEyLWFhYTQtNDNjYy1iZjQ5LTZhOGZlZDg0NzdlYjo4NjU3NjYxZS0yODFlLTQ4NWEtODgyMC0xZDFlYzUxM2ZhZTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
20. Portsmouth Guildhall and Guildhall Square
View towards the Guildhall around January 1988 Photo: The News archive