Navy Days and Southsea beach were packed with crowds. It snowed in February, and aircraft carrier HMS Hermes was in port to ‘pay off’.
Popular entertainer Roy Castle was playing his trumpet outside Allders at the store’s first birthday. Portsmouth Power Station was brought down with explosives at Gunwharf in July.
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9. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
The News centre loading bay, Hilsea in December 1983. The News PP5005 Photo: The News archive
10. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
HMS Hermes enters Portmouth Harbour to 'Pay off' in December 1983. The News PP4826 Photo: The News archive
11. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
Fratton Road/Kingston Road in 1983. The News PP402 Photo: The News archive
12. Memories of Portsmouth in 1983
While most people are religiously trying to conserve water, the fountain in the Commercial Road Precinct still goes on pumping gallons of water everyday on February 4, 1983. The News PP3914 Photo: The News archive