Timothy White's in North Cross Street, Gosport, about 1910. Picture courtesy Peter Greenaway.Timothy White's in North Cross Street, Gosport, about 1910. Picture courtesy Peter Greenaway.
Timothy White's in North Cross Street, Gosport, about 1910. Picture courtesy Peter Greenaway.

Gosport at the turn of the last century

Interesting images taken mainly on the water.

Some of the included in this historic selection are wrens loading torpedoes at HMS Dolphin during World War II, Gosport ferry Frances pictured in 1900, with HMS Victory in the background, The Hard at Gosport looking across Portsmouth Harbour circa 1905, washing clothes on HMS Duncan in 1901 and submarine HMS Holland 2 near Gosport circa 1905.

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