Enormous woman keeps an eye on Southsea | Nostalgia

All today’s News archive pictures come from 1999 – yes, 22 years ago. How did that happen?
By Deborah Croker
Published 25th Apr 2021, 19:00 BST
A giant balloon in the shape of a woman sitting on the roof above Bar Bluu in South Parade, Southsea, 1999. Picture: Doreen Gallacher.A giant balloon in the shape of a woman sitting on the roof above Bar Bluu in South Parade, Southsea, 1999. Picture: Doreen Gallacher.
A giant balloon in the shape of a woman sitting on the roof above Bar Bluu in South Parade, Southsea, 1999. Picture: Doreen Gallacher.

They include fascinating aerial shots of Old Portsmouth and work progressing on Gunwharf Quays on the old HMS Vernon site.

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