In this selection you’ll see the amazing sight of seaplanes at Southsea beach between 1910 and 1913, rolling skating on South Parade Pier in 1909, the original Clarence Pier and the surrounding buildings from the past and the completely different scene around The Bridge Tavern at Camber Dock around 1930.
9. Portsmouth memories
Commercial Road, Portsmouth, on August 22, 1911. Picture: Paul Costen collection Photo: The News archive
10. Southsea memories
Three Blackburn Dart carrier-based torpedo bombers flying past the Royal Naval War Memorial, Southsea, in the 1920's. Picture: Paul Costen collection Photo: The News archive
11. Southsea memories
Thousands turned out on the beach at Southsea to see the Daily Mail 'waterplane', probably in 1913. Picture: Paul Costen collection Photo: The News archive
12. Southsea memories
Pier Mansions in the background of this unusual shot of rolling skating Edwardians on South Parade Pier 1909. Picture: Paul Costen collection Photo: The News archive