Whether it be horse-drawn or the electric trams, we know you’ll love taking a look through these really old images from around our area and seeing how much life has changed over the years.
The images in this gallery are from several external collections that we have on The News archive.
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13. Trams of Portsmouth over the years
Taking a sharp curve. Passing the Grosvenor Hotel on the corner of Western parade and Osborne Road a tram heads towards Palmerston Road. Picture Robert James collection. Photo: The News archive
14. Trams of Portsmouth over the years
1901: A horse-drawn tram at the King's road junction at Portsmouth, shortly before the electrification of the system. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
15. Trams of Portsmouth over the years
Along St Helens Parade pre 1936. Another Portsmouth vista of Southsea this time with a tram passing Canoe Lake pre 1936. Picture: J.C. Bell collection. Photo: The News archive
16. Trams of Portsmouth over the years
Tram car on the London Road heading south pre-1935. A tram from Horndean heads south along the A3 London Road by the junction of Mill Road. Picture: Barry Cox collection. Photo: -