Light go out in giant old Portsmouth power plant | Nostalgia

Remember 1983? It was the year we said a dusty farewell to the power station in Old Portsmouth.
By Deborah Croker
Published 15th Feb 2021, 20:00 BST
After the power station chimneys had been dismantled brick by brick the main structure was brought down by explosives. Portsmouth power station, Gunwharf Road, July 1983. Picture: PP467 The News, Portsmouth Archive.After the power station chimneys had been dismantled brick by brick the main structure was brought down by explosives. Portsmouth power station, Gunwharf Road, July 1983. Picture: PP467 The News, Portsmouth Archive.
After the power station chimneys had been dismantled brick by brick the main structure was brought down by explosives. Portsmouth power station, Gunwharf Road, July 1983. Picture: PP467 The News, Portsmouth Archive.

It had dominated the city’s skyline, and especially the harbour mouth, for so long that we seemed bereft without it.

To see the full collection of pictures for 1983 from The News archive, click here.

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