We have managed to find a number of photos that capture what the city was like 70 years ago. The images come from Getty and our archives.
Have a look at this wonderful gallery here.
13. Portsmouth in the 1950's
All Southsea girls who entered the Marilyn Monroe competition alongside South Parade Pier in a summer of the late 1950's. Photo: The News archive
14. Portsmouth in the 1950's
Fleet Air Arm Blackburn Firebrand TF MkV single-engine strike fighters of 827 Naval Air Squadron at readiness on the flight deck of the Royal Navy Audacious-class fleet aircraft carrier HMS Eagle during exercises in the English Channel 19 March 1952 off Portsmouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Photo: The News archive
15. Portsmouth in the 1950's
Cousins Jack, left, and Redfern Froggatt, who play for Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday FC, heading the ball during training at the Chelsea ground before they play for England against Wales at Wembley, 11th November 1952. (Photo by Reg Birkett/Keystone/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive
16. Portsmouth in the 1950's
Officers and crew line the flight deck of the Royal Navy Centaur-class light fleet aircraft carrier HMS Bulwark as she is waved off by family and holidaymakers on the quayside for patrol in the Mediterranean on 7 July 1956 Portsmouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Photo: The News archive