The wreck of the Mary Rose was discovered in 1971 and was raised on October 11 1982 by the Mary Rose Trust. The surviving section of the ship and thousands of recovered artefacts now sit in The Mary Rose Museum for us all to see.
Port Solent as we know it today was also created as well as the Pyramids in Southsea.
And Royal Navy families celebrated the return of their loved ones after the Falklands War in 1982.

69. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Fratton Park Portsmouth 17th August 1988. Clearing the way for the new terracing in front of the South Stand as part of a total renovation at the home of Portsmouth Football Club. Picture: The News 0092-2 Photo: The News


71. Portsmouth in the 1980s
The Odeon cinema on London Road, North End, Portsmouth 1986 PP4884 Photo: -

72. Portsmouth in the 1980s
Royal band outside HMS Vernon on September 7, 1984. The News PP5338 Photo: The News archive

