A glimpse of life in old Gosport before the wrecking ball | Nostalgia

Local artist Neil Marshall has produced another of his marvellous paintings, this time of a scene at Gosport.His pictures are so real you could almost walk into them. Look at the reflection in the puddle of the man carrying a kitbag.
By Bob Hind
Published 17th Feb 2020, 19:15 BST
Updated 17th Feb 2020, 19:15 BST
Another marvellous oil on canvas painting by Neil Marshall. This one shows Little Beach Street, Gosport, about 1900.Another marvellous oil on canvas painting by Neil Marshall. This one shows Little Beach Street, Gosport, about 1900.
Another marvellous oil on canvas painting by Neil Marshall. This one shows Little Beach Street, Gosport, about 1900.

The last buildings in this street were demolished in the early 1960s.

This scene shows a boy in a sailor suit asking an old man walking his dog where he can sail his model yacht. The man directs him to the moat on the other side of the vicarage. The original Camper & Nicholson yard is in the background.

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The location today is in front of the tower block nearest the vicarage on the Gosport shoreline right behind Holy Trinity Church.

A scene across Portscreek from Hilsea Lagoon before modern roads destroyed it. Picture: Mick Cooper collectionA scene across Portscreek from Hilsea Lagoon before modern roads destroyed it. Picture: Mick Cooper collection
A scene across Portscreek from Hilsea Lagoon before modern roads destroyed it. Picture: Mick Cooper collection

To buy a copy and to see Neil’s other works, ring him on 07469 711 700 or e-mail [email protected].

• In the second picture we see a view from Hilsea Lagoon looking across to Portcreek when it was picturesque and before today’s road system and the motorway destroyed the scene forever.

The bridge where boats could pass under on a voyage around Portsea Island can be seen with a tramcar passing over it.

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