Victoria Barracks, Portsmouth, picture special | Nostalgia

The former Victoria Barracks, mostly in Old Portsmouth, is our theme today.
By Chris Owen
Published 9th Aug 2020, 19:00 BST
A First World War tank known as Annie Timpson. It was on the green outside Victoria Barracks.A First World War tank known as Annie Timpson. It was on the green outside Victoria Barracks.
A First World War tank known as Annie Timpson. It was on the green outside Victoria Barracks.

The tank was on the green outside the barracks from 1919 until some time in the 1930s.

Later she was 'fused' together with another First World War tank from HMS Excellent, Whale Island. It can now be found at the tank museum Bovington, Dorset.

For further pictures of the barracks click here.

Portsmouth City policemen on parade at Victoria Barracks, Southsea, 1942.Portsmouth City policemen on parade at Victoria Barracks, Southsea, 1942.
Portsmouth City policemen on parade at Victoria Barracks, Southsea, 1942.

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