Christmas in Portsmouth in the opening decades of the 20th century | Nostalgia

A selection of some of our photographs taken at Christmases past in Portsmouth.
Happy Portsmouth Christmas, 1933-style.Happy Portsmouth Christmas, 1933-style.
Happy Portsmouth Christmas, 1933-style.

We particularly like the illuminated tram.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if bus companies today took a leaf out of the corporation’s 1933 Book of Fun and followed suit?

Rising energy bills? Pah!

A message from the editor, Mark Waldron.

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