Retro

These are some of the most valuable Lego minifigures, according to BrickEconomy.com

The most valuable Lego minifigures, including one worth £5,500

Shipwrights pub at Landport, now long gone.

17 memorable Portsmouth pubs we loved and lost

These were some of the Eurovision Song Contest's most popular presenters of the 70s, 80s and 90s

The most popular Eurovision presenters from the 70s, 80s and 90s

HMS Bristol returning from the Falkland Islands, September 1982.

Glorious pictures of Falklands War ship HMS Bristol over the years

Dressed for summer. Row boats for hire and gentlemen taking their girls dressed in white for a row alongside Clarence Pier

28 stunning retro images capture wonderful Clarence Pier life

Travellers Joy, Portsmouth League. Back (from left) T Scott, B Jones, M Collins, C Morgan, T Roach, G Puntis. Front: R Todd, P Rutherford, J Jenkins, P Winkworth, D Robinson

Taking a trip down memory lane to 1974 grassroots football

Which ice cream which reminds you of your childhood would you most like to see brought back?

11 retro ice creams and lollies you'd love to see return

Palmerston Road. Most of what you see in this photo was swept away during World War Two, but in the top left hand corner can be seen the steeple of St Jude's Church in Kent Road. This is a view from Osbourne Road, looking north up Palmerston Road, Southsea with Handley's store to the left of the photograph.

Photos show what Palmerston Road looked like in 1870

Droxford House in February 1990

20 beautiful Buckland and Landport memories from the '60s and '70s

Retro video games could be worth thousands of pounds, even if they are used and in some cases lacking their boxes, according to new research by Currys

The 20 most valuable retro video games you might own, worth up to £4K

Do you remember these and other popular lunch box snacks and drinks of the 1980s?

13 retro snacks every 80s child wanted in their lunch box at school

The 1982 Eurovision Song Contest was staged in the north of England for the first time. That year's show opened with the question 'Where is Harrogate?' as an international audience was introduced to the charms of the North Yorkshire spa town.

When Eurovision came to Harrogate - a look back at the 1982 final

The White Force hauls a gun out of the mud and on to Whale Island during the Great War in 1904.

14 incredible photos showing the impressive Whale Island

The VJ Day street party in Romsey Avenue, Copnor, Portsmouth, in August 1945.

Poignant celebrations remembered when city celebrated VE Day in 1945

A 1980 photo shows HMS Sheffield of the Royal Navy. The destroyer was hit and sunk by an Exocet missile fired from an Argentinian land-based Super Etendard fighter bomber 04 May 1982 during Falklands (Malvinas). The Argentine government on December 05, 2003 said Britain has admitted that nuclear weapons were on some navy vessels.

Enlightening photos of HMS Sheffield as we remember "famous" destroyer

These were some of the most popular cars of the 1980s, with some celebrity fans

The most popular cars of the 80s in photos
These were the cars we drove in our droves during the 1980s.
Robert Cumber

These are some of the most valuable Matchbox cars sold recently, including one which fetched more than £3,000 at auction

10 of the most valuable Matchbox cars, including one sold for £3,380

These were some of the biggest school playground crazes of the 1990s

9 school playground crazes of the 1990s

Portsmouth Society secretary Dr Roger James, taking another look at the controversial structure of the Tricorn, Portsmouth, 1995. The News PP5240

31 glorious retro photos as we remember fond times in Portsmouth 1995

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

Exclusive pictures: Poignant memories of 1987 in Portsmouth - a truly famous yea...

Sent in by R.M.Wall of Milford Court, Landport we see the building of Reeves & Co Wholesale Grocers. The building stood in Greetham Street and is another fine Victorian building with tall chimneys demolished in the sixties.

14 amazing memories of Portsmouth you will love

Flooding scene at Fareham in May 1979. The News PP382

18 photos bringing you back to Fareham in the 1970s

Eastney boats along Ferry Road, 1971. The News PP5745

22 memorable pictures of Eastney through the years

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

22 pictures showing wonderful times in Portsmouth 1993

Youngsters queue for an ice cream in 1974

9 of the most popular ice creams and lollies of the 60s, 70s and 80s

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

These are just some of the things which were hugely popular during the 1970s but you rarely, if ever, see today

14 things which were huge in the 1970s but you rarely see today
Many things from the 70s have come back into fashion, from bell-bottom trousers and tie-dye tops to platform shoes.
Robert Cumber

These are some of the most valuable toys from the 1980s, based on recent sold prices on eBay

13 of the most valuable 80s toys, worth up to £2,250

Work on the Quay Street roundabout flyover at Fareham, looking north in August 1985. The News PP989

22 amazing photos taking you back to Fareham in 1980s

The Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway at the top of Portsdown Hill. Picture: Paul Costen collection

37 memorable throwback photos of Portsdown Hill over the years

An area of construction on Eastern Road in 1938. The News PP4203

22 stunning photos charting the history of Eastern Road

Old Lloyds bank. Not the wild west but perhaps wild east. A bank teller loads cash from the bank on the corner of Glasgow Road, Eastney.

17 memorable pictures of Eastney from over the years

Sailors clearing debris from the remains of the Hippodrome, Commercial Road (it's the one with 'Twice Nightly' in the background).

35 shocking photos capture utter devastation in Portsmouth during Blitz

You would never guess but this is Velder Avenue, Milton looking east early last century.

36 stunning pictures showing Milton through the years

Celebrities have recalled the first cars they owned, including a Mini Metro and a Ford Cortina

19 celebrities and their first cars before they were famous

These were some of the most popular restaurant chains around the UK in the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

9 popular restaurants of the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties we have lost

These are some of the most valuable rare Lego sets today, worth up to £13,000 each

The 14 most valuable Lego sets - including one worth £13K

Can you remember these 9 Portsmouth restaurants from the 00s?

HMS Hercules after de-masting and unarmed and had possibly become part of HMS Fisgard. Picture: Robert James collection.

Rare pictures of historic Royal Navy vessels from Portsmouth's glorious past

Twyford Avenue, Portsmouth in 1953

14 vintage photos showing streets from Portsmouth's great past

HMS Ark Royal A marvellous photograph from Mike Nolans collection. HMS Ark Royal berthing at South Railway Jetty in 1972.

15 glorious memories of Portsmouth's incredible Royal Navy in the 1970s

Charlotte Street 1970.

32 unearthed old photos from 1970 in Portsmouth

Horrified spectators flock to see the HMS Vanguard aground in Portsmouth Harbour, 1960. The News PP5336

17 photos of the navy’s ‘last battleship’ HMS Vanguard

The building was once a cinema. Image Solace Chivers

Haunting images inside a former cinema which is now an abandoned shop

These were some of the most popular toys of the 1960s

14 toys you'll almost certainly remember if you were a 60s child

Clarence Pier is getting ready to celebrate its 80th anniversary this year.
Take a look back at some of the brilliant memories of the pier:

Pictured: Customers enjoying the Waltzers during the 80s

Look back at 18 glorious pictures of Clarence Pier over the years

Revellers having a good time at Time & Envy nightclub, South Parade, Southsea. Picture: Michael Scaddan (063973-0105)

9 fun picture memories from Portsmouth club Time & Envy

Revellers having a good time at the Time & Envy nightclub, South Parade, Southsea - (044752-0021)

Memorable photos from lost Portsmouth club Time & Envy

Revellers having a good time at Tiger Tiger in Gunwharf Quays back in the day.

41 photos to take you back to nights at Tiger Tiger

Revellers having a good time at Route 66 nightclub in Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth - (045543-0016)

41 memorable photos from Portsmouth nights out in 2004

Revellers dancing the night away at Buddies 25+ nightclub at The Pyramids Centre, Southsea.

What a night out in 1999 looked like

Development area around Sultan Road, Buckland in June 1972. The News PP4478

13 wonderful photos show Buckland over the years

23 rarely-seen photos charting Pompey’s highs and lows over the years

A trendy looking DJ Noel Edmonds is pictured here in 1974 beside his Ford Capri Mk II. The Capri was the seventh best-selling car of the 1970s, with 378,310 registered, according to startrescue.co.uk, which described how it 'fused simple mechanics with sporty styling and an affordable price tag'. It was known as a 'pony' car - like a 'muscle' car, but smaller.

The most popular cars of the 1970s in photos

HMS Hermes, the aircraft carrier, returns from the Falklands in 1982. The News PP4829

I found glorious pictures of world's oldest aircraft carrier HMS Hermes

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