All the fun of the fair in Portsmouth down the generations | Nostalgia

Who can resist the sight, sound and smell of the fair? Very few.

And when that fair is close up against the sea, as it so often is in Portsmouth there is an even more magical atmosphere.

The annual Portsdown Hill Fair above Cosham in 1910. Picture: The News PP5634placeholder image
The annual Portsdown Hill Fair above Cosham in 1910. Picture: The News PP5634

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