Some of the included are HRH Queen Elizabeth’s visit to the area in 1973, wrens outside Fort Southwick in 1956 and the lorry that tipped over at Southwick Road in 1969.
RETRO: 24 photos capture life in villages around the Portsmouth area through the years, Pompey Up for the Cup in 11 nostalgic images
Other photos show wrens going about their duties at Fort Southwick during the war, the River Wallington that burst its banks after torrential rain in November 1976, which brought the worst flooding for years, with houses, roads and land ending up under water and a very old image of the annual fair held just above Southwick Hill Road.
Images selected by Kay Short.
You can subscribe here for unlimited access to our online coverage, including Pompey.
9. Southwick memories
The annual fair held on the downs of Portsdown Hill just above Southwick Hill Road and the house seen are on the old A3 going up the hill from Cosham. Most of the swings are Skye Boat swings. Picture: Costen.co.uk Photo: The News archive
10. Southwick memories
Believed to have been under Fort Southwick, here we see wrens of the communications branch during the war. Photo: The News archive
11. Southwick memories
Southwick House 2019 Veterans visiting Southwick House on Thursday 11th April. The guest of honour is Marie Scott who recently was awarded the Légion d’Honneur. She was a switchboard operator based in Southwick during the D-Day operations Pictured: Southwick House, Southwick Picture: Habibur Rahman/The News, Portsmouth Photo: The News archive
12. Southwick memories
Wrens outside Fort Southwick in 1956. Duty Wrens pose outside Fort Southwick with their C/O Commander Titheridge. Photo: The News archive