Edwardian splendour of sun-drenched Southsea | Nostalgia

Today we turn the clock back nearly 120 years to reflect on the seafront and common of Southsea in all its Edwardian elegance.
By Chris Owen
Published 8th Aug 2020, 06:00 BST
Updated 8th Aug 2020, 15:29 BST
Young lads offering rides in their goat carts on Southsea seafront in the 1890s.Young lads offering rides in their goat carts on Southsea seafront in the 1890s.
Young lads offering rides in their goat carts on Southsea seafront in the 1890s.

These were days when, with not a hint of naked flesh on display, men and women turned out in their Sunday best to sit on the beach,​​​ go boating or stroll across Ladies’ Mile.

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A busker playing his violin on the beach near Clarence Pier, Southsea, about 1895.A busker playing his violin on the beach near Clarence Pier, Southsea, about 1895.
A busker playing his violin on the beach near Clarence Pier, Southsea, about 1895.

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