Retro

Here are 26 reasons to take pride in our city.

26 reasons you can be proud to call Portsmouth your home

Some very old shops in Cosham High Street, with the lending library on the left.

18 glorious memories of Cosham dating back to 1898

The Saunders Roe SRN1 (Saunders Roe Nautical 1) experimental hovercraft. The craft was designed by Sir Christopher Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

The amazing history of Southsea's hovercraft in 22 stunning photos

Langstone Mill. Here we see the redundant mill at the bottom of Langston High Street in 1895.

23 photos of Langstone Harbour from 1895 to 1994

SRN2 Hovercraft over an ice pack in Wooton Creek, Isle of Wight in January 1963.

17 stunning photos showing how the 1963 Big Freeze brought Portsmouth to a stand...

Street party was in Carnarvon Road, Copnor. Picture: Tony Davis.

16 wonderful photos of Copnor in Portsmouth through the years

Navy Days 2010 at the Portsmouth Naval Base. Pictured HMS Dauntless and the crowds 31st July 2010. Picture: Paul Jacobs 102433-22

27 exciting Navy Days photos from through the years

Portsmouth's Commercial Road Precinct in 1972. The News PP3912

14 photos that show how Commercial Road has changed over the years

circa 1895: A trio of musicians attract a small crowd of children on Southsea beach. (Photo by F J Mortimer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

11 amazing and rare old images of Southsea

37 fascinating facts about Portsmouth you might not know

Crown Brewery in All Saints Street. This was between Commercial Road and Staunton Street. Picture: Costen.co.uk

9 great images from Portsmouth breweries of the past - with Peaky Blinders simil...

The telephone cable-laying boat at Gosport about 1905

15 fascinating images of Gosport from the past

Arundel Street, Landport, Portsmouth 1975

19 fabulous photos to take you back to Portsmouth in 1975

40 boats on Canoe Lake.
Visit Canoe lake in the summer and there may be half a dozen boats, back pre-1936 there were a minimum 40 boats out.

Fascinating pictures of lakes around Portsmouth

Portchester flood
A Southdown coach makes a bow wave through Portchester.

25 great black and white pictures evoking memories of Portchester

News boys standing on the road, corner of Twyford Avenue and Newcomen Road, Stamshaw in 1905. The News PP4145

20 photos showing how Stamshaw has changed through the years
We have had another look into The News archive and chosen some interesting images of Stamshaw that may well include some of your relatives.

A long gone scene at the Camber, Old Portsmouth.
With a collier tied up alongside the Camber dock we see a steam vessel making her way out to the harbour. Picture: Barry Cox collection

13 photos of the historic Cambers of Old Portsmouth

The Great South Run Oct 1995. Frank Bruno pictured left front and top right Steve Cram looking at camera. Picture: The News 0819-21

31 photos from the archives to take you back to Portsmouth in 1995

An Edwardian Southsea scene looking west along Marmion Road from Victoria Road South. First left is Lennox Road North. Undated

10 amazing old photos showing how Marmion Road has changed

Still & West on Old Portsmouth's front in 1980. The News PP5032

15 pictures of Portsmouth in 1980

Havant Road, Drayton, Portsmouth in the 1900's

32 reminders of how Havant Road in Portsmouth has changed over the years

Cresta Gas, Classic Carpets and Shop and Save, Albert Road Portsmouth around 1992. Picture: The News C1528-3

33 sensational photos that will take you back to Portsmouth in 1992

HMS Queen Elizabeth leave Portsmouth on 3rd of November. Photo by Matt Clark

30 pictures of HMS Queen Elizabeth leaving Portsmouth

Castle Road, Southsea with the famous clock tower of Clock House.

10 sublime pictures of historic clock tower that has watched over Southsea for o...

Down memory lane - the Leyland TD4 open top double decker bus

Appeal goes out to help restore a vintage Portsmouth open top bus

Golden Muzzle - Winner Jicky (No. 2) and second-placed dog Upton Johno ( No. 4) pictured on the first lap of the final at Portsmouth Greyhound Stadium at Target Road, Tipner back in 2000. Picture: Mike Scaddan. 005949_0041

28 memories of Portsmouth Greyhound Stadium

Hayling beach is extremely popular for the summer of 1980. The News PP5495

39 photos to take you back to Hayling in the 80s and 90s
Can you spot yourself in any of these retro photos from Hayling Island?

South Parade Pier in 1900 before it burned down. The News PP4144

24 rarely-seen throwback photos of South Parade Pier and Clarence Pier in Souths...

Lost nightclubs you want back

These are the 16 nightclubs that have closed in Portsmouth

August 1927: Annie the pig doesn't see the joke being shared by a sailor and a mate at the pig farm run by the navy, at HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth, where they also have their own zoo.

22 incredible photos showing the history of Whale Island

The now demolished Teacher Training College, Milton pre-1936. Photo: Mick Cooper collection.

11 of Portsmouth’s most historic buildings which are no longer standing

Portsmouth poll tax demo in April 1990. The News PP168

29 wonderful photos taking you back to Portsmouth in 1990

55-Ton Chieftan tank along Island View Terrace, Portsmouth, 1993. The News PP5261

22 pictures show what life was like in Portsmouth in 1993

These three cars came to grief in 1957 along Eastney Esplanade.

22 great memories of Eastney through the years

Work has begun at Fort Gilkicker

14 rarely seen photos of Fort Gilkicker which is being converted into apartments

Flooding in Broad Street 1905

19 rare photos of Old Portsmouth dating back to the 1800s

Southsea girls who entered the Marilyn Monroe competition alongside South Parade Pier in a summer of 1960.

23 stunning photos of Portsmouth in the 1960s

Aerial of Haslar and HMS Dolphin in 1998.

10 glorious aerial pictures across Portsmouth area from 1998

Lord mayor Tom Coles and lady mayoress Nikki Coles have launched "Proud to be Pompey Day".

Lord mayor and lady mayoress launch "Proud to be Pompey Day"

Mike Castellano was not too pleased about his car after the Great Storm in October 1987. The News PP4119

In pictures: This is what Portsmouth looked like after the great storm of 1987

The Cumberland Tavern, Eastney Road, September 1977. The News PP325

20 pictures of old pubs across Portsmouth

Stephen Morgan MP

MP calls for constituents to offer suggestions for Remembrance tribute

Patricia Cook (79) from Drayton, is selling her shop Haywards in Wayte Street, Cosham, having worked there for 65 years (starting at age 15).

Picture: Sarah Standing

Cosham business owner puts shop up for sale after 65 years serving customers

A policeman riding his bike down a street in Gosport on April 15, 1989 PP3873

Pictures of Gosport that will take you back to the 1980s

Prince Charles visiting Royal Naval Hospital in Haslar, 1982. The News PP4781

14 great memories from Portsmouth in 1982 - including visit of Prince Charles

Civic Procession, ourtesy of Tim Stratton Clarke. Picture: Havant Museum

21 rarely seen photos capture what life in Havant looked liked in the early 1900...

Aerial of Haslar and HMS Dolphin in 1998.

11 stunning aerial pictures across Portsmouth area from 1998

Former pupils with Mrs Mudd, centre, at The Portsmouth Academy

Former Portsmouth Academy pupils stroll down memory lane

Prince Charles with Dr Margaret Rule checking progress on the Mary Rose in 1986. Picture: The News img1875

27 images of the raising of The Mary Rose

Albert Road Portsmouth around 1984. Picture: The News 2698-1

17 photos to take you back to Portsmouth in 1984

Some of Gyles Brandreth's colourful collection of jumpers

£15,000 council grant makes ‘huge difference’ to Petersfield Museum

Standing room only, thousands of sun seekers packed Southsea's beaches at the weekend as the temperatures continued to hover in the eighties, July 10, 1983. The News PP4454

30 fantastic photos that capture life in Portsmouth in the 1980s

Classic cinema in Commercial Road, opposite Arundel Street junction and the lowering a 10-inch main pipe by Portsmouth Water Company in the foreground.

47 rarely-seen photos of Portsmouth's Commercial Road

The Portsmouth Cross held aloft during the procession along Oyster Street in Old Portsmouth. Picture: Mike Cooter

‘Poignant service to honour seafarers’ held at Portsmouth Cathedral

Boaters and parasols were the order of the day in this picture of sun-seekers on Clarence Pier, Southsea, about 1910.

28 stunning old images capture Clarence Pier going back to 1860