A host of Christmases past in Portsmouth | Nostalgia

Nurses lying on the floor! What would matron have said?

By Deborah Croker

Published 21st Dec 2021, 07:19 BST

Updated 21st Dec 2021, 07:20 BST

Deck the wards... Christmas 1949 on a men's ward at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham.

A selection of Christmas-themed pictures from Portsmouth and… Hong Kong!

Merry Christmas from all of us in the Remember When and Nostalgia teams.

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