Exclusive photos: 19 spectacular images of Portsmouth and Southsea in 1905
By Steve Deeks
Published 13th May 2021, 17:12 BST
Updated 25th Jan 2024, 11:04 BST
We can all look back on life in the past and learn a thing or two.
The pace of life certainly was slower in those days, but celebrating was a big thing in the city back then, as it is today, as you will see in these stunning images chosen for you to enjoy.
In this selection you can see several images detailing the French fleet visiting Portsmouth in the late summer of 1905,100 years after the Battle of Trafalgar.
French sailors travelling on a tram for the celebration in Portsmouth.
Captioned Decorated Car Portsmouth 1905, this real photographic postcard shows a tram full of French sailors for L' Entente Cordiale in 1905 when the French fleet visited Portsmouth 100 years after Trafalgar. Photo: The News archive
L' Entente Cordiale 1905, but what street are they in?
French sailors marching through a Portsmouth street. Can anyone recognise where they are? Picture: Barry Cox collection Photo: The News archive
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