A host of Christmases past in Portsmouth | Nostalgia
![Deck the wards... Christmas 1949 on a men's ward at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRkNjgwZWNkLTFkM2QtNGI1NS1hYzVhLWI2MTgwNzRlMzVkMTo5NDJhY2Q1MS0yYjUzLTRhOTctYmFhMS0xYzAwMGQ3NzQwMTk=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&trim=&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Deck the wards... Christmas 1949 on a men's ward at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham.](/img/placeholder.png)
Nurses lying on the floor! What would matron have said?
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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