circa 1900: Holidaymakers and boats on the beach at Southsea, Portsmouth. (Photo by Edgar Ward/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)circa 1900: Holidaymakers and boats on the beach at Southsea, Portsmouth. (Photo by Edgar Ward/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
circa 1900: Holidaymakers and boats on the beach at Southsea, Portsmouth. (Photo by Edgar Ward/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Stunning rare images of Portsmouth and Southsea in 1900

If you have ever wondered what Portsmouth and Southsea looked like in the 1900s here is a selection of rare – and quite fabulous – images.
By Steve Deeks
Published 13th Mar 2021, 11:16 BST
Updated 23rd Dec 2023, 13:28 BST

You will see holidaymakers on the beach next to the original Clarence Pier, a very Victorian-looking Portsmouth Dockyard, boats sailing close to the shoreline when people could enjoy that sight and The Royal Garrison Church Sunday service, when the church had a roof and was in full use.

Crowds watching the boats, circa 1900. (Photo by F. J. Mortimer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

13. Portsmouth and Southsea in 1900

Crowds watching the boats, circa 1900. (Photo by F. J. Mortimer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive

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A woman on a Portsmouth street. (Photo by F J Mortimer/Getty Images)

14. Portsmouth and Southsea in 1900

A woman on a Portsmouth street. (Photo by F J Mortimer/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive

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