In this selection you will see Canoe Lake packed with boats, a strange sight of a three-masted schooner on the lake, some old wrecks on Forton Lake, Forton Lake opening bridge partly built, a regatta at Lock Lake, Eastney and a scene showing the swan house area where you could feed the swans from and the gondolas at Canoe Lake. Some of the collection are aerial pictures.
5. Old images of lakes local to Portsmouth
A close up of one of the wrecks in Forton Lake, Gosport in July 1983. The News PP4759 Photo: The News archive
6. Old images of lakes local to Portsmouth
The torpedo testing lake at Horsea Island in January 1970 Photo: The News archive
7. Old images of lakes local to Portsmouth
Hosea Lake Diving School in the 1960's.
Horsea Lake, built for torpedo testing and later used by the naval diving school
Much diving training took place on Horsea Island with the former torpedo testing lake being extended. Picture: Rob Hoole collection. Photo: The News archive
8. Old images of Portsmouth lakes
View from Fountain Lake jetty across to HMS Tiger undergoing a refit and the dockyard's 250 ton crane in October 1975. The News PP4195 Photo: The News archive